Athletica's Demise Another Blow To St. Louis Soccer
by (Article | Soccer America - May 28)
The Saint Louis Athletica became the second Women’s Professional Soccer team to fold in four months when its owners closed shop on Thursday. Athletica players, including such U.S. national team stars as Hope Solo, Shannon Boxx and Lori Chalupny, will be available as free agents to other WPS teams as of Tuesday. For now, AC St. Louis, the D-2 Pro League club operated by the same ownership group, remains in business. more details | go to article
Ac St. Louis Prepares To Play Despite Financial Crisis
by (Preview | St. Louis Post Dispatch - May 22)
With AC St. Louis' future in peril after the team's major investor pulled out, coach Claude Anelka faces a challenge when his team meets Tampa Bay tonight at 7 at the Anheuser-Busch Center. Can he keep his players focused and motivated? more details | go to article
St. Louis' Pro Soccer Teams Facing Serious Financial 'Challenges'
by (Profile/Interview | St. Louis Globe-Democrat - May 21)
Professional soccer in St. Louis has hit a major bump in the financial road that has left the men’s AC St. Louis and the women’s Athletica teams with severe “challenges,” the teams and the U.S. Soccer Federation acknowledged Thursday. more details | go to article
Leagues Concerned About St. Louis Atheltica, Ac St. Louis
by (Profile/Interview | St. Louis Post Dispatch - May 21)
The U.S. Soccer Federation and Women's Professional Soccer are taking an active interest in the finances of St. Louis' two soccer teams, AC St. Louis and the Athletica, after the teams have run into funding problems. more details | go to article
Miami FC Moving To Fort Lauderdale's Lockhart Stadium
by (Article | South Florida Sun Sentinel - February 27)
D-2 League team also looking to set up headquarters and practice facility more details | go to article
Match Times And Venues Finalized For USSF D-2 Pro League 2010 Schedule
by (Press Release | USSF - February 26)
The USSF Division-2 Professional League has confirmed match times and venues for the upcoming 2010 schedule. The announcement completes the full league schedule after the dates of each matchup were released on Feb. 8. more details | go to article
USSF D2 Pro League 2010 Match Schedule
by (Press Release | USSF - February 26)
(Complete 2010 D2 Schedule) more details | go to article
Victor Pastora Takes Over As Miami FC Coach
by (Article | Miami Herald - February 26)
Miami FC will have a new head coach prowling the sidelines this summer. more details | go to article
Rowdies To Unveil Uniforms, Preseason Schedule Wednesday
by (Blog Entry | Tampa Bay Tribune - February 23)
The FC Tampa Bay Rowdies will unveil their uniforms for the team’s inaugural season, and the remainder of the club’s preseason schedule, at a press conference to be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. the club said in a statement issued on Tuesday morning. more details | go to article
Union To Play Two Exhibitions In Florida
by (Preview | Philadelphia Inquirer - February 20)
In the first of those Florida games, the Union will meet Major League Soccer opponent FC Dallas, 7 p.m., March 14, at the University of Tampa's Pepin Stadium. more details | go to article
Two Changes Announced In Division 2 Professional League Schedule
by (Press Release | USSF - February 10)
The first change will see the Aug. 21 matchup between the Carolina RailHawks and the Austin Aztex pushed back one day to Aug. 22. The second change moved the Sept. 30 fixture between the Austin Aztex and the Carolina RailHawks to Oct. 1. more details | go to article
Ac St. Louis No. 2: Tim velten; U.S. Women's Games Announced
by (Blog Entry | St. Louis Post Dispatch - February 9)
Tim Velten, who went from Webster Groves High to SIUE to Louisville and then on to USL, is the second player announced by AC St. Louis. more details | go to article
FC Tampa Bay Rowdies Post Season Schedule
by (Press Release | Tampa Bay Business Journal - February 9)
Men’s professional soccer team FC Tampa Bay Rowdies scheduled its 2010 inaugural season, which includes 15 home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. more details | go to article
U.S. Soccer Division 2 Professional League Schedule Announced
by (Press Release | USSF - February 8)
The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced the schedule for the 2010 Division 2 Professional League. The regular season will open in the second weekend of April and run until early October, with the playoffs to be contested during the following weeks. more details | go to article
FC Tampa Bay Rowdies Sign U.S. National Team Player Julian valentin
by (Press Release | Tampa Bay Rowdies - February 5)
FC Tampa Bay Rowdies announce the signing of American defender, Julian Valentin to the 2010 inaugural team roster. Valentin previously captained the U.S. U-20 national team and played for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. more details | go to article
Miami FC Moving To Fort Lauderdale's Lockhart Stadium
by (Article | South Florida Sun Sentinel - February 27)
D-2 League team also looking to set up headquarters and practice facility more details | go to article
