Less than three weeks before its launch, the National PremierSoccer League dropped plans for the Founders Cup, which was initially slated to have 11 teams, and will move forward with the NPSL Members Cup with six teams. The latest defection wasreigning NPSL champion Miami FC, which has advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 playoffs. […]
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Oakland Roots pull out of NPSL Founders Cup, headed to NISA
Less than four month before their scheduled launch, the Oakland Roots announced they will apply to join National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), a third-division professional leaguesanctioned by U.S. Soccer, and pull out of the NPSL Founders Cup. Oakland plans to join NISA for its spring season in 2020. In the meantime, Roots will host a […]
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Evening Edition: What's in the news …
1. NISA commissioner Bob Watkins has stepped down three months before the league’s launch. The league received Division III sanctioning fromU.S. Soccer is February but information on the teams that will begin play in August remains sketchy at best. Watkins, a former rugby executive, will advise San Diego 1904 FC with which he first becameinvolved […]
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1. Mexican forward Daniel Rios is the first MLS signing by the Nashville expansion team that will begin play in 2020. Rios, 23, was acquiredfrom Guadalajara after playing the 2018 USL season on loan to North Carolina FC for which he scored 20 goals, tied for second in the league. He had spent the previous […]
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A snap shot of professional leagues
Whenever soccer in this country is compared to another country’s soccer, people start telling you that the USA is too big and too populated to be considered as a country for comparison, butrather it should be looked at as a continent. True but I believe it is yet another rationalization for American exceptionalism. Today we […]
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1. FIFA president Gianni Infantino has put plans for two global competitions on the agenda for this week’s FIFA Council meeting inKigali, Rwanda, reported the New York Times. Infantino was approached by Japan’s SoftBank, which has beeninterested in investing $25 billion over 12 years in an expanded Club World Cup and a FIFA-organized Nations League. […]
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1. The Chattanooga Red Wolves of the new USL League One plan on building a new soccer-specific facility. They will play at ChattanoogaChristian School’s David Stanton Field in 2019 — temporary seating will boost capacity from 3,500 to 5,000 — and forego Finley Stadium, where the NPSL’s Chattanooga FC has played. TheUniversity of Tennessee at […]
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1. The MLS SuperDraft will return to the United Soccer Coaches Convention in 2019. It will be held Jan. 11 at Chicago’s McCormick Placeconvention center. It will follow the adidas MLS Player Combine, which will take place Jan. 3-9 at Orlando City Stadium. 2. Dutchsoccer’s big three — Ajax, PSV, and Feyenoord — agreed to […]
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What They're Saying: Bob Watkins
“We want to work with U.S. Soccer to develop a strong professional soccer league. Does U.S. Soccer have problems? Yes. Every organization does. But we want to work with them to be a part of thesolution. Being a sanctioned professional league gives you access to PRO referees, allows you to be a credible force in […]
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NISA submits application for sanctioning of new Division III pro league in 2019
The National Independent Soccer Association has petitioned U.S. Soccer for admission as a Division III men’s pro league to begin play in August 2019. NISA is the second league tosubmit an application as a new Division III men’s pro league after USL Division III, whose application included 10 teams. The NPSL is exploring the […]