MLS Weekend Rewind – Galaxy Win Big, RSL Stays Unbeaten & Video Highlights
Great past weekend of action saw multiple games go down to the final second in stoppage time. Galaxy won big and Real Salt Lake continued its unbeaten streak. MLS Review LA Galaxy (4) vs. Houston Dynamo (1) – Watch Highlights Houston jumped out to the dream start it wanted at home when David Horst scored […]
Neymar Jrs Five Tournament Comes to San Diego
Registration is now open for the first ever Neymar Jr’s Five Tournament at Waterfront Park on May 15 in downtown San Diego! This signature event is open for male and female players ages 18-25. Plus it is FREE to enter! Neymar Jr himself helped devise a special twist for the tournament. Every time a team is scored […]
Albion Pros Claim Top Spot in San Diego
Electric. Emotional. Intense. Spellbinding. Relentless. Controversial. Passionate. Fiery. Mesmerizing. The battle for the top spot in the Southwest Conference of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) was a tightly contested affair between the North County Battalion and Albion Pros. The San Diego Derby game lived up to the hype, with Albion Pros claiming a 3-1 win on […]
SoccerNation Coach’s Corner: NC Battalion’s Ryan Guy – Chapter III
Matchday 3 in the NPSL Southwest Conference is here, and it’s got a real San Diego flavor. This Saturday at 7:00 PM, the North County Battalion will host Albion Pros in the first ever match up between the two sides, an encounter that has been dubbed the “NPSL National Game of the Week”. SoccerNation.com’s Nate […]
LA Galaxy II Continue Run of Draws, While OC Blues Gear Up for Weekend USL Action
One of the best things about USL is that the games come thick and fast. Sure, most of the action is on the weekends, but there’s plenty of midweek action to whet your appetite if you’re looking for new games. This week, LA Galaxy II continued their busy start to the 2016 season with another midweek […]
Putting the Players First: Livermore Fusion Leads the Way
Located in Northern California, just east of the Greater Bay area, sits the city of Livermore. Known best for its beautiful wine country and the Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore has been slowly building a strong reputation in another impressive area: youth soccer. Having been one of the founding Bay Area clubs, Livermore Fusion Soccer […]
Albion Pros Battle for Top Spot
Saturday April 16th brings the first installment of the game every soccer fan in San Diego has been waiting for. The North County Battalion host Albion Pros in the first meeting ever between the two National Premier Soccer League franchises. Albion Pros, the newest expansion team in the Southwest Division, travel up the I-15 to […]
USWNT Draw France, New Zealand, & Colombia In Olympic Draw
The U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) now knows the path to Olympic gold as the tournament draw took place on Thursday morning in Rio de Janeiro. The USWNT has been drawn into Group G with France, Colombia, and New Zealand. The USWNT, who have never won a gold medal after winning the World Cup, will […]
U.S. Futsal Federation Appoint Platini Soaf as Director of Futsal
The United States Futsal Federation President and CEO, Alexander Para, has appointed Platini Soaf as the first ever Director of Futsal in San Diego and Orange Counties. With this positional appointment comes the mandate to promote the sport of Futsal under the banner of U.S. Futsal at the coaching, player, and league level. “I am […]
Party in North County: Battalion Home Opener
Do you remember the first time you hosted a party? Maybe it was a small shindig for you and your closest friends. Maybe it was a festive bash that saw you open your doors to hundreds of strangers. Maybe it was a great opportunity to welcome important figures in your community and garner multifaceted investments […]
San Diego SeaLions Prepping for 2016 WPSL Season
The San Diego SeaLions are San Diego’s Premier Women’s team and one of the best women’s teams in the nation. Having won the Women’s Premier Soccer League’s Championship in 2013, they are hungry to taste success again in 2016. The Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is recognized as the world’s largest sanctioned amateur and semi-professional […]
San Diego Homegrown Series: Shawn Nicklaw
The road to life as a professional soccer player is not an easy one, yet another one of our own from San Diego is living his childhood dream. Shawn Nicklaw started playing at the age of four, spending his entire youth career with the La Jolla Nomads in which he never looked back. After attending […]
UCLA Receives $5 Million Donation For New Soccer Stadium
UCLA announced major news on Tuesday, as a $5 million donation from the Annenberg Foundation will go towards a new soccer stadium for the university. The stadium, to be named Wallis Annenberg Stadium, is expected to cost $10 million altogether, with the university soliciting donations to cover the remainder of the costs. Construction is expected […]
LA Galaxy II, OC Blues Split First 405 Derby of Season
Despite entering the game in opposing form, local rivals LA Galaxy II and the Orange County Blues squared off on Friday in the first 2016 edition of the 405 Derby, and split the points following a 1-1 draw. Jose Villarreal opened the scoring midway through the second half for LA at the StubHub Center, before […]
MLS Weekend Rewind: Galaxy & San Jose Play To Draws, Real Salt Lake Continues Dominance & More
Major League Soccer treated us to a full slate of action this past weekend. Below are quick and easy to read recaps from this past weekend’s action with links to match highlights. Philadelphia Union (2) vs. Orlando City (1) – Watch Highlights The Union handed Orlando City its first loss of the season thanks to […]
Xolos Stumble in One of Their Worst-Ever Losses
Saturday night was not pretty for Club Tijuana. After an embarrassing 4-2 defeat by Queretaro at home last week, Xolos added insult to injury with an ensuing 6-1 loss against America in the Estadio Azteca. The defeat was a humbling experience for the team that recently had a tenuous grasp on a playoff spot throughout […]