Phoenix Rising Stadium Proposal Nearing “Turn-key” Completion
In July, Phoenix Rising FC laid out details of its Major League Soccer stadium plan. Since then, meetings with the Solanna Group, which controls the real estate central to the plan, and MLS, as well as the involvement of additional consultants have brought the proposal even closer to completion. SoccerNation spoke with the club for […]
All Aboard The Midway: MLS Commissioner Don Garber, Mayor Kevin Faulconer, and Landon Donovan speak to SoccerNation
Less than 24 hours after the United States took on Serbia in a friendly at Qualcomm Stadium, the collective soccer society of San Diego ventured downtown. It was to be a symbolic day aboard the USS Midway, the massive naval ship that is seen as an iconic staple of the city and its deep military […]
Q&A with National Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee Shannon MacMillan
On May 5th, it was announced that San Diego’s very own Shannon MacMillan was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame. After a 12-year-career that included a whopping 176 matches for the U.S. Women’s National Team, it’s no surprise that the highly-talented veteran was chosen as a member of the 2016 Hall of Fame class. […]
Interest in MLS Expansion to San Diego Hits the News Again
MLS expansion is an evergreen topic in many American soccer circles these days, and with the league expanding the number of teams on a regular basis, more and more cities are joining the list of potential MLS cities one day. One city that has been in the MLS expansion rumor mill a lot lately is […]
NASL calls for Promotion and Relegation
SAN DIEGO – North American Soccer League might be changing its structure soon. The chief commissioner of NASL, Bill Peterson, said it is time to change the American game’s system, and his plans include the introduction of promotion and relegation. Peterson wants soccer in the U.S. to follow a global structure, because as of now, […]