Albion PROS Defeat Corinthians USA to Remain Perfect at Home

They say home is where the heart is, and in this case, home is where the wins are for Albion PROS. The PROS welcomed Sports Club Corinthians USA and a plethora of travelling fans hoping to play the spoilers on Albion’s return home after two difficult weeks on the road on Saturday, but the night belonged […]

NPSL Southwest Regular Season Wrap & Best XI

The regular season, has concluded. It’s time for the playoffs in the National Premier Soccer League. Here in the Southwest Conference, it’s been the two San Diego sides in their inaugural campaigns that have shown their true class, with Albion Pros finishing at the top of the table, and North County Battalion finishing just four points […]

Albion Pros Win 2016 NPSL Southwest Conference

It was a busy week for Albion Pros as they wrapped up the last week of the National Premier Soccer League Southwest Conference regular season. Albion was under pressure to earn positive results to win the league with the final three games scheduled in the space of just seven days, the last two being on […]

Nate’s NPSL Southwestern XI

As a freshly placed San Diego resident, and as the play-by-play voice of the North County Battalion, our own Nate Abaurrea has had a close-up look at the National Premier Soccer League’s 2016 season in the Southwestern Conference, a season that just drifted past the halfway point, and into the home stretch, with the playoffs […]

Flippin’ the Script: The Battalion are Back

Script flipping: The act of flipping the script; reversing ones position in life through positive and proactive behavior. A tale of two games. A story of a team capitulating, collapsing and tumbling down a steep mountain, battered, bruised, and embarrassed, only to find their collective heart, claw back to the summit, plant their flag, and […]

Albion Pros Remain Undefeated in NPSL

Albion Pros remained undefeated after Saturday afternoon’s league game against Corinthians USA. In front of over 1,200 fans, Albion Pros and Corinthians USA played to a scoreless draw in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) Southwest Conference league play. The result earns both teams one point and keeps Albion Pros at the top of the conference standings, […]

Albion Pros: 3 Things to Watch vs Corinthians USA

Albion Pros are coming off a 3-1 road win against NPSL Southwest Conference contender North County Battalion. Last week’s win meant that Albion Pros took sole possession of first place in the division. Saturday April 23 host Corinthians USA, another expansion team in the 2016 Southwest Conference at Mission Bay Stadium, 5pm. Corinthians USA have strong ties […]

Brazilian Roots, Local Flair – Corinthians USA

The Brazilian soccer team S.C. Corinthians Paulista (“Corinthians”) started from humble roots in Sao Paulo, Brazil after five railway workers from the neighborhood Bom Retiro were inspired to start a soccer team for the labor class. Back in 1910, when Corinthians was founded, soccer was a sport played by the wealthy higher-class society. Corinthians Paulista […]

2016 U.S. Open Cup action kicks off in Southern California this weekend

The 2015 U.S. Open Cup may have ended less than a month ago, but the process for the 2016 edition of the longest-running soccer competition in the United States is already underway, and will be coming to Southern California this weekend. In all, eight games will take place to kick off qualification in the region […]