“It’s a tough decision. I have not made up my mind yet. Clearly, if nobody let’s us play, how can we play? NISA doesn’t want us, the NPSL doesn’t want us and I’mjust not going to field a team of amateurs. That’s not the Cosmos.” — Cosmos owner Rocco Commisso, undecided about the next step […]
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Starting XI: 2020 NISA spring season
TEAM (CURRENT COMPETITION) Atlanta SC (NISA Showcase) Cal United Strikers (NISA Showcase) ChattanoogaFC (NPSL Members Cup) Detroit City FC (NPSL Members Cup) Los Angeles Force (NISA Showcase) Miami FC (NISA Showcase) Michigan Stars (NPSL MembersCup) Oakland Roots (NISA Showcase) Philadelphia Fury (withdrew from NISA Showcase) San Diego 1904 FC (NISA Showcase) Stumptown Athletic (NISAShowcase) To […]
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New NISA suffers first Showcase casualty: Philadelphia withdraws after one game
The National Independent Soccer Association, the new U.S. Soccer-sanctioned Division III men’s pro league, suffered its first casualty. Citing a “last-minute reversal” from one of itsmain investors, the Philadelphia Fury was forced to withdraw from the fall NISA Showcase after playing two road games and before its home opener against Atlanta SC on Saturday at […]
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Two new pro teams will play in San Diego in 2020
The USL Championship team operated by Warren Smith and Landon Donovan in San Diego will begin play in 2020 at Torero Stadium on the campus of the University of San Diego. “Playing our inaugural season in 2020 was important to us, to the league and most importantly to the San Diego soccer community,” said Smith, […]
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What They're Saying: Eden Hazard
“In five years, my goal is that the United States will see San Diego 1904 FC as the model and best point of reference for American soccer. We want to be seen as the premier place of development inthis country and prove it by preparing our professionals to play anywhere in the world. San Diego […]
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What They're Saying: Edreece Arghandiwal
“Anytime you tell anyone you want to put a professional team in Oakland there is always going to be red flags.” — Edreece Arghandiwal, co-founder of the Oakland Roots, whosestrong branding and marketing campaign emphasizing deep roots in the East Bay city has caught on. The Roots hosted the first NISA match on Saturday evening, […]
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NISA admits top NPSL clubs Detroit City FC and Chattanooga FC for 2020
The National Independent Soccer Associationadded Detroit City FC and Chattanooga FC, the best-drawing teams in the NPSL, for the 2020 spring season and confirmed that the Oakland Roots will play in this fall’s NISA Showcase. Fulladmission for all clubs in the new Division III league is dependent upon USSF approval. Detroit City FC averaged 5,946 […]
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Evening Edition: What's in the news …
1. Cameron Carter-Vickers joined Stoke City on loan from Tottenham. It’s the fourth League Championship team he has played for afterloan spells at Sheffield United, Ipswich Town and Swansea City. The 21-year-old central defender is a veteran of two Under-20 World Cups with the USA and earned his eighth senior cap in the 1-0 lossto […]
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Saturday morning: What's in the news …
1. MLS has suspended Seattle Sounders defender Roman Torres for 10 games and fined him 20 percent of his annual salary for testing positivefor a performance-enhancing substance in violation to the the MLS Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Policy. Torres, who is 33 and in his fifth season with the Sounders, won’t be able to […]
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NISA will launch with abbreviated schedule
The National Independent Soccer Association, which received Division III pro sanctioning from U.S. Soccer in February, will launch with an abbreviated fall season. Eight clubs willcompete in what the league is calling the NISA Showcase: East: Atlanta SC Philadelphia Fury Stumptown Athletic (Charlotte) Miami FC West: San Diego 1904 FC Cal United Strikers FC (Orange […]