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The history of lower-division soccer in the United States is a rocky journey through a rotating door of clubs, acronym-heavy leagues and the aspiring saviors of U.S. Soccer who mastermind them. As evidence, one needs only to look at two images sourced from the United States Soccer League System...
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In response to Soc Takes’ recent article on referee assessment, we were contacted by PRO Referees to further expand on the refereeing conversation. Soc Takes also spoke to PRO general manager Howard Webb – arguably one of the best known retired referees worldwide – about USL’s role in the...
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The playoffs have arrived. Sixteen clubs will vie for the 2018 USL Cup in the league’s single-elimination postseason format. FC Cincinnati and Orange County SC earned the top seeds in the respective Eastern and Western Conference. Louisville City FC, the defending champion, is the No. 2 seed in the...
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PHOENIX — Didier Drogba, enduring the worst season of his storied Chelsea career in the spring of 2012, met a young French coach, Patrice Carteron. Five years later, the bond formed between the two is at the core of Phoenix Rising FC’s emergence as United Soccer League title contender and...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the regular-finale for both clubs, Louisville City FC downed the Indy Eleven 1-0 on Saturday night at Louisville Slugger Field. LouCity, already locked into the No. 2 seed in the USL Eastern Conference playoffs, damaged the Eleven’s hopes of maintaining the fifth seed with the...
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So, you’re new to American soccer. Maybe you caught the MLS bug, maybe your city just joined the USL, maybe you’re trying to figure out how the Open Cup works, or wonder what all this talk of divisions and tiers is about. That’s understandable! You’ve entered into something that...
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The USL postseason is just around the corner. With this being the final week of the regular season, Cincinnati Soccer Talk (CST) co-hosts Nick Seuberling, Bryan Weigel and Rob Peirce welcome Soc Takes managing editor Kevin Johnston to the show to help size up the playoff race and beyond....
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indy Eleven and Bethlehem Steel FC entered Saturday’s match at Lucas Oil Stadium in fifth and sixth place, respectively, in the USL Eastern Conference. After settling for a 1-1 draw, both clubs maintained their positions in the table. A win from either team would’ve solidified a...
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Reno 1868 FC forward Sidney Rivera guests on the latest edition of the Soc Takes Pod to tackle topics ranging from his quick turnaround in joining Reno from Atlantic City FC midseason to his experience with Puerto Rico FC in 2017, including coping with the devastating effects of Hurricane...
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CINCINNATI — In front of a record-setting USL regular-season crowd of 31,478 at Nippert Stadium, FC Cincinnati rolled the Indy Eleven 3-0 on Saturday night. Here are three factors that contributed to the final scoreline: WIDE PLAY Left winger Jimmy McLaughlin regularly shredded Indy’s defense on his side of...
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CINCINNATI — The USL’s best side this season, FC Cincinnati, continued its dominance Saturday night in a 3-nil home win over the Indy Eleven. The huge turnout at Nippert Stadium — 31,478 supporters attended — was the most ever for a USL regular-season game. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KJboxing....
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Episode 5 of Lower League America with co-hosts Nipun Chopra and Jason Davis is here. The fellas discuss the history of the New York Cosmos, one of America’s most storied clubs. They also touch on the USL’s company-wide rebrand announced earlier this week. Related: Lower League America: The Premiere Related: Lower...
The history of lower-division soccer in the United States is a rocky journey through a rotating door of clubs, acronym-heavy leagues and the aspiring saviors of U.S. Soccer who mastermind them. As evidence, one needs only to look at two images sourced from the United States Soccer League System...
In response to Soc Takes’ recent article on referee assessment, we were contacted by PRO Referees to further expand on the refereeing conversation. Soc Takes also spoke to PRO general manager Howard Webb – arguably one of the best known retired referees worldwide – about USL’s role in the...
The playoffs have arrived. Sixteen clubs will vie for the 2018 USL Cup in the league’s single-elimination postseason format. FC Cincinnati and Orange County SC earned the top seeds in the respective Eastern and Western Conference. Louisville City FC, the defending champion, is the No. 2 seed in the...
PHOENIX — Didier Drogba, enduring the worst season of his storied Chelsea career in the spring of 2012, met a young French coach, Patrice Carteron. Five years later, the bond formed between the two is at the core of Phoenix Rising FC’s emergence as United Soccer League title contender and...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the regular-finale for both clubs, Louisville City FC downed the Indy Eleven 1-0 on Saturday night at Louisville Slugger Field. LouCity, already locked into the No. 2 seed in the USL Eastern Conference playoffs, damaged the Eleven’s hopes of maintaining the fifth seed with the...
So, you’re new to American soccer. Maybe you caught the MLS bug, maybe your city just joined the USL, maybe you’re trying to figure out how the Open Cup works, or wonder what all this talk of divisions and tiers is about. That’s understandable! You’ve entered into something that...
The USL postseason is just around the corner. With this being the final week of the regular season, Cincinnati Soccer Talk (CST) co-hosts Nick Seuberling, Bryan Weigel and Rob Peirce welcome Soc Takes managing editor Kevin Johnston to the show to help size up the playoff race and beyond....
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indy Eleven and Bethlehem Steel FC entered Saturday’s match at Lucas Oil Stadium in fifth and sixth place, respectively, in the USL Eastern Conference. After settling for a 1-1 draw, both clubs maintained their positions in the table. A win from either team would’ve solidified a...
Reno 1868 FC forward Sidney Rivera guests on the latest edition of the Soc Takes Pod to tackle topics ranging from his quick turnaround in joining Reno from Atlantic City FC midseason to his experience with Puerto Rico FC in 2017, including coping with the devastating effects of Hurricane...
CINCINNATI — In front of a record-setting USL regular-season crowd of 31,478 at Nippert Stadium, FC Cincinnati rolled the Indy Eleven 3-0 on Saturday night. Here are three factors that contributed to the final scoreline: WIDE PLAY Left winger Jimmy McLaughlin regularly shredded Indy’s defense on his side of...
CINCINNATI — The USL’s best side this season, FC Cincinnati, continued its dominance Saturday night in a 3-nil home win over the Indy Eleven. The huge turnout at Nippert Stadium — 31,478 supporters attended — was the most ever for a USL regular-season game. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KJboxing....
Episode 5 of Lower League America with co-hosts Nipun Chopra and Jason Davis is here. The fellas discuss the history of the New York Cosmos, one of America’s most storied clubs. They also touch on the USL’s company-wide rebrand announced earlier this week. Related: Lower League America: The Premiere Related: Lower...