The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), is proud to announce that Stockton Football Club (Stockton, CA) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the West Region’s Golden Gate Conference in 2019. “We are very excited to bring the NPSL to Stockton,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera commented. “This is the second team from California to join the NPSL for 2019 and we are looking forward to the continued growth of our West Region.” The
It isn’t often that an American gets a chance to manage a national team outside of the United States. Of course, Bob Bradley helmed the Egypt team that nearly qualified for the World Cup as the Arab Spring swirled, but for the most part Yanks experience in the international scene is managing in the U.S. set up. Another American has an opportunity to continue blazing that path however, former Midlands-Odessa Sockers FC manager Matt Barnes. The manager has
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Denton Diablos FC (Denton, TX) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the South Region’s Lone Star Conference in 2019. “It is very exciting to see the Lone Star Conference continue to grow with Denton Diablos FC,” NPSL Chairman Joe Barone commented. “Texas is a true hotbed of American soccer and we are extremely happy for the
Give Los Angeles businessman Harry Tachian just five minutes of your time and you’ll quickly learn of his love for the sport of soccer. Tachian’s love for the game began during his time at the British International School of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Many of his physical education teachers were coaches, former coaches, or people that loved soccer. Because of his connections in Jeddah, Tachian was discovered as a youth prospect at the age of seven. “(My coaches)
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Los Angeles United Football Club (Los Angeles, CA) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the West Region’s Southwest Conference in 2019. “The NPSL is thrilled to be penetrating further into the Los Angeles market,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera commented. “We are expecting great rivalries and exciting players to emerge from this area, a true hotbed of talent in the U.S.” The
Playing for the first time within the city limits, Atlantic City FC was forced to play nearly an hour down a man but still managed a 1-1 draw with Virginia amateur club Motorik FC on Saturday night. Photo Credit: Matt Ralph/ISNSoccer.com The home side came out strong on the artificial surface they train on at Chelsea Heights Recreation Complex. Controlling most of the possession, it took the Aces only eight minutes to open the scoring when Alex Nicol hit a shot
Rhode Island Reds FC forward Komla Fabrice Dogbey has been selected as the 15th NPSL National Player of the Week for the 2018 NPSL season. Photo Credit: Julie Lach “This award means a lot to me,” Dogbey commented. “I am humbled and honored to win the NPSL National Player of the Week. I would like to thank the Rhode Island Reds and my teammates for making this possible.” Dogbey tallied five goals and two assists in two matches against Hartford City FC
New York Cosmos B spoiled Boston City FC’s 2018 home opener on Sunday night, riding a dominant first-half performance to a 4-0 win over the third-year NPSL side. Photo Credit: Chris Aduama Darwin Espinal, a Honduran forward, scored in the 19th and 72nd minutes to pace the former NASL squad, while center back Alejandro Penzini and captain Danny Szetela chipped in goals of their own in the eighth and 44th minutes, respectively. For first-year head coach Carlos Mendes, it was exactly the
Photo Credit: Bethanie Dardant/NPSL.com Whether it’s succeeding in the boardroom or the soccer pitch, it’s safe to say that Cindy Spera has done it all. Prior to her arrival in the NPSL, the self-proclaimed “numbers girl” spent time at prestigious financial institutions such as Chase and Morgan Stanley. Spera found herself at the Chase Manhattan Bank in the Real Estate Portfolio Group before transitioning to Morgan Stanley from 1997 to 2013. She went on to become the COO of Morgan Stanley
