Charlotte Independence

  • Independence owner

    Opinion: USL should force Independence owner to sell team

    An ongoing history of bigoted posts from majority owner Dan DiMicco necessitates a response from the league Racism and bigotry have no place in sports or sports ownership, let’s just start there. It should go without saying, but as with many seemingly obvious things, it unfortunately needs repeating every...
  • Drew Conner

    Gallery: Newcomer Drew Conner leads Eleven to comeback win over Independence

    INDIANAPOLIS — A brace from recent addition Drew Conner and a header by defender Karl Ouimette carried the Indy Eleven to a 3-1, come-from-behind victory over the Charlotte Independence on Sunday evening at Lucas Oil Stadium. The visiting Independence jumped on board first with a 15th-minute strike by forward...
  • USL Championship chaos through Week 5

    We’ve had a few weeks of USL Championship action, and while I was going to wait a bit longer before going all number nerdy, things have been far too chaotic to ignore. Upsets galore, some expansion teams doing unexpectedly well, some doing far worse than I predicted, and generally...
  • Eastern Conference Part I

    2019 USL Championship mega preview: Eastern Conference Part I

    Welcome back to the 2019 USL mega preview covering every single one of the 36 teams contesting the 2019 USL Championship season. The first two installments, covering the teams in the Western Conference, are already live. Click here for Part I and here for Part II. This time, we’re...
  • Eleven get crucial 3 points

    Gallery: Eleven get crucial 3 points vs. Independence ahead of road trip

    INDIANAPOLIS — With a four-game road trip looming, the Indy Eleven earned a crucial three points Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium with 2-1 win over the Charlotte Independence. After falling behind early in the second half, the Eleven answered with goals by Ben Speas and Carlyle Mitchell to...
  • Indy Eleven - Charlotte Independence - point each

    Eleven, Independence settle for point each in Matthews

    Sometimes a nil-nil scoreline isn’t indicative of a match’s excitement level. Other times, unfortunately, it looks every bit the part. Saturday evening at the Sportsplex at Matthews the latter type of stalemate developed, with the Indy Eleven and Charlotte Independence settling for a point each from the snoozefest. The...
  • Eamon Zayed

    Eamon Zayed off to Charlotte, bids farewell to Indy

    Former Indy Eleven striker Eamon Zayed, the club’s all-time leading scorer, is set to join the Charlotte Independence. Charlotte announced the move last week, which won’t become official until Zayed’s P-1 visa is approved, per a press release. Zayed, a prototypical box striker and prolific scorer, bagged 26 goals...
  • Charlotte Independence - Dan DiMicco

    Opinion: Don’t panic over Dan DiMicco’s controversial opinions

    Two weeks ago or so, you may have started following Dan DiMicco, the new majority owner of the Charlotte Independence. And if you’re the average American soccer fan, there’s a good chance you stopped following him shortly thereafter. DiMicco was president Donald Trump’s trade advisor during the 2016 presidential...