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The sadness of an Open Cup half-empty

The sadness of an Open Cup half-empty

The 110 year old Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is being threatened by current events. The regional governing body Concacaf have seemingly sided with MLS. Since the facts have been well-covered by others, I'm gonna stick with the light that the tournament brings and the emotional attachment many

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NPSL North preview

NPSL North preview

The Northern Conference of the National Premier Soccer League has kept the same number of teams but it has traded in the unambitious Aris SC for the deeply ambitious Minnesota Blizzard FC. Here's a look at the landscape in the conference. Duluth FC The BlueGreens finished the 2023-24

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NPSL Midwest Regional Finals Review

NPSL Midwest Regional Finals Review

How did we get here? The Gateway Conference went straight to its Championship match, and Des Moines United won 2-1 to advance. The North Conference tournament saw Med City FC upset both the #2 seeded Dakota Fusion and the National #1 seeded Duluth on the road to earn their spot.

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NPSL Midwest Playoffs: Conference Finals Review

NPSL Midwest Playoffs: Conference Finals Review

For more on the results that got us here, click here The rankings featured are the national points-per-game ranking. All Conference Finals are hosted by the higher seed. The NPSL has decided that the Conference Champion title will belong to whoever wins these matches. Amid those we surveyed, the move

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NPSL Midwest Playoffs: Conference Semi-Finals Review

NPSL Midwest Playoffs: Conference Semi-Finals Review

How it works: It's a dog's breakfast in the Midwest. Using points-per-game as the decider:(# = National ranking)Top 3 in the Great Lakes qualified (second placed #20 Michigan Rangers, third placed #36 Cleveland SC  and top seeded #4 Steel City FC, who received a bye to

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NPSL Round Up: Week 8/9

This Week Friday Cleveland SC 3-2 Erie Commodores Twelve minutes into the game, Erie broke through after a free kick was deflected for a corner and the corner was headed home by Joe Gasper. It was 1-1 in the seventeenth minute as Janis Schmidt put his foot through a ball

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NPSL Midwest Playoffs: Conference Semi-Finals Preview

How it works: It's a dog's breakfast in the Midwest. Using points-per-game as the decider:Top 2 in the Gateway qualified (who then play each other for the Conference) Top 3 in the Great Lakes qualified (2 plays 3 and then the winner plays the top

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NPSL Round Up: Week 7

Our survey said... https://twitter.com/Lights_Football/status/1669745556481093638?t=-ctu5FEbkKCX4Mo6Cl4aVw&s=19 This Week Friday Sunflower State FC 2-1 Ehtar Belleville Blake Barrick opened the scoring for Sunflower just before half time, finishing off a defense splitting pass from midfield by Cooper Forcellini. Colin Innes blasted home

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NPSL Round Up: Week 6

This Week Friday Cleveland SC 3-0 FC Columbus Thomas Beck opened the scoring in the Grampa's Cheese Barn Derby in the seventh minute, dribbling in from the left before slotting home. Chris Cvecko made it two in the thirteenth, powering home from close range after a pass along

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NPSL Round Up: Week 5

This Week Friday Des Moines United 2-1 Ehtar Belleville Ehtar took the lead with a deflected chip over the Des Moines United goalkeeper in the thirty-sixth minute from 20 yards out for the only goal of the first half. Lesego Maloma levelled the game in the fifty-fifth minute, picking up

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NPSL Round Up: Week 4

This Week Friday Michigan Rangers 1-2 Erie Commodores Rangers took the lead shortly after a hydration break in the thirty-first minute, as a run down the right was squared to the center and Adam Hanson half-volleyed a ball which had been saved. Commodores equalized after  Roberto Lagoa unleashed a shot

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NPSL Round Up: Week 3

This Week Friday Carpathia FC 3-0 Akron City FC Mohamed Hammoud opened the scoring for the home side, finishing off a flowing team move with a shot from the top of the box in the seventh minute. Their lead was doubled in the 12th minute after Alexander Demorow headed home.

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NPSL Round Up: Week 2

This Week Friday Michigan Rangers 1-0 Akron City FC Daire O'Riordan settled an even and open match, opening the NPSL account for Rangers in the 29th minute, after a successful high press and some neat interplay down the left wing culminated in an assist by Adam Hanson. Steel

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NPSL Round-Up: Week 1

NPSL Round-Up: Week 1

This week Saturday Steel City FC 2-1 Akron City FC In Steel City's NPSL debut*, all the action came within a ten minute spell at the end of the first half. The home side broke the deadlock in the 36th minute with a penalty after Tate Mohney was

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WPSL Central Region preview

WPSL Central Region preview

In overview, we have many derbies to salivate over and we have a far-too-large Northern conference. We will be covering all of the Central region except for the Mountain Conference. As ever, there’s been reshuffling: Research from the league suggests that sixty-nine percent of WPSL players are rostered on

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NPSL Midwest Preview

NPSL Midwest Preview

Welcome back to NPSL coverage on Northern Lights Football. This year, we will be covering the whole Midwest Region, except for the Heartland Conference — because their closest club would be Kansas City Sol and their furthest away is Tulsa Athletic. I may live in Summit League country, but I’m

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