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Women’s Professional Soccer’s Saint Louis Athletica Folds – SPA Women’s Soccer Pocast

Richard Farley — Fri, 28 May 2010 02:41:46 +0000

On this special episode of the women’s soccer podcast, Set Piece Analysts’ Jeff Kassouf and Richard Farley talk about the folding of Saint Louis Athletica.

Set Piece Analysts’ Women’s Soccer podcast is a weekly effort from Jeff Kassouf and Richard Farley. You can get it via iTunes.

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Athletica, Women’s Professional Soccer Reminded: Shared Ownership With Men’s Clubs Finds Women’s Teams Overlooked

Richard Farley — Thu, 27 May 2010 07:33:03 +0000

Apr. 27, 2010 - Fenton, Missouri, United States of America - April 25, 2010 Athletica forward Eniola Aluko (9, left) kicks the ball past Breakers defender Amy LePeilbet (6) in the first half. The St. Louis Athletica and the Boston Breakers tied, 1-1, at the Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park in Fenton, MO on Sunday April [...] No related posts.

NASL’s AC St. Louis Signs Steve Ralston

Richard Farley — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:33:54 +0000

Steve Ralston, being introduced as AC St. Louis's first player. (Photo: Chris Fitzgerald/AC St. Louis)

The NASL’s has landed the league’s first signing from Major League Soccer.

Steve Raltson, formerly of the New England Revolution, has signed with AC St. Louis, the team announced this afternoon.

Ralston had previously announced he would not be returning [...] No related posts.

SPA Krishnaiyer Named to NASL Post

editorialstaff — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:22:37 +0000

Set Piece Analyst Kartik Krishnaiyer has been announced as the Director of Communications and Public Relations for the nascent North American Soccer League. He will start immediately.

Krishnaiyer is a founding owner and contributor to Set Piece Analysts.

As a consequence of this hire, Krishnaiyer will reduce his writing and broadcasting work after January 31st. [...] No related posts.

USSF Announces Second Division Solution

Richard Farley — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:57:56 +0000

The following was distributed by US Soccer on Thursday, 13:39 Central time:

From the U.S. Soccer Communications Center:

DIVISION 2 PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE TO OPERATE IN 2010

U.S. Soccer Will Oversee Two Conference League

CHICAGO (Jan. 7, 2009) – The U.S. Soccer Federation, United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL) [...] No related posts.

USSF’s Potential Second Division Solution Deserves Credit, Continued Scrutiny

Richard Farley — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:43:43 +0000

Montreal Impact supporters should have league football to cheer, thanks to a likely USSF compromise solution (Photo: Flickr/nvspace126)

The United States Soccer Federation is now prepared to sanction a “compromise” league. We should see second division play in 2010.

Though nothing is finalized, a possible solution has the second division functioning with two conferences: North [...] No related posts.

Local, Grassroots Soccer Deserves More Attention

Jeff Kassouf — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:15:38 +0000

The sporting industry is one of big money. That has been evident for quite some time, and the ever-increasing salaries for athletes combined with multi-million dollar sponsorships only reaffirms this.

Because of all the money that has been pumped into sports both domestically and internationally, fans have increased access to their favorite teams via insider [...] No related posts.

What Can Happen In Seven Days, Reason for Hope

Richard Farley — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:18:41 +0000

The Vancouver Whitecaps (here, circa 2008) are one of fifteen franchises scheduled to play in the NASL or USL-1 by 2011 who were left in limbo by Wednesday's decision from the USSF. (Photo: Flickr/Proggie)

United States Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati, while announcing the governing body’s decision to reject the NASL’s application for [...] No related posts.

Official NASL Response to USSF Decision

Richard Farley — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:37:33 +0000

On Wednesday night, the North American Soccer League issue a three paragraph statement through some of its clubs’ web sites, a response to the USSF decision earlier in the day to withhold sanction of their league as a second division of soccer in the United States. Below is the full text of the statement as [...] No related posts.

Full Text: USSF Announces Decision Not to Sanction NASL, USL

Richard Farley — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:45:19 +0000

The following is the statement released by the United States Soccer Federation announcing that neither the NASL nor the USL would be sanctioned for play at the second level of United States soccer. The statement was originally released at US Soccer’s web site on December 30, 2009, the full text of which can [...] No related posts.