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What a weekend of soccer as four major trophies were up for grabs in men’s amateur soccer. With the NPSL and USL2 champions crowned, we look forward to today’s matchups and eventual champions in the USASA National Cup and the UPSL final!
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreIt’s been a wild 4 years of covering lower league soccer. As our anniversary week kicks off with a look back over some of our favorite stories, our editor takes a moment to think over the journey.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreWhile most of the amateur leagues are wrapping up play, there’s another massive amateur championship this weekend. Ryan Stallings looks at the teams involved in the USASA National Amateur Championship.
by Ryan Stallings
Read MoreIt seems like the NPSL season just kicked off, but this weekend we’re already to the final match. FC Motown will host Crossfire Redmond on Saturday to decide the NPSL Championship. Dan takes a look at the two clubs playing in the final and how they match up.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreTwo former league champions from different iterations of the league face off in a USL League Two Final that you simply cannot miss. We give you all the info you need before you settle in for what may be the most entertaining match of the weekend.
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreIt’s time for the UPSL Semifinals from Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH. The two matches tonight bring everything to love about the largest amateur soccer league in the country. Superpowered Beaman United FC faces Queensboro FC II in the first semifinal, while cinderella story Dodge City Toros faces heavyweight Orange County FC in the second. Should be a fun night of soccer!
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreThe rise of regional leagues is the story of the last five years in American amateur soccer. Next year, the GCPL will add another regional league to its organization, the Atlantic Coast Premier League. Zac Hines, one of the founders, discusses his hopes and goals for the ACPL.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreRarely do you get the story straight from the person who was there, but Danielle Gawronski was there the day the coolest state-wide competition was imagined. The co-founder of the Copa Tejas discusses the planning, design, and execution of a rivalry the size of Texas.
by Danielle Gawronski
Read More“In Albany, Albany Rush is a new, but large club, and it is a city where we have a lot of connections to quality adult aged players that would fit the bill to create 2 teams - UWS and UWS2. We also added a USL2 men's team this past summer.”
Read MoreIt’s been a wild ride for Valley United FC this season. This was the entry year for the club into NISA and, though the season started brightly, it has already come to a premature ending. It seems that everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Let’s take a quick look back over this season.
by Dan Vaughn
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