Will the NASL come to San Diego?
There is no guarantee that San Diego will get a Major League Soccer franchise. It is looking mighty likely of late, but the fate of the city’s expansion aspirations is far from sealed. Even if MLS Commissioner Don Garber and his staff were to select San Diego as one of the league’s expansion locations by […]
Orange County SC Enter 2017 Preseason with Full Reset
The Orange County Blues may have finished the 2016 USL campaign with arguably the best season in club history, after winning their first ever playoff game, but the club is entering this season with a hard reset. Of course, changes were certainly expected this year, after James Keston took over as the club’s majority owner […]
Special Edition: Lev Kirshner Joins the SoccerNation Podcast
San Diego State University Men’s Soccer Head Coach Lev Kirshner joins Dike Anyiwo for a special edition of the #SNPod. Lev and Dike discuss the current events surrounding the Aztecs Soccer program, with the United States Men’s National Team playing at Qualcomm on January 29th, National Signing Day on February 1st, Spring Season matches, and […]
SoccerNation Exclusive with PDL Director Todd Eason
The 2017 MLS SuperDraft was a landmark event for the United Soccer League’s (USL) Premier Development League (PDL). Functioning as the amateur division of the USL’s professional league, the PDL has long been the offseason destination for elite collegiate soccer players to hone their skills while away from school for the summer. SoccerNation spoke exclusively […]
Introducing The Orange County Soccer Club
Farewell Orange County Blues Football Club. Welcome Orange County Soccer Club. A new name and a new look logo have long been mooted for the club formerly known as the OC Blues for some time now. On Friday, new owner and team president James Keston finally announced the new name and logo, derived with significant […]
Episode 13 – Has Major League Soccer Already Arrived in San Diego?
Rumblings of San Diego as a Major League Soccer expansion destination have been gathering for months now. We San Diegans have been teased and tinkered with as rumors of potential ownership groups, ideal stadium venues, and a variety of legends myths and rumors have all come to light. In the few days since the Chargers announced […]
New NASL, USL Expansion Rumors Emerge for San Diego, Orange County
Big news dropped on Friday, as the U.S. Soccer Federation, after considerable deliberation, granted both the NASL and USL Division II status on a provisional basis for 2017. The news appears to have given NASL a lifeline, with that league planning to forge on after rumors of its demise last month, and it represents a […]
MLS to San Diego and The Sports Elephant In The Room
San Diego wants a top flight professional soccer team to call its own. Well, good news for San Diego, as it was confirmed this past week that the city is indeed one of the ten American metropolitan areas being considered by Major League Soccer as the location for an expansion franchise. There is an unbridled […]
The State of the Orange County Blues’ Offseason
The offseason is well underway in USL, and the Orange County Blues figure to be one of the teams in the league with most changes ahead of the 2017 season, between hiring a new coach, filling out their staff, finding a new home, and unveiling a planned rebrand. So there’s bound to be many more […]
The Mafia Tones of the American Soccer Wars
“Plain and simple, we decapitate and do business with what’s left.” Those were the words of Phil Leotardo before his New York family went to war with what he called a “glorified crew” from New Jersey. While this late series Sopranos episode may have been a dramatic piece of fiction, that quote has been echoing […]
North County Battalion and San Diego Surf Soccer Club Join Forces to Move into the USL’s PDL
When Joe Barone, Chairman of the National Premier Soccer League, described the lower leagues of American soccer as being subject to “organized, structured chaos,” the first thing that comes to mind for people familiar with the literature of George R.R. Martin is Petyr Baelish’s definition of chaos (viewer discretion advised). Baelish described chaos as a ladder, […]
NC Battalion Parts Ways With NPSL
On the same day that the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) announced an impressive expansion capture of the Kitsap Soccer Club, news broke that the North County Battalion will not be participating in the NPSL in the 2017 Spring Season. The club declined to comment on report when asked, but there seems to be some […]
Episode 4 – Patience in the Premier League, Sockers Thrash Turlock, Club Tijuana Win Again and More
Dike and Nate open up with an analysis of what is going on in the American Soccer Pyramid. Why did the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Ottawa Fury decide to relegate themselves and how does the shifting landscape in MLS, USL, PDL and NASL affect San Diego? The guys then run through the weekend that was […]
Jake Edwards Talks Expansion, Attendance and California’s Role in USL
On Sunday, New York Red Bulls II will face Swope Park Rangers in the USL Cup Final (5 pm PT, ESPNU). With the end of the 2016 season drawing near, SoccerNation spoke exclusively to USL President Jake Edwards about the state of the league, the role of California (including the all-important expansion question), player development […]
Pro Soccer Expansion to San Diego Appears to be a Matter of When, Not If
Rumblings of pro soccer expansion to San Diego have been going on for months, but those appear to be gaining more momentum, with recent reports fleshing out who is involved in a prospective bid for a local team. While there have been conflicting reports of whether San Diego is in the running for an MLS […]
Latest Edition of USL’s 405 Derby Coming on Saturday
LA Galaxy II and the Orange County Blues will meet at the StubHub Center complex on Saturday, July 2nd in the second edition of the 405 Derby of the 2016 season. With both teams again in the top half of the Western Conference standings, there is certainly more on the line than just local bragging […]