FC Indiana and FC Columbus were both looking to avenge losses last week before their final matches of the season. Columbus were arguably favorites in the encounter as they came into the match two places above Indiana in the NPSL Great Lakes Conference standings and had hammered them 5-1 in their last meeting. Damani Camara opened the scoring in the fourth minute after a fantastic ball driven low with pace from Jonathan Barnes. The lead nearly doubled after Camara found Barnes
Coming off their first win in eight matches, FC Columbus were determined to continue the upward momentum at home to Kalamazoo FC. The match saw Kalamazoo grab a late come from behind 2-1 victory in stoppage time after Giuseppe Vitale got on the end of a ball played in from a free kick just outside the 18. The winner came five minutes after a double red card came about in the 88th minute between
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce Atlantic City FC forward/midfielder Walter Calderon as the ninth NPSL National Player of the Week for the 2019 season. “It’s an honor to be named NPSL Player of the Week,” Calderon said. “This league has a lot of great players and to be recognized is truly an honor.” Calderon scored a hat trick in a 4-2 win over FC Monmouth. He has started six games and registered a total of six goals
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce Chattanooga FC goalkeeper Phil D’Amico as the eighth NPSL National Player of the Week for the 2019 season. “I am very happy to be NPSL Player of the Week,” D’Amico said. “This wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for the amazing coaching staff at Chattanooga FC, who continue to push me every day. Also, to my back line who makes it easier for me to be comfortable in goal, without them
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce Duluth FC midfielder Carlyle Junior as the seventh NPSL National Player of the Week for the 2019 season. “I’m very happy playing for Duluth FC, especially because of the way that they have welcomed me with so much joy and affection,” Junior commented. “I am thankful for the technical committee that have been doing great work every day, the quality and commitment of all of my teammates, and the crowd that
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce Midland-Odessa Sockers FC forward Julio Vargas Luna as the sixth NPSL National Player of the Week for the 2019 season. “It’s been an honor playing for the Sockers and for this coaching staff,” Luna said. “All of the credit for this goes to my teammates that helped me earn this award.” Luna registered four goals and one assist in two wins over Laredo and Katy. “Julio came to our club and made an immediate
Few players embody the growth of the NPSL like British standout Peter Gregory who plays for head coach Paul Caligiuri at Orange County Football Club (OCFC) in the NPSL’s Southwest Conference. Having played in 421 minutes in five games at the end of the 2018 NPSL season with OCFC his player stats were two goals scored and part of a further nine goals. That’s being involved in a goal every 39 minutes of play; that just happens to be the definition of a playmaker. Located in Lake Forest, CA,
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that the Muskegon Risers (Muskegon, MI) have joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the Midwest Region’s Great Lakes Conference in 2020. “We are thrilled to begin our 2020 expansion campaign with such a strong club in the Muskegon Risers,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera said. “We are excited to see the NPSL brand continue to grow in Michigan and throughout the Midwest. We are
On December 23rd, the New York Cosmos announced the return of captain and longtime player Danny Szetela for the 2019 NPSL season, including both the regular season and Founder’s Cup competition. His seventh year with the Cosmos promises to be another thrilling ride as a side with a historic lineage in the sport returns to professional status. This also promises to be another thrilling season in a career that has spanned from Columbus in the MLS, overseas, back to the