The War of Words
4 years ago, this article ran in Protagonist Soccer. In it, Dan Vaughn discusses the way we choose words to describe the beautiful game. He argues that the words we choose are less important than we think.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreTimbers SC (Colorado)
“We love the outdoors and wanted to pay respect to our land here in Colorado. Our badge and colors represent the environment within the Colorado mountains. We looked to pull cooler colors from the landscape within the mountains since it’s a main symbol within our Colorado community. The trees/mountains along with the sun and the stars are some aspects of the Colorado landscape that we enjoy most!”
Read MoreThe Crowdfunded Revolution
In the soccer community, money is always an issue. That funding gap is being filled through the the use of crowdfunding. The generosity of fans is solving problems that more traditional means have ignored.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreNISA Update
Weather played a big factor in this weekend’s NISA matchups, cancelling one match and delaying a second. No weather could slow the CFC attack who demolished LA, while Club De Lyon knocked off the Bobcats on a wet field in Maryland.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreUSL League 2: Power 20 - Week 8 (As of 06/30)
Back with another edition of well-reasoned power rankings for League 2! With all clubs having played at least six matches of their schedule now, we’re able to separate and rank sides, whether they’ve competed in six games or a dozen, but the number of potential table points they’ve dropped. For those tied in that metric, their goal differential has been averaged out across their total number of games played. See, well-reasoned and informed.
by Ryan Stallings
Read MoreProtagonist Picks 'Em - June 30 - July 2
July is upon us and playoffs are looming for all of the leagues - some are already getting into their first round matchups and others still have a few weeks to go, but the matches picked out by our staff highlight the jeopardy in play this weekend.
by Protagonist Staff
Read MorePostmortem: Jackson Chargers
In the world of American soccer, rarely does a club live a long life. Instead, clubs come and go, many continuing only in the memories of retired players and coaches. In this series, we’ll take a look back at some clubs that burned brightly before fading away.
by Dan Creel
Read MoreNoVA FC Crowned EPSL Champions
NoVA FC rolled through EPSL Championship weekend and was crowned league champs for the second consecutive year. It was more of the same for talented Virginia squad, who have been stacking up titles the last couple of years.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreNISA Update
Big week for NISA, with a shocker in Chattanooga that ended on the foot of Naglestad. Dan gives a full run down of the matches, plus a look forward to this week’s action.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreProtagonist Picks 'Em - June 23-25
It’s getting toward the end of June and there’s too much soccer to shake a stick at! The Protagonist Staff has picked out a handfull of matches to watch and are happy to share why you should watch them too!
by Protagonist Staff
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