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Capo FC: Grassroots American Soccer

July 6, 2024

By Oliver Tensley. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — Capistrano Football Club, more commonly known as Capo FC, is a club for its community. Many clubs say that, but few capture the feeling…

Coachella FC: Life In The Desert

June 18, 2024

By Oliver Tensley . THERMAL, Calif. — Coachella Football Club kicked a ball for the first time just a month ago in USL League Two yet already dreams big. “I can take…

Irvine Zeta FC: A Local Global Club In Orange County, California

June 13, 2024

By Oliver Tensley at the Championship Soccer Stadium. IRVINE, Calif. — Irvine Zeta FC is located in Orange County, California yet their scope of view is paradoxically both narrower and wider than…

Ventura County Fusion: “The Pride Of The 805”

June 8, 2024

By Oliver Tensley. Just three miles from the Ventura Harbor sits Ventura College, home of the Ventura County Fusion. On Wednesday, June 5, they faced the Southern California Eagles (based in Whittier,…

How Can Goal-Shy New York City FC Find More Goals To Celebrate?

March 27, 2024

By James Nalton. In the 2023 MLS regular season, only Toronto FC and Colorado Rapids — the bottom teams in each conference — scored fewer goals than New York City FC. It…

Contrasting Starts To 2024 For New York’s MLS Teams

March 4, 2024

By James Nalton. Two full matchdays into the new Major League Soccer season, it is safe to say there are contrasting levels of optimism around the two teams with New York in…

New York Red Bulls Advance To MLS Playoffs After Wild Wildcard Game Vs Charlotte Finishes 5-2

October 26, 2023

By James Nalton. New York Red Bulls qualified for the MLS Playoffs proper after defeating Charlotte FC in a goal-filled wildcard game. The Red Bulls joined Red Bull Arena housemates NJ/NY Gotham…

National Soccer: US Open Cup Final Day – Lionel Messi and the USA’s FA Cup

Messi Miami Open Cup semifinal Cincinnati

September 27, 2023

By James Nalton. What if there was a version of the English FA Cup, the Spanish Copa del Rey, or the German DFB Pokal but for the United Sta… there is! It’s…

Drab Hudson River Derby As New York City & Red Bulls 2023 Seasons Run Dry

September 16, 2023

By James Nalton. New York City 0, New York Red Bulls 0. Neither of the Major League Soccer teams with New York in their name have been very good this season. A…

New York Red Bulls Need To Recover MetroStars Culture In Difficult 2023 Season

July 14, 2023

By James Nalton. Something wasn’t quite right at the New York Red Bulls. On the field, the team wasn’t winning games and picked up just one victory in its opening 11 games…

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