[USL PRO] United Soccer Leagues has added the Los Angeles Blues — its first team on the West Coast — and Puerto Rico United Sporting Club — its the thirdteam from the Puerto Rico Soccer League and fourth team in the Caribbean Division in the new USL PRO. The Los Angeles Blues will be led […]
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Hammerheads to return for 2011
[USL PRO] The Wilmington (N.C.) Hammerheads, winners of the USL Second Division title in 2003, will return after a one-year hiatus in 2011 as part of USLPRO. Majority owner Bill Rudisill and Head Coach/Director of Soccer David Irving will lead the Hammerheads,who will rejoin many of the former USL-2 teams against whom they played. Wilmington […]
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Rhinos switch to new league
[USL PRO] The Rochester Rhinos, the 2010 USSF D-2 Pro League regular-season champions, are leaving the NASL for USL PRO, the United Soccer Leagues’ newprofessional division, where they will be joined by the Austin Aztex, who were second in the overall D-2 Pro League standings and will move to Orlando, where they will be known […]
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Flash owner granted expansion franchise
[WPS] Women’s Professional Soccer has granted an expansion franchise to Joe Sahlen, owner of the W-League championBuffalo Flash, in Western New York for the 2011 season. The Flash played its W-League games at Canisius College in Buffalo, but the WPS team whose name has yet to be confirmed will playits games at the 4,000-seat Niagara […]
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Pro divisions are merged
[USL] United Soccer Leagues, which has operated second- and third-division leagues since its move into pro soccer in the mid-1990s, has merged its First andSecond Divisions into USL PRO, a single league property for 2011, signaling a ceasefire in the battle for control of Division 2 soccer. Team owners and league officials met in Tampa […]
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Charleston holds on for third pro title
[USL-2] Despite playing the last 61 minutes with 10 players, the Charleston Battery won the United Soccer Leagues Second Division championship in its firstseason back at the third level of American pro soccer with a 2-1 win over the Richmond Kickers in front of 4,523 at Blackbaud Stadium. The Battery got goals from USL-2 MVP […]
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USL-2 all-league teams
[AWARDS] The regular-season champion Charleston Battery and runner-up Richmond Kickers, who will meet in Saturday’s final, lead the way by placing three playerseach on the United Soccer Leagues Second Division All-League First Team. Charleston, which has the league’s most potent offense, was represented by forwards Lamar Neagle and Tom Heinemann and midfielder Alioune Gueye were […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Weekend
Americans Sacha Kljestan and Sammy Ochoa scored in wins for Belgium’s Anderlecht and Mexico’s Tecos Estudiantes. InEngland, Clint Dempsey started in Fulham’s 2-2 tie with Manchester United. In WPS, FC Gold Pride clinched the regular-season title and home-field advantage inthe final with a 3-2 win over Chicago. In USL-2, the Richmond Kickers moved into Saturday’s […]
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Timbers U23s complete perfect season
[PDL] The Portland Timbers U23s became the first team in Premier Development League history to go undefeated and untied through the regular season and playoffswhen they beat the Thunder Bay Chill, 4-1, in Saturday’s final. The PDL MVP and Rookie of the Year Brent Richards had the winning goal for theTimbers, who finished with a […]
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American Soccer Scoreboard: Weekend
The Chicago Fire drew a record crowd of 21,868 at Toyota Park for its 0-0 tie with the New York Red Bulls. The game marked the MLS debut of its newest Mexican stars, Chicago’s Nery Castillo and New York’s Rafael Marquez. The Red Bulls’ Thierry Henry came offlate in the first half with a groin […]