The Tampa Bay Rowdies added a dynamic attacker to the roster mix on Tuesday with the addition of Zak Boggs. Per league and club policy, contract details were not disclosed. Photo Credit: David Silverman In Boggs, the Rowdies bring home another Bay Area native with a tremendous resume. After playing high school soccer at IMG Academy, Boggs played one season each at West Virginia and the University of Central Florida before playing his final two collegiate seasons at the University of
2012 has been a brilliant year for the Minnesota Stars FC. It began at the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis as the Stars took on the 2011 regular season winners, the Carolina Railhawks. The “Dome Opener” was the first chance Minnesota supporters had to parade the Championship trophy the Stars had improbably won in 2011. I say improbable because in 2011, Minnesota barely secured that last playoff spot and then went on a postseason run that would make the NFL’s New York
The addition of Tampa Bay and Baltimore to the NASL certainly helps the cause of the North American Soccer League. The league now has nine clubs, which is one more than the required eight. Each club must be able to sign at least 12 professional players, which shouldn’t be a problem whatsoever. Our sources are confident a decision will be made in the next four weeks. This will give each league some time to get “their house in order” before the beginning of preseason training. I
We have been told by a source close to the USL/TOA situation that an important press release is expected on Tuesday. This is much sooner than expected as we were not anticipating much news before November 20.