The Laredo Heat SC secured a playoff berth and moved up to second place in the Lone Star Conference on Saturday as it beat the FC Brownsville Explorers for the second time in four days, winning 4-2 on the road. “Any time you play a team back-to-back like that in our sport it’s difficult, but the guys were composed, there was urgency in their play and they knew what was at stake,” Laredo Heat SC head coach
Everyone knows Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and an individual willing to take big risks for even greater rewards. The growth seen in Tesla, SpaceX, and even the hyperloop are just unreal. Musk is truly an immense character that has the potential to impact American entrepreneurship unlike any other person in history. He can be the next Ford, Edison, Gates, Jobs, Bezos, or just surpass everyone altogether. Oakland’s own Benno Nagel is a similar figure in American soccer, someone who
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Contra Costa FC (Concord/Walnut Creek, CA) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the West Region in 2021. “This is exciting news as we continue to grow our presence in California,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera said. “Contra Costa FC is a tremendous organization, and we are looking forward to what they will contribute on and off the field.” Contra Costa FC’s front office
Help is on the way to Vancouver in the form of a young and enigmatic striker named David Egbo. The University of Akron forward was recently selected ninth overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Egbo registered 21 goals and 13 assists in 35 starts and 56 appearances in three seasons with the Zips. Unsurprisingly he led the MAC in goals and shots per game, and placed second in assists per game in 2019. He helped the Zips
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Arkansas Wolves FC (Little Rock, AR) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the South Region in 2021. “The Wolves are a true grassroots organization, developing homegrown players and connecting with local schools, businesses, and organizations,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera said. “They have a great venue that is perfect for a premier amateur league like the NPSL. We are excited to see what they
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Sioux Falls Thunder FC (Sioux Falls, SD) has returned to the league with new ownership. The club will now be led by Daniel Haggerty, who will serve as both owner and general manager. Haggerty, who resides in Freeman, SD, has coached high school soccer for 19 years, 11 in South Dakota and eight in Ohio. He played four years and earned NAIA All-American Honorable Mention honors at Goshen College
El Paso Locomotive FC ended their fourth match of the season gaining an important 3 points in a 4-2 win over the Colorado Switchbacks. The Locomotive’s minimize their deficit to two points in Group C, trailing New Mexico, after the United loss to Phoenix Saturday. Homegrown kid Chapa Herrera scored his first professional goals with a brace in the second half. Fellow El Paso native Aaron Gomez was first to notch a goal, earning his third in as many games.
El Paso Locomotive ended with a 2-2 draw Wednesday night against New Mexico, maintaining the top position in their group after earning three points on Saturday. Cases continue to rise in Texas, and especially in El Paso, though local health officials have approved games to continue for the time being. The Locomotive organization has chosen not to have fans at home games, leaving for an eerie atmosphere with cardboard cutouts of their most loyal supporters, no ball boys, and taped
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed down swaths of the American economy, sports were shut down at all levels. Minneapolis City SC, a club based in south side of the city that plays in the NPSL, found themselves without a season. The front office, staffed entirely by volunteers, went on with their day jobs. The players, none of whom are paid, continued with their other occupations. The team’s club shop on 38th Street closed. It would reopen as something else entirely. On
