Photos Courtesy of James Baird James Baird is a special player and coach, someone that has impacted the beautiful game in nearly every corner of the world. The 35-year-old has played for an astonishing 21 different clubs in Scotland, Faroe Islands, England, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S., and Iceland. That doesn’t include his national team experience or his numerous coaching gigs or even his work with the Global United charity team. Baird is a true international player that has spent time
Alexis Camarena is a 23-year-old forward for the Chicago Mustangs. The Mustangs have an indoor team that is part of the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) and an outdoor team that is in the midst of their first season in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). Camarena has been with the Mustangs since 2012, and during his time there has been able to claim two indoor titles with his team including the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) Championship and the US Open
Former Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves and Liverpool Warriors player Josh Danza has signed with the Tulsa Revolution of the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL). Photo Credit: Tulsa Revolution “Danza has the potential to be the biggest locker room presence on the team,” said Revolution head coach Michael Nsien. “Not to take away from his knowledge and skill base because he has that going for him as well. However, his intangibles are second to none. His approach to training and passion for the
The Cleveland Freeze announced today that Hector Marinaro, the all-time leader in points and goals in professional indoor soccer, will become the Freeze’s head coach for their inaugural 2013/2014 Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) season. This comes after the Freeze previously announced Co-Owner and Director of Team Operations Louis Kastelic as the team’s Head Coach. “I am honored to have been offered the job to coach this team and was fully prepared to do so, but
Fans of the indoor game have many fond memories. Unfortunately, most of those memories are in the past. Known by many names, this version of the beautiful game focuses on bringing the game inside for fast and entertaining soccer. In Ohio, there were many success stories when it came to the sport of indoor soccer. The Canton Invaders, and more importantly, the Cleveland Crunch and Force took Northeast Ohio by force. Big crowds in large venues were the name of the
The Rockford Rampage closed the book on the 2012 portion of their schedule on a down note on Saturday night, when they dropped a 3-2 decision to the Rio Grande Valley Flash at the Victory Sports Center. The final result equaled the lowest scoring game in PASL history. The Rampage (5-4) took a 2-1 lead five minutes into the game, with goals by Elvir Kafedzic and Admir Ljeljak. However, that would be all the scoring that the Rampage could muster for the rest of the match, as Flash
The Rockford Rampage defeated the Ohio Vortex in their first game of the season in Oberlin, Ohio. The Rampage scored 3 goals in the first quarter. The goals were score by Bojan Jovicic (assisted by Adnan Epujovic), Joel Del Toro, and Gilberto Alfaro. Eric Lukin scored in the second quarter to make it 4-0. Peter Kolasinski scored with a powerful shot to the low right corner, which turned out to be an impossible save for the keeper to add to the
The Professional Arena Soccer League is coming to Harrisburg. With the unanimous approval of the PASL Board, the Harrisburg Heat Sports Group, LLC (HHSG, LLC) will operate the newly revived Harrisburg Heat beginning this November. Professional arena soccer was last played in Harrisburg in 2003. The Harrisburg Heat played 12 seasons at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center and regularly were at the top of the league in attendance while under the ownership of Dr. Rex Herbert. “Bringing the
Detroit WAZA FLO continued their two-game unbeaten streak with a win against the Ohio Vortex at the Taylor Sportsplex Saturday. The 9–7 victory gave WAZA FLO their third straight win of the season. “Obviously, a great win. Two real good teams tonight,” said Head Coach Costea Decu. “It wasn’t our best performance. We didn’t beat them like we did earlier in the season, but I am happy with our efforts and proud of my teammates.” Midfielder Miki Djerisilo scored his team-leading tenth goal to give