USSF D2 Pro League 2010 Match Schedule
by (Press Release | USSF - February 26)
(Complete 2010 D2 Schedule) more details | go to article
Union To Play Two Exhibitions In Florida
by (Preview | Philadelphia Inquirer - February 20)
In the first of those Florida games, the Union will meet Major League Soccer opponent FC Dallas, 7 p.m., March 14, at the University of Tampa's Pepin Stadium. more details | go to article
U.S. Soccer Division 2 Professional League Schedule Announced
by (Press Release | USSF - February 8)
The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced the schedule for the 2010 Division 2 Professional League. The regular season will open in the second weekend of April and run until early October, with the playoffs to be contested during the following weeks. more details | go to article
U.S. Soccer Conference Call Regarding 2010 Division 2 Soccer League
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - January 7)
U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati, CEO/Secretary General Dan Flynn, USL CEO Alec Papadakis and NASL Acting Commissioner Jeff Cooper spoke to media today to announce the creation of a combined USL/NASL Division 2 professional soccer league in 2010 more details | go to article
Division 2 Professional League To Operate In 2010
by (Press Release | USSF - January 7)
The U.S. Soccer Federation, United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL) have come to an agreement on the formation and operation of a Division 2 professional soccer league for the 2010 season. Under the agreement, U.S. Soccer will oversee the league for the 2010 season, working with both the USL and NASL on the day-to-day league activities. more details | go to article
NASL And TV
by (Article | The Kartik Report - December 10)
TKR has learned that despite being unsanctioned at this time, that the newly formed NASL has moved forward with its plans to broadcast its inaugural season on Television. Two sources confirmed to us that the league has leveraged the relationships of Traffic Sports USA and reached out preliminarily to multiple cable/satellite channels. more details | go to article
Sober Second Thoughts: It's Not Paranoid When You Know You're Doomed
by (Blog Entry | The 24th Minute - December 10)
The kneejerk reaction in most Canadian soccer circles over the TOAUSLNASL2.0 (that's how I'm going to write it from now on, I think) has been similar to the small child that puts his hands over his ears and screams "I can't hear you I Can't hear you I can't hear you" when he's told to go to bed. more details | go to article
USL Files First Of What Could Be Many Lawsuits
by (Article | Inside Minnesota Soccer - December 9)
On the same day that Jeff Cooper, spokesperson for the newly proposed second division soccer league called the North American Soccer League (NASL), pulled out all the bells and whistles to announce their newest team, AC Saint Louis, the United Soccer Leagues filed the first of what could be many lawsuits. more details | go to article
Athletica's Demise Another Blow To St. Louis Soccer
by (Article | Soccer America - May 28)
The Saint Louis Athletica became the second Women’s Professional Soccer team to fold in four months when its owners closed shop on Thursday. Athletica players, including such U.S. national team stars as Hope Solo, Shannon Boxx and Lori Chalupny, will be available as free agents to other WPS teams as of Tuesday. For now, AC St. Louis, the D-2 Pro League club operated by the same ownership group, remains in business. more details | go to article
Leagues Concerned About St. Louis Atheltica, Ac St. Louis
by (Profile/Interview | St. Louis Post Dispatch - May 21)
The U.S. Soccer Federation and Women's Professional Soccer are taking an active interest in the finances of St. Louis' two soccer teams, AC St. Louis and the Athletica, after the teams have run into funding problems. more details | go to article
Victor Pastora Takes Over As Miami FC Coach
by (Article | Miami Herald - February 26)
Miami FC will have a new head coach prowling the sidelines this summer. more details | go to article
Rowdies To Unveil Uniforms, Preseason Schedule Wednesday
by (Blog Entry | Tampa Bay Tribune - February 23)
The FC Tampa Bay Rowdies will unveil their uniforms for the team’s inaugural season, and the remainder of the club’s preseason schedule, at a press conference to be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. the club said in a statement issued on Tuesday morning. more details | go to article
Ac St. Louis No. 2: Tim velten; U.S. Women's Games Announced
by (Blog Entry | St. Louis Post Dispatch - February 9)
Tim Velten, who went from Webster Groves High to SIUE to Louisville and then on to USL, is the second player announced by AC St. Louis. more details | go to article
FC Tampa Bay Rowdies Post Season Schedule
by (Press Release | Tampa Bay Business Journal - February 9)
Men’s professional soccer team FC Tampa Bay Rowdies scheduled its 2010 inaugural season, which includes 15 home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. more details | go to article