SAN DIEGO’S 50 YEAR HISTORY OF PRO SOCCER. CHAPTER 2

See Chapter 1 HERE. Enormous thanks to San Diego Loyal SC SuperFan Glenn Maddock for this guest post. Imagine it’s 1976…Jerry Ford is President, It’s the Bicentennial year. You’re listening to the Eagles, Queen and KC & The Sunshine Band on the radio. The Padres host the All Star Game, but finish 5th. Gas is […]
1904 FC’s #DembaWeek Concludes with General Manager and Home Venue Announcement

San Diego’s new NASL club, 1904 FC, concluded a whirlwind week of appearances with a formal press conference on Wednesday morning at the Coasterra Restaurant in San Diego. At the event, team owner Demba Ba presented the audience with the club’s brand reveal video first released on social media a week prior, and introduced the […]
1904 FC: #DembaWeek in San Diego

After months of relative silence, punctuated by some crisp and clean social media posts, San Diego’s NASL team finally rewarded the patience of the people when it announced its name and colors in a delightful little video on Wednesday. San Diego #1904FC We’re Here. pic.twitter.com/QpnRqiOVVe — 1904 FC (@1904_FC) October 18, 2017 On the heels […]
Italian Legend Leads Miami FC Toward NASL Title

It’s a Tuesday night in Cary, N.C. and the NASL’s North Carolina FC are playing Miami FC for the fifth time this year. It seems an odd setting for one of FIFA’s Top 100 greatest players of all time. But there he is on the Miami’s sideline. Alessandro Nesta, one of Italy’s all-time greats and […]
North Carolina FC’s Impressive Eight Months

It’s been eight months since North Carolina’s longstanding entry in the North American Soccer League decided to rebrand the club and change the name from the Carolina Railhawks to North Carolina Football Club. In those eight months, NCFC have aggressively chased the stated mission of owner Steve Malik to “bring the highest level of soccer […]
North Carolina FC’s Busy Week

It was a busy week for North Carolina FC head coach Colin Clarke. The Raleigh-based NASL club defeated Puerto Rico FC on July 15, met with Major League Soccer executives and made a splashy announcement on the plans to build phenomenal new stadium in Downtown Raleigh on July 19, all while hosting Swansea City FC […]
Episode 34 – Jacques Pelham of SF City FC + Gold Cup Preview and One or Two Other Little Things

Nate Abaurrea and Dike Anyiwo are joined by San Francisco City Football Club President Jacques Pelham for a quick chat about soccer in the great great great city that has emerged as the battleground for the latest iteration of the American SoccerWarz. The story that has emerged in recent days regarding the potential USL expansion […]
Episode 33 – The NASL Arrives in San Diego – What Does This Mean? + USMNT Gold Cup Roster + Bonus Material

On Monday, the news that first broke in January was finally confirmed when the North American Soccer League (NASL) announced it has granted an expansion franchise to Mind Soccer Group – an organization that includes international soccer icons Eden Hazard, Demba Ba, Moussa Sow and Yohan Cabaye. Nate and Dike break down what this new […]
At Long Last San Diego Has an NASL Team – Now What?

When Keith Bruce accepted the role of Executive Transition Consultant for the North American Soccer League he did so with three specific mandates in mind. Bruce was tasked with establishing a vision for the NASL going forward, redeveloping the operating model of the league – specifically with regards to how it would operate – and […]
NASL Orange County’s Michael Collins Discusses Philosophy for Expansion Team

The North American Soccer League will expand to Southern California in 2018, with a team in Orange County already confirmed to be joining the league then. The new team does not officially have a name yet, and it’s too early to sign players for the inaugural campaign, but SoccerNation spoke to NASL Orange County’s president […]
Episode 31 – Peter Wilt on NISA, SoccerCity SD Update, And Finally… Actual Soccer!

Dike and Nate are joined by the Johnny Appleseed of American soccer, Peter Wilt to discuss the forthcoming National Independent Soccer Association, or NISA as Peter calls it. This new league is set to launch in 2018 and the guys pick Peter’s brain about the origin and impetus for launching this new Division III enterprise […]
SoccerNation Sitdown: Manny Neves of Coronado Soccer Club

On a cool, foggy morning in Point Loma, I sat down for coffee with Manny Neves. The color of his slicked back hair was reminiscent of the sky outside, this sharp-witted silver fox sipping his java while sharing stories and enlightening me with an endless supply of footballing philosophy. Neves is a soccer romantic. A […]
NASL coming to Orange County – how will they stand out locally?

NASL made it official this week, announcing an expansion team is coming to Orange County to begin play in 2018. The announcement is significant, not only for confirming previous reports from this year that an expansion announcement to Southern California was imminent, but because it finally happened. NASL-to-Southern California has been a rumored proposition since […]
3 Things: Deltas Debut in NASL, Ochoa’s Revenge in Seattle and More

It may have been an international weekend, complete with important wins for the U.S. Men’s National Team and Mexican National Team, but it was also opening weekend for the Division II leagues in the United States and Canada. Here are some of the big stories you may have missed: NASL comes (back) to California It […]
Episode 21 – Tribute to Bay City Brewing, SoccerCity SD Update, USMNT Roster Analysis and more!

Nate and Dike stopped by San Diego’s favorite brewery to record the 21st (you see what we did there?) episode of the young-yet-illustrious SoccerNation Podcast. In the longest show ever, the guys touch on basically everything, starting with an MLS in San Diego update. Included in this PACKED show is reaction to Bruce Arena’s USMNT […]
Episode 19 – Peter Wilt on NASL in San Diego

Dike and Nate are joined by Peter Wilt to discuss the soon to be confirmed, but currently just potential, expansion of the North American Soccer League into San Diego. Wilt has a long and illustrious career in “start-up soccer” and has brought his experiences from his previous roles as a front office executive to Club […]