[SCOREBOARD] The San Jose Earthquakes won their first game in the MLS Reserve League with a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on a goal by 22-year-oldAmerican Matt Luzunaris, who has been trying out after spending the last two seasons in Austria. MLS RESERVELEAGUE Results: March 22 San Jose 2 Vancouver 1 VAN: Bedri Gashi […]
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NASL clubs absent from club competition
[U.S. OPEN CUP] When the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open begins play June 14, 40 teams will compete in the 98th edition of the oldest soccer trophy in the United States.Notable by its absence is representation from the North American Soccer League, whose failure to secure provisional sanctioning until last week precluded its five U.S. teams […]
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Division 2 league regains provisional sanctioning
[NASL] The on-again, off-again North American Soccer League will go forward in 2011 thanks to the decision of U.S. Soccer Board of Directors, in a 6-5 vote, toprovisionally sanction the Division 2 men’s outdoor league. The NASL will need to meet certain requirements defined by the Board of Directors to be granted full sanctioning beyondthe […]
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D2 soccer loses its shine
[MY VIEW] Once the only pro game in town, second division soccer appears to be on its way out in the United States. And it’s too bad. D2 leagues propped up U.S.pro soccer in the lean years after the North American Soccer League folded in 1985 and before MLS launched in 1996. Without D2 soccer, […]
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Provisional Division II sanctioning granted
[NASL] U.S. Soccer’s board of directors gave the North American Soccer League was provisionally approval as the 2011 Division II men’s outdoorprofessional soccer league. The sanctioning requires approval by the National Council of the USSF. This approval is expected to be forthcoming at the USSF Annual General Meeting inFebruary, 2011 in Las Vegas. The NASL […]
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Minnesota and Atlanta approved for 2011 application
[NASL] The North American Soccer League approved the NSC Minnesota Stars and the Atlanta Silverbacks for the 2011 season, upping the number of teams in theirapplication to U.S. Soccer for Division II sanctioning to eight teams. The NASL’s original application included six teams. Five played in the 2010 USSF D-2 Pro League: Montreal Impact(headed to […]
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San Antonio set to join in 2012
[NASL] The North American Soccer League has admitted a new member scheduled to begin play in 2012. The team will be headed by Gordon Hartman, who recently developed the 14-field South Texas Area Regional Soccer Complex and neighboring Morgan’s Wonderland, a family fun park designedspecifically for children and adults with special needs.