The State of SoccerCity Today
In December 2016, Major League Soccer (MLS) announced the timelines for the expansion window for the 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th teams to join the league that was first founded in 1996. The first 10 years of MLS’ existence were subject various bull and bear surges that saw teams open up in new markets, only […]
Shannon Mac Millan Joins the SoccerNation Podcast
Welcome back to the SoccerNation Podcast – powered by soccerloco! On today’s episode I’m joined by Shannon Mac Millan, Executive Director of the Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks youth soccer club in San Diego, California for a conversation about youth soccer in San Diego. We go deep on the details of the DMCV Sharks and […]
SoccerCity Kicks off Footy for All Campaign in Conjunction with the YMCA of San Diego County
For a bunch of rich guys from La Jolla, the FS Investors group behind SoccerCity sure know how to have a good laugh. When the proponents of the San Diego MLS Expansion bid opened up voting for a potential name in March of this year, no one expected the process to go viral, and no […]
One on One with SoccerCity SD’s Steve Altman
When you ask Google about Steve Altman you’ll likely learn all manner of things about intellectual property, computer chip processors and San Diego’s largest company, Qualcomm. You’re also likely to learn about Rock the Cure and the philanthropy that the Altman family has participated in when it comes to combating a disease that has infiltrated […]
SoccerCity SD Launches #WaitForSD Campaign
Since the long-lost days of June 2017 FS Investors, the people behind the movement to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to San Diego, have been quite quiet. The SoccerCity silence was broken Monday when Nick Stone, spokesperson for FS Investors, met with soccer fans and media personnel just north of the city proper in […]
Episode 32 – SoccerCity Slotted for 2018 Election, Actual Soccer and a Tribute to Tony DiCicco
In the latest episode of the #SNPod, Nate and Dike discuss the inevitable “doom” of SoccerCity, San Diego City Council meeting meanings, the characters in the larger San Diego narrative and what comes next for professional soccer in America’s Finest City. The guys then turn their talk to the soccer we currently have here in […]
SoccerCity Proposal Penciled in for 2018 Election by City Council
For the third successive Monday, soccer fans in San Diego crowded the chambers of City Council in the hope that their combined force of will could sway the elected representatives of the nine districts of the City of San Diego to rule in favor of the SoccerCity proposal. Despite support from the mayor and a […]
Down But Not Out – SoccerCity Rallies After Disappointing First Half
Right now SoccerCity fans in San Diego must feel like they’re down 2-0 at halftime in the first leg of the semi-final of MLS Expansion Cup 2017 after the San Diego City Council voted 8-1 Monday night to approve the Annual Budget for Fiscal year 2018, beginning July 1. Going into the Budget Meeting, the atmosphere […]
Episode 29 – The Gloves Come Off in the Battle for SoccerCity, Club Tijuana Bow Out of the Liguilla
Nate and Dike step back into the SoccerCity conversation with a broad recap of the narrative up until this past week, and the statements that came out first from SDSU, then FS Investors, then Mayor Kevin Faulconer, then the tea lady, then the Captain of the USS Midway, then the kit man, and so on. […]
Special Edition: Landon Donovan Joins the SoccerNation Podcast
Landon Donovan, the reigning all time leader in both goals scored and assists created, the man who Major League Soccer’s MVP Trophy is named after, recent San Diego transplant and even more recent FS Investor joins Dike Anyiwo for a candid discussion regarding the current status of youth soccer in San Diego and how that […]
SDSU’s role in the future of Mission Valley
Editor’s note: This essay was originally published by The Daily Aztec In 1956, the citizens of San Diego voted to gift coastal land in La Jolla to the Regents of the University of California, which ultimately became UC San Diego. Today, UCSD is San Diego’s top employer and has altered the trajectory of the economy. […]
How SoccerCity SD and SDSU Can Strike a Deal in Mission Valley
I’ll preface with this: By no means is the SoccerCity SD group required to make any concessions on this deal. It’s strong enough by to stand up to political scrutiny and gain widespread support on its own merits. That being said, this is an attempt (however feeble it may be) to grease some wheels. SDSU […]
San Diego Sockers Win Playoff Opener; Plus Celebrity Game Wrap
The San Diego Sockers gave their fans two shows for the price of one on Sunday night. The Sockers defeated the Ontario Fury 9-4 in Game 1 of their 1st round MASL Playoff series, a comprehensive victory that was the epitome of a team effort. Five different Sockers players got on the score-sheet and the home […]
Episode 18 – The Land Grab
Well here we go! Nate and Dike open up with an ode to Claudio Ranieri who was sacked on Thursday, after Leicester’s 2-1 loss in the Champions League round of 16. The guys then check in with an update on the Major League Soccer news of the week. With San Diego State University pouring cold […]
Episode 16 – #MLSinSD Update, Plus a Premier League Check Up, and a Talk about Tijuana
There was a certain level of trepidation when recording this podcast. In this show we recap the last week or two of #MLSinSD news, chat about the Xolos recent matches v Leon and the LA Galaxy, circle back to the Sockers, and check in with our beloved Premier League teams. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/306920305″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ […]
In Pursuit of MLS in San Diego
On Monday, January 30th, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber will attend a press event aboard the USS Midway from 11:30-12:30 p.m. He will be joined with the partners from MLS Expansion bidders, FS Investors. The purpose of this event is to drum up support for FS Investors’ Citizens Initiative campaign to acquire the Qualcomm […]