Orange County SC Head to Cascadia to Play Portland Timbers 2 Saturday
Week three of the 2017 USL regular season is here, and the local USL teams are back in action on Saturday once more. LA Galaxy II will travel to Arizona to take on Phoenix Rising FC (check out the...
View ArticlePhoenix Rising 2, LA Galaxy II 1
Phoenix Rising FC notched its first win Saturday night, defeating LA Galaxy II by a score of 2-1. An announced crowd of 6,330 saw Rising come back from 1-0 down in the second half, behind a brace from...
View ArticleOrange County SC Continue Dominance over Portland Timbers 2 with Win
Orange County SC bounced back from a blowout loss last week with a 2-1 win over Portland Timbers 2 at Providence Park on Saturday. The scoring started early, as Gustavo Villalobos drew a penalty for...
View Article3 Things: A Week of Golazos in American Soccer, Kamara’s Evolution
It was another busy week in American soccer, so we’re here to get you caught up on some of the items you missed from this past weekend. Golazo roulette There were a lot, I mean a lot, of great goals...
View ArticleDidier Drogba Officially Joins Phoenix Rising FC
It has finally happened. Didier Drogba, the legendary Ivorian striker, has signed with Phoenix Rising FC, the club confirmed today. The deal will allow Rising FC to put Drogba on the pitch in the young...
View ArticleInitial Draw Revealed for 2017 U.S. Open Cup
U.S. Soccer revealed the draw for the first two rounds of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday. The first round kicks off on May 10 and will feature 10 Southern California teams. Those that emerge from...
View ArticleLA Galaxy II Aim to Get Back in Win Column Against Seattle Sounders 2
Orange County SC are on a bye this week, so that leaves one local team in action in USL this week, as LA Galaxy II host Seattle Sounders 2 at StubHub Center Saturday evening. LA have lost two in a row...
View ArticleLA Galaxy II Can’t Complete Comeback in Loss to Seattle Sounders 2
Seattle Sounders 2 got the hard work done early at StubHub Center on Saturday, as they beat LA Galaxy II 2-1. If you tuned into the game as early as the 15th minute, the fireworks were mostly over, as...
View ArticleThree Things: Who scored it better? Plus Husband-Wife Duo Notch Goals
There were some out-of-this world plays this past weekend in North American soccer, and we’ve got the big things everyone is talking about this week: Who scored it better? Picture this: It’s the 90th...
View ArticleSpecial Edition: Todd Eason Joins the SoccerNation Podcast
Dike Anyiwo and Nate Abaurrea are joined on this Special Edition of the SoccerNation Podcast by USL’s Premier Development League Director Todd Eason for a discussion about the amateur league with...
View ArticleLA Galaxy II, Orange County SC square off in first 405 Derby of 2017
USL is roughly a month into the season at this point, and with teams settling into the groove, comes a local rivalry clash in Southern California. LA Galaxy II will host Orange County SC on Saturday in...
View ArticleWhy Drogba Matters: A Brief History of the USL in Phoenix
Scarcely anyone in the footballing world has not heard that one of the game’s most influential living legends, Didier Drogba, has joined the United Soccer League’s Phoenix Rising FC as a player and...
View ArticlePhoenix Rising Introduces Drogba, Beats Swope Park 4-3
The buzz at Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex tonight revolved largely around the introduction of Didier Drogba to the local faithful, but the heroes of the evening were on the field, as Phoenix Rising FC...
View ArticleHonors Shared in First 405 Derby of 2017
LA Galaxy II and Orange County SC played to a stalemate on Saturday in the first edition of the 405 Derby of the season, a 1-1 draw at StubHub Center. LA actually notched both goals on the night, as...
View ArticleThree Things: SoCal natives Vazquez, Johnson and Hamilton come up big
It was another breakneck weekend of soccer in North America, and we’ve got another set of three things to keep you updated in what’s happening. This week, we focus on three young Southern California...
View ArticleSalary information released for LA Galaxy, LAFC – what did we learn?
The MLS Players Union released the 2017 salary information to the public earlier this week, part of a biannual tradition of providing some transparency about how much players are getting paid. While...
View ArticlePhoenix Rising aims to defend winning streak against hungry Reno side
As Phoenix Rising FC (2-2-0) look ahead to Saturday night’s visit from Reno 1868 FC (0-3-2), two main plots stick out. First (and foremost, if we’re honest): Will Didier Drogba play? According to...
View ArticleOrange County SC opens new home with 405 Derby rematch
Orange County SC become the last team in USL this season to host a home game, on Saturday when they play 405 Derby rivals LA Galaxy II at Orange County Great Park in Irvine. Orange County have moved to...
View ArticleWrong Side of History: Phoenix falls 4-0 in Reno’s first-ever win
As expected, there was no sign of Didier Drogba in the Phoenix Rising FC lineup, and unfortunately for the hosts, the game’s biggest star wore the uniform of Reno 1868 FC, as Phoenix fell to the...
View ArticleOrange County SC open new venue in style with 405 Derby win
The second edition of the 405 Derby took place on Saturday, and a clear leader in the season series has emerged. Orange County SC defeated the LA Galaxy II 4-0 at their new venue at Orange County Great...
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