Amidst our discussions over USL-PRO and the USSF soccer pyramid, the NASL released some good news this week and announced its 2011 season schedule. The NASL, now composed of eight clubs, will have each club play 28 games and face each opponent four times. The season runs from April 9 through September 24, with the […]

While we await the final release of the MLS schedule, third-division USL Pro announced their schedule and division alignments on Friday, emphasizing the league's accessibility and stability. The press release from USL Pro emphasizes that six of their franchises have more than ten years of operational experience. The league will feature 15 teams in three […]

As the MLS world check their passports and descend upon Toronto, the league's premier and winningest team is searching for its next manager, its third in the past three season (if you include interim Ben Olsen). The team let go of Curt Onalfo toward the end of the season and turned the reigns over to […]

And this meant something. Bruce Arena fielded a somewhat — though not very — weakened team against the USL conference's basement dwellers and most likely expected to end up taking a comfortable lead down to Bayamon for the return leg. He won't be. The Islanders went on to smash the Galaxy 4 goals to 1, […]