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Growing up in Georgia, Sydney Martinez didn’t always connect with her Puerto Rican roots. But now, she’s established herself as her nation’s super star goalkeeper and signed a contract with Brooklyn FC to play in the USL Super League.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreWith the USASA Amateur Cup semifinals set to kick off next week, we’re previewing the four USASA Regional Champions set to compete. The USL League Two’s Tobacco Road is ready to make a name for itself in the Amateur Cup semifinals.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreThe opening salvo of the 2024 USL League Two Playoffs is done and dusted - 16 of the first 32 teams survived but are immediately thrust upon eachother to reduce the field by half once more. On Friday we took a look a those first matchups and now we take a gander at how the remaining squads fare.
Let’s get stuck the heck in!
by Ryan Stallings & Joshua Duder
Read MoreThe 2024 USL League 2 Playoffs are here! After months of what seemed like daily games from coast-to-coast, the division winners and top challengers will be corralled and their powers brought to bear upon one another. High-flying offenses will meet stonewall defenses for the first time, now that their respective divisional seasons are over. Players, coaches, and systems wholly unfamiliar will be given 90 minutes to prove they can suss out a plan and find solutions to problems they haven’t had to solve yet. Are you excited? Because we are - let’s get stuck into the USL League Two Playoffs!
by Ryan Stallings & Joshua Duder
Read MoreUnited Women’s Soccer has distilled itself down to its four finest squads - last year’s UWS Champions, the Michigan Jaguars, will join the New England Mutiny, Santa Clarita Blue Heat, and the hosts FC Buffalo at Robert Rich Sr All-High Stadium in Buffalo, New York for a winner takes all National Finals weekend.
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreLast weekend the WPSL kicked off its 2024 playoffs with 16 of the best teams in the world’s largest women’s soccer league - they are now whittled down to the final four squads! Defending Champions, Charlotte Eagles look to win back-to-back titles, but first they have to get past a resilient FC Pride. The second semifinal sees four time WPSL Champions California Storm taking on red hot Clarkstown Soccer Club in what could prove to be an absolute barn-burner.
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreAfter a season of intense play, the final two teams are ready to decide who will be crowned the 2024 USL W League Champion. John Howard-Fusco previews the matchup between NC Courage U23 and Colorado Storm.
by John Howard-Fusco
Read MoreThe short and intense USL League Two regular season is over and after having games seemingly every night for months, we have our final take on the top 35 teams. Protagonist will have a USL League Two Playoff Preview out on Friday morning, before the Round of 16.
by Ryan Stallings
Read MoreWith the USASA Amateur Cup semifinals set to kick off next week, we’re previewing the four USASA Regional Champions set to compete. The NPSL’s FC Arizona battled through the best of the southwest to prove it belongs in the final four.
by Adnan Bašić
Read MoreNY. Pancyprian Freedoms are a legacy club. Coming out of the heart of New York City, the club has won at every level it’s competed it. The mix of players, culture, and history have given the club a rich heritage of success. This year’s team is looking to live up to that expectation in the USASA Amateur Cup Finals.
by Dan Vaughn
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