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...
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Trump-Biden Debate Ratings Plummet From 2020, Still Dwarf Everything Except NFL
Well, unless you've been living under a rock in a cave on Mars, then by now you've heard about last night's historic debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump. The event was...
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The Bear Season 3 Ending Explained: The Restaurant Review is In
FX and Hulu's acclaimed and award-winning series The Bear has always been great at ending its seasons. The first season ended with the discovery of the money in pasta cans, Carmy's decision to change...
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Chicago Med Casting News: Dominic Rains OUT As Series Regular
Chicago Med is short a cast member going into season 10, and this one hurts. Dominic Rains' Crockett Marcel was in a precarious position as Chicago Med Season 9 ended, but with no official word that...
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With Horizon Poised to Flop, Should Kevin Costner Have Stuck With Yellowstone?
Some of our younger readers might not remember this, but in the early 1990s, Kevin Costner was objectively the biggest thing in Hollywood. The impressive streak of Field of Dreams, Dances With Wolves,...
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Power Book II: Ghost Season 4 Episode 4 Review: The Reckoning
Things got tied up a little TOO neatly for Dru and Diana. Was there a real threat that either Dru or Diana would die four episodes into the final season of Power Book II: Ghost? No. Absolutely not....
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Falling Like Snowflakes Shows An Old Romance The Path to Find Each Other
This year, Hallmark added two new Christmas in July originals. While some have difficulty getting into the spirit while it's warm and sunny outside, this was the ideal film to transport you to the...
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Days Of Our Lives Spoilers for the Week of 7-01-24: A Forgotten Storyline Is...
One huge Days of Our Lives storyline is making a comeback after nearly a month off-screen. The soap has a bad habit of dropping storylines and then picking them up weeks later. It's improved a...
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Mayor of Kingstown Season 3 Episode 5 Review: Iris
Mayor of Kingstown Season 3 Episode 5 opened with a bang -- literally, as Kyle joined Robert and the rest of SWAT for a practice drill. Kyle was more impressive than the SWAT guys, so maybe there is...
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House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 3 Review: Reunions and Goodbyes
This series is the gift that keeps on giving. I know it makes me a huge nerd, but every week when I hear that recycled Game of Thrones theme song, my heart rate starts to rise and I get hyped....
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Interview with the Vampire Season 2 Episode 8 Review: And That's the End of...
There is not enough chatter in the streets about Interview with the Vampire being the best show currently on television for my liking. I need billboards and someone standing on a street corner with a...
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