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The southwest Florida-based Cape Coral Cyclones have become the WPSL‘s latest expansion team, the league announced today. The Cyclones will debut in the upcoming 2021 season and host their home matches at Mariner High School’s Tony McKenna Stadium. Under the umbrella of the Cape Coral Soccer Association, which was...
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With the recent announcement that the WPSL will be partnering with Movement Interactive, Soc Takes was interested in exploring the idea and science behind using accelerometer-based equipment for diagnosing concussive injuries. The idea behind using accelerometers is fairly simple, at least in premise. It has to do with g-forces...
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In the latest episode of Front Porch Discourse, co-hosts John Lenard and Ian Foster discuss the pitfalls of FC Cincinnati‘s expansion season, comparing them to the decade’s other lower-leagues-to-MLS transitions. But first, they take on how the media seemed to completely underestimate Jill Ellis and the USWNT in 2019....
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INDIANAPOLIS — The two-man panel of Kevin Johnston and Nipun Chopra breaks down the USWNT’s run at the World Cup and ditto for the USMNT at the Concacaf Gold Cup. The fellas then round out Episode 8 of Soc Takes TV presented by Union Jack Pub Broad Ripple on...
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INDIANAPOLIS — The footy gods looked down upon us mere mortals’ Gregorian calendar and decided to bestow endless blessings upon Sunday, July 7, 2019. The finals of the Women’s World Cup, Copa America and Concacaf Gold Cup are all set for this Sunday. Union Jack Pub Broad Ripple is...
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The U.S. and England are on a collision course to meet Tuesday in the semifinals of the 2019 Women’s World Cup. So, how did both teams get here? USA vs. France When Megan Rapinoe plays for the USWNT, it is like knowing that Wonder Woman would be by your...
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Whoever says that women’s football hasn’t advanced, is lying. We have seen the evolution of multiple national teams at the 2019 Women’s World Cup. Women’s soccer was a sport dominated by the Americans, tailed by the Chinese. And suddenly Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, England and France cut the...
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The first round of the 2019 Women’s World Cup is over, and the tournament advances into the knockout stage. Die or advance. Points don’t matter anymore, although they were essential to determine the soccer showdowns. At this point, with an objective point of view, which teams are the best...
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The first week of the Women’s World Cup left delightful sensations as a spectacle and major sports tournament. France demonstrated that they didn’t need an extensive marketing campaign to call the attention of soccer fans. The attendance in most of the matches was exemplary. France sold out the 48,000...
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As originally reported by ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle, New York Cosmos owner and de facto NASL leader Rocco Commisso had extended his “let’s talk about this” deadline to the USSF until May 31. On May 30, a letter from USSF secretary Dan Flynn was emailed to Commisso. U.S. Soccer provided...
The southwest Florida-based Cape Coral Cyclones have become the WPSL‘s latest expansion team, the league announced today. The Cyclones will debut in the upcoming 2021 season and host their home matches at Mariner High School’s Tony McKenna Stadium. Under the umbrella of the Cape Coral Soccer Association, which was...
With the recent announcement that the WPSL will be partnering with Movement Interactive, Soc Takes was interested in exploring the idea and science behind using accelerometer-based equipment for diagnosing concussive injuries. The idea behind using accelerometers is fairly simple, at least in premise. It has to do with g-forces...
In the latest episode of Front Porch Discourse, co-hosts John Lenard and Ian Foster discuss the pitfalls of FC Cincinnati‘s expansion season, comparing them to the decade’s other lower-leagues-to-MLS transitions. But first, they take on how the media seemed to completely underestimate Jill Ellis and the USWNT in 2019....
INDIANAPOLIS — The two-man panel of Kevin Johnston and Nipun Chopra breaks down the USWNT’s run at the World Cup and ditto for the USMNT at the Concacaf Gold Cup. The fellas then round out Episode 8 of Soc Takes TV presented by Union Jack Pub Broad Ripple on...
INDIANAPOLIS — The footy gods looked down upon us mere mortals’ Gregorian calendar and decided to bestow endless blessings upon Sunday, July 7, 2019. The finals of the Women’s World Cup, Copa America and Concacaf Gold Cup are all set for this Sunday. Union Jack Pub Broad Ripple is...
The U.S. and England are on a collision course to meet Tuesday in the semifinals of the 2019 Women’s World Cup. So, how did both teams get here? USA vs. France When Megan Rapinoe plays for the USWNT, it is like knowing that Wonder Woman would be by your...
Whoever says that women’s football hasn’t advanced, is lying. We have seen the evolution of multiple national teams at the 2019 Women’s World Cup. Women’s soccer was a sport dominated by the Americans, tailed by the Chinese. And suddenly Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, England and France cut the...
The first round of the 2019 Women’s World Cup is over, and the tournament advances into the knockout stage. Die or advance. Points don’t matter anymore, although they were essential to determine the soccer showdowns. At this point, with an objective point of view, which teams are the best...
The first week of the Women’s World Cup left delightful sensations as a spectacle and major sports tournament. France demonstrated that they didn’t need an extensive marketing campaign to call the attention of soccer fans. The attendance in most of the matches was exemplary. France sold out the 48,000...
As originally reported by ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle, New York Cosmos owner and de facto NASL leader Rocco Commisso had extended his “let’s talk about this” deadline to the USSF until May 31. On May 30, a letter from USSF secretary Dan Flynn was emailed to Commisso. U.S. Soccer provided...