Gyasi Zardes: A Testament to Hard Work
Like many similar surrounding cities in the Los Angeles area, the city of Hawthorne has its refined areas and its rough areas. With rough areas also come tough people, like local product Gyasi Zardes, whose hard-working mentality kept him focused on soccer and his path to becoming a valuable forward for the United States Men’s […]
California PDL Weekend Recap: Fresno Fuego Win Big, San Diego Zest Off To Hot Start & More
The USL PDL season is in full swing with nine teams from California competing in the annual summer league for college and top-level amateur players. Fresno Fuego are off to a fantastic start while first year club San Diego Zest FC are riding a four-match unbeaten streak. Below are recap from last week’s action. Central […]
LA Galaxy II Win Big, OC Blues Escape at the Death
The local USL sides had a pretty decent week in league play, as they both picked up points, in contrasting fashions. LA Galaxy II won 4-1 at home against Arizona United SC, while the Orange County Blues picked up a point at the death in a 1-1 encounter with Colorado Springs Switchbacks. LA cruised in […]
LA Galaxy II Grab Road Point, OC Blues Lose in Weekend Action
USL was back in action on the weekend after the U.S. Open Cup round for many league teams midweek, and it was a mixed bag for the local teams involved, as the LA Galaxy II battled back for a 1-1 draw against Seattle Sounders 2 on the road, and the Orange County Blues lost 3-1 […]
USL Has Its Eyes Set On San Diego
By this time next year, soccer fans in San Diego may have a professional soccer team to cheer for. A report from NBC San Diego says that the United Soccer Leagues (USL) is in negotiation to put an expansion franchise in the city with the chance that it could play in next year’s USL season. The […]
OC Blues Snakebitten in Draw, While LA Galaxy II Lose Road Shootout
It was another weekend of mixed results for the local USL sides, as the Orange County Blues played to a 1-1 draw against Arizona United SC, while LA Galaxy II lost 4-3 to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. While the Blues bounced back from a surprising loss the previous week, the draw was something of a […]
Why USL’s Broadcast Deal with ESPN and Production Upgrade are Good Developments
USL announced two significant news items in recent weeks related to game production. The first, a deal with ESPN to broadcast the 2016 USL championship game on television and to stream a game weekly on ESPN3 represents an opportunity for the league in the short term. The other, the league setting up a USL Productions […]
LA Galaxy, OC Blues Take to the Road for Weekend USL Action
LA Galaxy II and the Orange County Blues have both had home-heavy schedules to start the USL season, but those looking for local soccer, USL style will be out of luck, as both teams take to the road for games on Saturday. For LA, they are coming off yet another draw, their fourth straight, in […]
OC Blues Win Two Games in a Week, While LA Galaxy II Host Vancouver on Friday
The Orange County Blues faced their first shortened week of the 2016 USL season, and came out of it successfully, winning both at the weekend — a 1-0 win over San Antonio FC — and on Wednesday — another 1-0 win, this one over Portland Timbers 2. Against San Antonio on Saturday, the Blues got […]
LA Galaxy II Continue Run of Draws, While OC Blues Gear Up for Weekend USL Action
One of the best things about USL is that the games come thick and fast. Sure, most of the action is on the weekends, but there’s plenty of midweek action to whet your appetite if you’re looking for new games. This week, LA Galaxy II continued their busy start to the 2016 season with another midweek […]
San Diego Homegrown Series: Shawn Nicklaw
The road to life as a professional soccer player is not an easy one, yet another one of our own from San Diego is living his childhood dream. Shawn Nicklaw started playing at the age of four, spending his entire youth career with the La Jolla Nomads in which he never looked back. After attending […]
LA Galaxy II, OC Blues Split First 405 Derby of Season
Despite entering the game in opposing form, local rivals LA Galaxy II and the Orange County Blues squared off on Friday in the first 2016 edition of the 405 Derby, and split the points following a 1-1 draw. Jose Villarreal opened the scoring midway through the second half for LA at the StubHub Center, before […]
Local USL Rivals OC Blues, LA Galaxy II Square Off on Friday
It was another week of mixed results for the two local USL teams, as LA Galaxy II dropped points for the first time this season but still got a pretty impressive result, and the Orange County Blues lost again. For Los Dos, the game on the road against Real Monarchs SLC on Saturday looked done […]
3 Things to Watch: Albion Pros vs Coras USA
Albion SC Pros are coming off a strong pre-season where they claimed massive victories over NPSL Playoff team Real San Jose in front of over 2000 fans, a win over crosstown rival and US Open Cup Challenger Chula Vista FC, and finally a huge statement win over LA Galaxy II in Los Angeles. They look […]
SYL Initiates Older-Age Initiative for U17/18 Age Group
Super Y League News Release, Monday, February 1, 2016 In an effort to enhance the development of the top tier of the Super Y League’s players, the league is initiating an allowance of six U19 roster spots for the U17/18 age group heading into the 2016 season. After careful deliberation during the offseason, the SYL […]
LA Galaxy II, OC Blues unveil 2016 USL schedules
The 2016 USL season is right around the corner, and the league revealed the full regular season schedule on Tuesday. For the local USL teams, LA Galaxy II and Orange County Blues, their respective 30-game slates await. Galaxy II began their preseason preparations this week, with the Blues scheduled to get training camp underway next […]