SA Scorpions Play Mexico U-21 Team To 3-3 Draw NASL's San Antonio Scorpions and Mexican Under-21 National Team played to a wildly entertaining 3-3 tie in front of 5,129 fans at Toyota Field Saturday night. Forward Eric Hassli converted a penalty kick in the 90th minute to earn the Scorpions the dramatic draw. http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/oj...ns-play-mexico-u-21s-to-3-3-draw#.U7DelGco-po
CSA, CFL and NASL to launch an all Canadian soccer league The Canadian Soccer Association is involved in negotiations with the Canadian Football League and NASL to launch an all-Canadian league. There could be as many as seven teams involved, all affiliated with local CFL teams and playing in CFL stadiums. Hamilton's Bob Young is said to be the leading voice on the CFL side. The Ti-Cats owner was previously involved in professional soccer in Carolina. Although he had a falling out with Traffic Sports, sources say that relationship has been healed. The league would likely begin play in 2016, which the possibility of up to two teams coming in for 2015 (Hamilton and Calgary have been suggested). The three MLS markets will likely opt out. There is no word on whether teams independent of CFL teams (with the exception of the pre-existing FC Edmonton) will be considered. It's likely that such arrangements would be considered after the league was established. The league would be affiliated with the American NASL. The format would likely resemble Major League Baseball with two distinct leagues operating in close cooperation. There would be some inter-league play and the Soccer Bowl would likely be played between the two champions. [urlhttp://www.canadiansoccernews.com/index.php?/page/articles.html/_/world-cup-2014/csa-cfl-and-nasl-to-launch-canadian-league-r4701[/url]
Jacksonville’s North American Soccer League team will convert Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville to soccer pitch for 20 home matches Three-year Charter Crew and one-year “Inaugural” season tickets offer fans the best value and first pick of seats at Baseball Grounds and new permanent stadium. http://www.armadafc.com/news/detail...le-starting-at-just-10-per-match#.U7_9q2co-po
Ottawa, NASL Set New Modern-Era Attendance Records With the opening today of Ottawa Fury FC's new home stadium, TD Place, the North America Soccer League (NASL) has seen two modern-era attendance records broken: single match and overall weekly attendance. Ottawa Fury FC welcomed 14,593 fans, surpassing the previous record of 13,151 of San Antonio Scorpions from 2012. Additionally, League-wide this week's attendance of 42,404 surpasses the weekly high from Week 1 of the Spring Season, 36,443. http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/mt...-modern-era---attendance-records#.U8xdqmco-po
Minnesota United FC Defeat Premier League Swansea City In Friendly NASL Spring Champion Minnesota United FC defeated English Premier League side Swansea City AFC 2-0 in an international friendly in front of a franchise record sellout of 9,064 fans at NSC Stadium. First half goals by Justin Davis and Greg Jordan made the difference in the match. http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/1k...-league-swansea-city-in-friendly#.U8xhJ2co-po
The Championship: Defined With the NASL Spring Season behind us and Minnesota United FC crowned Spring Champs, they have booked their ticket The Championship. The Fall Season is in the early stages, but its already starting to have significant impacts for which three clubs will join the Loons come November. When the NASL announced a new-look postseason format earlier this year, this is exactly the type of excitement and competition expected when it was decided that four clubs would qualify to compete in The Championship with the opportunity to emerge as Soccer Bowl Champions. The math required for The Championship is simple: Spring Champion + Fall Champion + Two (2) clubs with the best overall record = The Championship. http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/5lr19nk3ab7p17tq06defhq0f/the-championship-defined#.U80tq2co-po
Soccer for a Cause Unveils Proposed Expansion of Toyota Field To Create Top-Tier Soccer Stadium SAN ANTONIO – Soccer for a Cause today unveiled a proposed expansion of the home of the San Antonio Scorpions – Toyota Field – to make it one of the nation’s premier soccer and special-events venues. “The escalating interest in the Scorpions and professional soccer over the past two years has been mind-boggling,” said Gordon Hartman, who launched Soccer for a Cause to bring pro soccer to San Antonio and benefit the special-needs community. “We are blessed to be a franchise playing in the North American Soccer League, however we must be prepared to expand once support and investment are secured to allow for additional opportunities. “We want to be ready to take our venue to the next level as fan and sponsor support in soccer continues to grow. The recent World Cup competition serves as a great example that the most popular sport internationally is gaining even more popularity all over the globe including San Antonio and South Texas http://www.reddit.com/tb/2f9eon
Three Brazilian Investors Acquire the Fort Lauderdale Strikers FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Friday, September 19, 2014) – Traffic Sports, owner of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, announced today that a group of three Brazilian investors - Paulo Cesso, Ricardo Geromel, and Rafael Bertani - has purchased the team. The Fort Lauderdale Strikers play in the North American Soccer League (NASL), which is a present-day revival of the league where Pelé played back in the glory days of soccer in the US. In fact, a match between the Strikers and the New York Cosmos drew 77,691, a record which still stands for a league game between two professional US soccer teams. http://www.strikers.com/news/detail...q9h0l9abo/ownership-announcement#.VBxE9GdMupo
The Championship Kicks Off On November 8 In Minnesota and San Antonio The Championship Semifinals Minnesota United FC (#1 seed) vs. Carolina RailHawks (#4 seed) •Saturday, November 8 •NSC Stadium - Blaine, Minn. •6 p.m. CT (7 p.m. ET) •National broadcasts: ESPN3, NASLLive.com, and ONE World Sport* •Local broadcast: KSTC45-TV San Antonio Scorpions (#2 seed) vs. New York Cosmos (#3 seed) •Saturday, November 8 •Toyota Field - San Antonio, Tex. •7:30 p.m. CT (8:30 p.m. ET) •National broadcasts: ESPN3, NASLLive.com •Local Broadcast: KSAT12.2 MeTV The Championship Final http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/7z...r-8-in-minnesota-and-san-antonio#.VFKgiGdMupo
The North American Soccer League (NASL) has expanded its relationship with ESPN going into the 2015 season, announcing Thursday that a minimum of 120 league matches will be carried live on ESPN3, ESPN Play, and ESPN Player in 75 different countries. http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/1a...unces-global-agreement-with-espn#.VRTA2vldUbM
20 by 2018: NASL near expansion in Canada, target Miami, Hartford and West Coast. http://www.empireofsoccer.com/expansion-target-hartford-27323/
NY Cosmos eye three potential stadium sites, two in NYC, if Belmont bid fails. New York Cosmos COO Erik Stover is opening up about the team’s contingency plans for a soccer specific stadium in the event of a rejection at their proposed Elmont site. http://www.reddit.com/tb/317oji
Miami FC's ownership group, led by Italians Riccardo Silva and Paolo Maldini, is making headlines in Italy.
"We expect a healthy and passionate rivalry on the field." -@FTLStrikers Managing Partner @ricardogeromel on #MiamiFC
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