Midfield Press Lower League US Pro Soccer Expansion Tracker – November 2019...
As lower league soccer comes to a close in 2019 with USL Championship playing its Semifinals this weekend, USL League One crowing North Texas champions, and NISA playing its East and West Finals early...
View ArticleNew Details On NISA’s Possible Second New York Team – New Amsterdam FC
Queensboro FC may not be the only brand new professional soccer club set to launch in New York City in the near future. As I reported back in November, there were four applicants to join the National...
View Article2020 Goals For NISA & Its Clubs
The National Independent Soccer Association accomplished a lot in 2019, even if the product on the field during the Fall Showcase seemed like a humble beginning. The league achieved sanctioning from...
View ArticleMidfield Press Lower League US Pro Soccer Expansion Tracker – Summer 2020...
Lower league men’s professional soccer is opening back up after the Covid-19 pandemic halted play across USL Championship, USL League One and NISA. The pandemic not only paused play on the pitch but...
View ArticleAn Uncommon Upbringing: Lansing Common Football Club
Rising from the ashes is never an easy task, but it is one that a group of Lansing soccer supporters have taken on with clear intentions of bringing soccer back to their city in the shape of Lansing...
View ArticleIn Leaving NISA, the Oakland Roots Prove Its Necessity
The Oakland Roots formally announced their move to the USL Championship. The story got more traction than the announcement of a new USL franchise normally would, no surprise given Oakland’s excellence...
View ArticleNISA Aims To Build A National Soccer Pyramid … But Will It Work?
The National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) took its first steps towards building a multi-tier league system with its partnerships with regional circuits like the Eastern Premier Soccer League,...
View ArticleNISA Made The Best Of A Difficult 2020
(Photo via Detroit City FC) I don’t need to tell you that 2020 did not go as planned for anyone. It has been one of the worst years in recent human history by many metrics. If, in search of a bit of...
View ArticleTwo New Venue Possibilities Are A Litmus Test & Legacy Opportunity For Cosmos...
The issue of a permanent home for the New York Cosmos has been prominent since the club’s re-launch in 2013. The early days of the reboot era were bolstered by hopes that the Cosmos would win an RFP...
View ArticleCosmos For Sale? Out For 2021, Club Appears Unlikely To Return Under Commisso...
Available(?): One used, slightly battered soccer club. Historic brand name with recent championship success. Small but passionate fanbase remaining. Big upside if restored to its past glory. A real...
View ArticleDays of Our Lives Spoilers for the Week of 5-13-24: FINALLY Some Movement on...
Li Shin didn't seem like he would ever get justice. After Gabi found him bleeding out on the floor of his apartment and stupidly grabbed the knife, she was carted off to jail despite her innocence. No...
View ArticleWhen Calls the Heart Season 11 Episode 6 Review: Believe
Usually, it's exciting when an old character returns, but Thomas Higgins only brought back uncomfortable feelings. On When Calls the Heart, Season 11 Episode 6, Thomas Higgins returned, only this time...
View ArticleInterview with the Vampire Season 2 Episode 1 Review: What Can The Damned...
After an intoxicating and almost flawless first effort, Interview with the Vampire returns with a few new items to start the latest season. Louis and Claudia, having left New Orleans and Lestat behind...
View ArticleTracker Season 1 Episode 12 Review: Off the Books
When you pair up two ridiculously magnetic actors in an action-adventure series, what you get in return is one hell of an entertaining hour of television.Tracker Season 1 Episode 12 may be the best...
View ArticleFOX 2024-25 Fall Lineup: Rescue HI-Surf Gets Post Super Bowl Slot; Accused &...
FOX was busy over the weekend. They renewed their remaining drama, The Cleaning Lady, for a 12-episode third season under new showrunners, to start. The Cleaning Lady, which suffered a great loss when...
View ArticleDoes TV do the Post-Apocalypse well? Where TWD, Sweet Tooth, & Fallout Fit In
Once upon a time, the post-apocalypse genre was almost exclusive to movies, with the occasional exception, such as the 1994 mini-series The Stand. Fortunately, the advent of streaming services and...
View Article2024 Cancelations: What’s Next For the Stars of Station 19, Blue Bloods,...
Cancelations suck, and the 2024 season has been particularly brutal. Long-running favorites such as Station 19, Blue Bloods, and Young Sheldon are going off the air, leaving fans brokenhearted -- and...
View ArticleAs Back to Black Trailer Draws Criticism, is it Time to Give the Biopic Genre...
The past year saw a glut of biopics, and there are many more to come. On the horizon are movies about Bob Dylan (A Complete Unknown with Timothee Chalamet), Michael Jackson (Michael with Jaafar...
View ArticleBlack Mirror, One of the Smartest Show on TV, Got Dragged Down by Monster...
To call Black Mirror a modern-day Twilight Zone is a failure to comprehend the metaphor of the series title. A black mirror is the reflective black screen you stare into whenever your TV, phone, or...
View ArticleFOX New Drama Trailers: Rescue: HI Surf, Murder in a Small Town & Doc
FOX released its fall schedule earlier today, and now we’ve got our first look at the new series. We've got your first look at the upcoming dramas, including Rescue: HI Surf, Murder in a Small Town,...
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