Photo Credit: FC Dallas Atiba Harris is a brilliant player with serious experience at the professional and international level. Professionally he has played in 275 MLS matches (215 starts) and contributed 31 goals and 28 assists over an astonishing 19,158 minutes of play. He has spent time with six MLS teams, including Real Salt Lake, Chivas USA, FC Dallas, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Colorado Rapids, and San Jose Earthquakes. He made a name for himself in MLS, gaining a reputation as a
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
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
Photo Credit: Ralph Schudel It’s a warm Tuesday night in early May, Micaela Powers prepares to clock out from another busy day at her job in tech sales. She heads home to gather her equipment and begin the ritual of commuting to another training session with the Columbus Eagles. She found her way to the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) franchise in mid-March after finishing her playing career at the University of Wisconsin in 2016. According to the former Badger, she
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
