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The story of California soccer is the story of American soccer. Growth has been driven by a host of youth programs, feeding into high schools and colleges. Then those young adults seek talent development in amateur programs and eventually go professional. The Golden State is the model of success for young women and triggering the explosion of the women’s game.
by Dan Vaughn
Today, the USL W League announced its first California division, aptly named the NorCal Division. The division will finally be home to the previously announced Oakland Soul and Stockton Cargo. Joining the two clubs are Academica SC, California Storm, Marin FC, The Olympic Club, Pleasanton RAGE, and San Francisco Glens.
by Protagonist Staff
Read More“The founding vision was to provide family-fun entertainment that is soccer centric. That is 100% still our focus and we discuss that nearly every meeting of the operations team… Having a sporting event that we try to treat like a professional game environment with food, team merchandise, beer and wine garden, kids walking out players, autographs after the game and a kid-zone.”
Read More“Adding a women’s team to our Napa Valley family is going to put us on the map in a much bigger way,” Arik Housley, Napa Valley 1839 F.C. co-founder and co-owner, said. “We are honored to be part of the growing sport of women’s soccer and will offer a world-class experience as we are known for here in Napa Valley.”
Read More“In 1967, the Wolves were the first pro soccer team in Los Angeles… We revitalized the brand in what was really a tip-of-the-hat to the heritage that was started in the ‘60s, and as a nod to the history of professional soccer in Los Angeles.”
Read More“We love that our players also give back to their communities and we want to support them as community involvement is important to us. The club wants to give back to the community that supports us in more ways than just putting on a good game for them. We’re looking at other ways we can help out especially in today’s climate.”
Read More“We play in the Maryland Majors Soccer League the reason is the MMSL is the highest level of soccer in the state of Maryland, they have a Pro/Rel system which I believe is a foundation to grow competitive soccer anywhere in the world. the MMSL level of competition is great every Sunday is a final and that’s what is needed to reach new levels and grow a soccer club.”
Read More“…we know that the game belongs to the people, that it is the great equalizer placing players of different walks of life on a level playing field....that the best players in the world all have humble beginnings.”
Read MoreProtagonist Soccer announces a new project, Protagonist Comics. The project will produce a series of short webcomics that focus on the history of American soccer.
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