The latest from SD Loyal: Inaugural game, Roster Updates, and more
SD Loyal kicks off Season 1 with a home game against Las Vegas on March 7th at 7pm at USD USL’s “Marquee Matchup” Over a dozen USL Championship games are happening over the first weekend of the 2020 season. Those games include previous league champions and clubs with huge attendance numbers. Nevertheless, USL Championship is […]
Photo Album: San Diego Loyal Soccer Club’s Sal Zizzo Greets Fans at Soccerloco
Ahead of SD Loyal’s open tryouts on Sunday, Zizzo met with fans at soccerloco’s flagship retail location on Friday December 13th Fans and media filed into soccerloco’s Murphy Canyon retail location to pick up their fan gear and to meet Sal Zizzo. Sal graciously signed autographs and posed for photos in between media interviews. Enjoy […]
Meet SD Loyal’s Sal Zizzo & Pick Up the First Fan Gear Fri Dec 13 at Soccerloco
Torrey Green Friday is December 13th. You can be the first to snag SD Loyal gear. AND, come meet Sal Zizzo! At 11 a.m. on Friday, fans can begin building their wardrobes for the upcoming season and get some Christmas shopping done. SD Loyal SC is launching a curated lifestyle collection in partnership with San […]
SD Loyal Announces MLS Veteran and San Diego Native Salvatore Zizzo Jr. as the Team’s First Signing
Zillo had announced his retirement earlier this year. The draw of playing for his hometown team under Landon Donovan, however, was too appealing to pass up for Zizzo. Zizzo said, “When Landon [Donovan] called and told me about the opportunity, I didn’t hesitate; it was worth returning to the game,” Zizzo, a true San Diego […]
All Roads Led Carrie Taylor to San Diego Loyal Soccer Club
SD Loyal’s most qualified coach is also the highest ranking female coach in men’s professional soccer. She is now a San Diegan, but it was a winding road that brought her to her new home. I spoke with Taylor about the path that brought her from Michigan to San Diego and the lessons and experiences […]
San Diego Loyal Soccer Club Open Tryouts: Sunday Dec 15
SD Loyal has announced details for the club’s open tryouts. SIGN UP HERE Aspiring professional soccer players have their chance to try out for a professional team. SD Loyal will be holding open tryouts on Sunday December 15th on the campus of USD in San Diego. Landon Donovan, Carrie Taylor, and SD Loyal technical staff […]
Landon Donovan: Getting Cut from the 2014 roster was “much more valuable than going to a World Cup.”
Donovan, San Diego Loyal Soccer Club manager, explains how getting cut by Klinsmann in 2014 helped pave the road to San Diego. Landon Donovan was recently announced as manager of SD Loyal. Donovan’s team will begin play in the USL Championship in March 2020. During the announcement event, Donovan told a story from his past […]
San Diego Loyal Soccer Club Names Landon Donovan as Manager & Carrie Taylor as Assistant Coach
Broken unofficially by SI.com, it’s now official. At the Jenny Craig pavilion on the campus of USD, SD Loyal executives announced the team’s manager (head coach): Landon Donovan. Donovan will be the team’s manager and the club’s executive VP of soccer operations. Donovan and SD Loyal coaching staff and advisors are currently putting together the […]
American Soccer 101: What is the USL?
With San Diego Loyal SC beginning play in 2020, it’s time to learn about their league: USL Championship. Even the casual American soccer fan knows MLS. The die-hard soccer fanatic knows the tiers of American professional soccer, but not everyone lives and breathes soccer in America (yet!). What is USL? Do you love soccer? Are […]
San Diego Loyal SC
Were you there for the big announcement? Keep reading to re-live the big launch event. Did you miss the event? No worries. Read on, and you’ll feel like you were there. November 2, 2019: San Diego Loyal SC is launched On the morning of November 2nd in downtown San Diego, the announcement was made to […]