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Coachella SC: USL League Two’s International Club

Soccer at Cathedral City High School in Cathedral City, Calif

February 1, 2025

Soccer will return to the Coachella Valley in 2025 with Coachella Soccer Club set to begin play in USL League Two in May. In 2024, owner, Rolando Inostroza, owned a club called…

One Of The Best Players In MLS Gets Some Support At San Jose Earthquakes For 2025

Cristian Espinoza San Jose Earthquakes stats

January 14, 2025

By James Nalton. Cristian Espinoza is one of the best players in Major League Soccer, but last season his San Jose Earthquakes team were the worst. What a pickle. The Earthquakes finished…

30 Years After Hosting Its First World Cup, What’s Changed In US Soccer?

January 12, 2025

Italy, France, Brazil, Mexico, Germany. What do all of these nations have in common? They’re the only countries to have hosted multiple editions of the FIFA World Cup. The United States will…

Missing: New York City FC MLS Output Merchants

January 4, 2025

By James Nalton. New York City FC will be hoping new head coach Pascal Jansen can get more out of existing players, but to get real high-level output to match the best…

John Tolkin And Miki Yamane Set For Full-Back Battle In MLS Cup Final

December 6, 2024

By James Nalton. Chatham, New Jersey native John Tolkin played a key role in the New York Red Bulls’ unexpected progress to the 2024 MLS Cup final, sending in the cross from…

New York Red Bulls Get Ahead Of New York City Rivals To Reach Conference Final

Dante Vanzeir Justin Haak Red Bulls City

November 24, 2024

By James Nalton. The New York City FC players looked around with a mixture of panic and disbelief as Dante Vanzeir steered the ball into the far corner of their goal, in…

New York Red Bulls Shock MLS By Knocking Lauded Columbus Crew Out Of Playoffs

November 4, 2024

New York Red Bulls pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Major League Soccer playoff history, defeating Columbus Crew on penalties in game two of a best-of-three series to reach the…

New York City Takes FC Cincinnati To Game 3 Decider In MLS Playoffs

November 3, 2024

New York City FC kept its 2024 Major League Soccer season alive on Saturday, winning 3-1 at home to FC Cincinnati. The result takes this MLS Playoffs Round One series to a…

Cracks In Philadelphia Union’s Defense Revealed By (Un)Expected Goalkeeping Data

Philadelphia Union defense goalkeeper 2024

October 14, 2024

By James Nalton. For the previous five seasons, Philadelphia Union has been one of the more consistent teams in Major League Soccer, regularly finishing in the top three of the Eastern Conference…

Newly Promoted NY International FC Resume Impressive Start To 24/25 Season

New York International Central Park Rangers II CSL

October 8, 2024

By James Nalton. It was in the shadow of Yankee Stadium earlier this year that Cosmopolitan Soccer League (CSL) side New York International FC earned promotion to Division 1. It is a…

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