The National Premier Soccer League is proud to announce its first National Player of the Week for the 2013 regular season. The first winner, for the week ending April 7th, is FC Hasental midfielder Armando Gaitan. As a youth, he played in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy with the Los Angeles Football Club. Gaitan also trained in Mexico with the Pachuca Reserves and spent six months in the PDL with the New York Cosmos U-23s. He is in his second year with FC
The NPSL is pleased to announce that the following 8 teams will be participating in the 100th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: Brooklyn Italians Chattanooga FC FC Hasental FC Lehigh Valley United Sonic Georgia Revolution Madison 56ers New York Red Bulls U-23s Sacramento Gold Opponents as well as game times and dates will be determined by the draw that will take place in late April. The 2013 tournament features 68 teams, an increase from the 64 that competed last year, marking the largest field in the modern era. This
It was another busy weekend for the NPSL on the West Coast. Friday’s only match featured two teams from San Diego facing off in what should be a great series throughout the season. The first game of the San Diego Derby finished with the Flash as victors with a 3-1 win over Boca FC. The Flash were led by a strong defensive effort from Tim Roty and a barrage of goals from Daniel Ortega, Eric Lafon, and Lee Underwood. Boca’s potent offensive attack was
Despite a slow early start, plagued with poor effort and missed chances, the Columbus Crew managed to pull out a late 1-1 draw against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday, extending their home point streak to 11 games without a loss. Photo Credit: Kevin Cross/ISNSoccer.com In the 72nd minute Eddie Gaven found a streaking Dominic Oduro, who found the back of the net with a rocket from an impossibly tight angle to earn a point for Columbus. Gaven’s assist helped put the Crew
AFC Cleveland is proud to announce that Rocky River and Ridge Park Urgent Care Centers will be the title sponsor for the team’s 2013 NPSL season. The partnership brings AFC Cleveland their first title sponsor and provides massive exposure for the local healthcare company, including visibility on the team’s home and away jerseys. “We are excited to have Rocky River and Ridge Park Urgent Care Centers as our title sponsor for the 2013 season,” AFC Cleveland Chairman Terry Lawriw stated. “They
Houston Hurricanes FC is proud to announce a strategic partnership with MUNDOFOX Houston. “I have been involved in soccer in Houston for over 25 years and this is the biggest deal I have ever done in futbol and with the Hurricanes,” Hurricanes President Brendan Keyes stated. “It’s a great way to start our first season with such a prestigious TV network as MUNDOFOX Houston.” The MUNDOFOX Houston logo will be featured on the front of the Hurricanes’ home jerseys, while the
Thank you to J.P. Terrasi for contributing to this report. The 2013 IMG World Congress of Sports presented by SportsBusiness Daily/Global/Journal saw the leaders in the world of sports come together in Naples, Florida to share their expertise and experiences with attendees. Some of the biggest names and brands in sports were at the event. Obviously soccer is always on our mind and apparently that was also the case for the organizers as the beautiful game was widely represented. “Examining the New Wave
Playing with a starting eleven comprised of mostly backup players, Chivas USA fell 2-1 Tuesday morning to Orange County Pateadores at The Home Depot Center’s Field 6. The Rojiblancos knocked in their lone goal in the second half on a deflected shot by Marco Delgado. But the visiting side was led by two second-half scores, the first coming on a penalty kick by Leopoldo Morales and the game-winner by Manuel Asprilla. Because of a change in Chivas USA’s MLS schedule made
Jesse Kehoe scored a goal in each half as Real San Jose opened the 2013 NPSL regular season with a 2-0 road win versus newcomers CD Aguiluchos USA on a rain soaked pitch in Oakland on Mach 30. “They were both lucky,” laughed Kehoe when asked about his game-winning strikes. Neither of which, however, could be considered “lucky.” After fairly even early exchanges, RSJ began to take control midway through the first half by keeping quick CDA runs in check. Finallyin
