How APFC is changing the way youth players learn the game in Southern California

I’m sitting with Co Founder of APFC, Bernat Franquesa. His program includes camps, training and private lessons, player video analysis, cognitive virtual reality, European tours, consulting for youth clubs/academies and courses for coaches. Full disclaimer: I have known and spent time on the pitch with Bernat for the past 3 years. His vision is clear […]

EPL & MLS Champs in San Diego, Youth Edition #ManCityCup

Manchester City are the reigning English Premier League champions.Atlanta United are the reigning Major League Soccer champions.Both teams, as well as a host of other top international clubs, are sending their 2005 boys’ teams to compete in the 2019 Nexen Man City Cup International Super Group in San Diego over Memorial Day weekend. Games to […]

MLS Weekend Rewind: FC Dallas win big, Thomas McNamara scores again, and more

International play resulted in an abridged schedule for Major League Soccer over Easter Weekend. In total, just six teams played with all the matches being held on Saturday.  Below are quick and easy to read recaps from this past weekend’s action. FC Dallas (3) vs. D.C. United (0) FC Dallas picked closed out the month […]

UFC’s Connor Brandt

Connor Brandt who was selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on January 15 had his humble beginnings playing for United Football Club in his youth. In 2008 and 2009, his UFC team won the League Cup. In 2009 and 2011, his team won Surf Cup in San Diego. Brandt is a San Diego native and […]

City Football Group and MusclePharm announce partnership

City Football Group is an Anglo-Arab holding company that is in charge of the administration of the network of all clubs under the umbrella of Manchester City, which includes four teams: Manchester City FC (including Manchester City Women’s FC), Melbourne City FC, New York City FC and Yokohama F. Marinos. [quote_box_center]“City Football Group is excited […]

US Open Cup: Cosmos Beats Jersey Express

In a game that took place on Wednesday, May 27th at St. John’s University Belson Stadium in Jamaica, New York, the New York Cosmos squared up to Jersey Express in what proved to be an incredible match with both teams playing incredibly well and showing how important that game was for them. However, Cosmos had some […]