The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Metro Louisville FC (Louisville, KY) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the East Region’s Southeast Conference in 2020.
“We are thrilled to add a team in Kentucky,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera said. “The Southeast Conference, with its move to the East Region and the addition of several new teams, is expected to be one of our most exciting conferences in 2020.”
The annual opening day for Columbus Crew SC at MAPFRE Stadium dubbed “Crewsmas” by supporters ended in a 1-0 victory. Caleb Porter’s starting lineup included three new signings in the form of attacking midfielder Lucas Zelarayan, box-to-box midfielder Darlington Nagbe, and central defender Vito Wormgoor. While last season was a a season of transition for the new ownership, this season is a much different story. “2019 became more of a celebration that the Crew were still in Columbus, the Crew were still
Following weeks of speculation over his possible return to El Paso Locomotive FC, news was confirmed Wednesday that midfielder Sebastian Velasquez has signed with The Miami FC. The Colombian took to Twitter last week releasing a statement after speculation had been at a fever pitch. He had been silent for weeks while the fans in El Paso, and elsewhere waited anxiously for news. Miami FC released the following statement announcing the news: “Sebastián is a player that has been on our
While in Cancun, Mexico, for Crew’s preseason training camp, Columbus Crew SC head coach Caleb Porter spoke with reporters ahead of the 2020 MLS season that is just under a month from officially kicking off. Photo Credit: Ric Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Perhaps unsurprisingly, much of the talk of the conference call was on the newest members of the Crew – along with the departure of longtime team captain Wil Trapp. Porter spoke highly of Trapp, who was traded to Inter Miami on January
The whistle blew in Salt Lake City last month to wrap the inaugural season for the El Paso Locomotive FC. The expansion team had reached the semifinals, facing the highest point of any other expansion team this season, far surpassing the initial goal of simply making the playoffs. The season was something to celebrate and cheer with pride after a traumatic mass shooting had rocked the community only months before. After a dramatic win on the road in Sacramento to earn
Seattle Sounders FC won the second championship in the club’s MLS history, defeating Toronto FC 3-1 in 2019 MLS Cup at CenturyLink Field on Sunday afternoon. “And most importantly, the players and the fans deserve this,” Seattle Sounders FC Head Coach Brian Schmetzer said. “The players persevered because again it was the first half that you know we needed to make some adjustments, and they never quit, and the fans never stopped believing. So, I’m very, very happy and proud for
The near sellout crowd at Southwest University Park jumped to their feet in jubilation Saturday night as the final whistle blew, sending the home team to its first Western Conference Finals in its inaugural season. El Paso Locomotive FC had shut out Sacramento Republic FC 3-0 to continue its historic track in the USL Championship. The expansion team is the third in league history to reach the conference finals in their bid to bring hardware back to the Sun City. El Paso
Midfielder Sebastian Velasquez looked up at the Fresno FC goalkeeper ready to shoot a penalty kick in the final minutes of the first playoff match for El Paso. A tied game and a chance for an upset was a spot Velasquez knew well. In 2013, in his second season in Major League Soccer, he faced a penalty kick for a chance to win the MLS Cup for Real Salt Lake. He missed. Velasquez had grown by leaps and bounds following that
The MLS is growing and improving at a fairly impressive rate these days, thanks to American and international play alike. But as the recent edition of soccer’s newest great rivalry – “El Trafico” – demonstrated, it’s still the major international stars that make the biggest impact. LAFC-versus-LA Galaxy was rightly billed as a clash not just between two cross-town adversaries or two good teams, but between Carlos Vela and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Unless Christian Pulisic decides to make his way home