In 2011, San Antonio had no pro soccer teams. This year, it will have at least one. And in the future, it could have two pro teams and two soccer stadiums. Backed by school boardpresident-elect Ed Garza, who tried to lure an MLS team in 2005 when he was San Antonio’s mayor, the San Antonio […]
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Arguez lands in Montreal
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The Montreal Impact’s wheeling and dealing continued Friday as it signed former U.S. U-20 midfielder BryanArguez from the NASL’s Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, marking his return to MLS a little less than five years after being taken in the first round of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United aday before his 18th birthday. […]
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NASL championship on the air
[TELEVISION GUIDE] The first North American Soccer League champion will be crowned Saturday when the the Fort Lauderdale Strikers host the NSC Minnesota Starsin the second leg of the final. The game will air live at nasl.com at 7:30 p.m. ET and be broadcast by GolTV on tape delay at 10 p.m. ET. The Stars […]
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Minnesota beat Strikers with three golazos
[NASL] The NSC Minnesota Stars, whose future was in doubt a year ago because they did not meet the federation requirements for a Division 2 club, moved closerto the NASL championship with a 3-1 win over the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers thanks to three superb goals Saturday in the first leg of the final. NeilHlavaty set […]
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Fort Lauderdale and Minnesota reach final
[NASL] The No. 4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers and No. 6 NSC Minnesota Strikers advanced to the final of the North American Soccer League playoffs with series winsover the No. 2 seed Puerto Rico Islanders and No. 1 seed Carolina RailHawks, respectively. The game was the last for Carolina coach Martin Rennie, who willbecome the head […]
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Top seeds in trouble
[NASL] The top seeds in the North American Soccer League are in trouble heading into the second leg of the semifinals. The top-seed Carolina RailHawks trail theNSC Minnesota Stars, 1-0, and have yet to win in five meetings this season. The No. 2 seed Puerto Rico Islanders, the 2010 D-2 Pro League champions, head to […]
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Lower seeds prevail in first leg of semifinals
[NASL] No. 6 Minnesota’s 1-0 win over the top-seed Carolina RailHawks at the National Sports Center wasn’t actually an upset. After alll, the NSC Stars had notlost to Carolina in four meetings in the regular season. But No. 3 Ft. Lauderdale pulled a bigger surprise, handing the second-seed Puerto Islanders their first loss at home […]
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Regular-season champion RailHawks face tough test
[NASL] The Carolina RailHawks won the NASL regular-season championship, but they face a tough test in the semifinals when they meet the No. 6 seed NSC MinnesotaStars, whom they didn’t beat in four games. In the other semifinal series, the Puerto Rico Islanders face the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers. Action begins with first legs Saturday in […]
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Strikers blitz FC Edmonton
[NASL] Abe Thompson had a hat trick and Brain Shriver added two goals as the Ft.Lauderdale Strikers blitzed FC Edmonton for five goals in 22 minutes en route to a 5-0 win in the NASL quarterfinals. the NSC Minnesota Stars also moved on to the semifinals with a 1-0 at FC TampaBay. Oct. 1 in […]
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Playoffs begin in Florida
[NASL] The North American Soccer League begins its first playoffs with two quarterfinal games in Florida on Saturday. No. 3 seed FC Tampa hosts the No. 6 seedNSC Minnesota Stars, and the No. 4 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers host No. 6 seed FC Edmonton. FC TAMPA BAY-MINNESOTA. Tampa Bay boasts one of the league’sbest frontlines with […]