USL News, a web site not affiliated with the USL, has discovered today that the new Team Owners Associations League name might just be a knock off of the most celebrated soccer league to ever operate in North America.

According to USL News, Miami FC Blues, one of the original TOA teams, has applied for the name North American Soccer League.

TAMPA, BALTIMORE TO JOIN NEW PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE
Expansion brings new league to nine teams

Nov. 20, 2009 – The Tampa Bay Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore have joined the new professional soccer league announced last week, beginning play in the United States and Canada in April 2010.

Paul Erickson is the Executive Director of the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission (MASC), an organization that oversees the National Sports Center (NSC). IMS contacted Erickson last weekend and he agreed to talk to IMS concerning the organizations attempt to start a new professional soccer team in the Twin Cities.

National Sports Center Confirms Move to Create New Pro Soccer Team in Minnesota

Last Friday, Inside Minnesota Soccer reported that the National Sports Center (NSC) and the United Soccer Leagues (USL) would announce early this week that the Minnesota Thunder would become the newest USL-1 team replacing the Minnesota Thunder.

Prior Lake, MN native Teal Bunbury is having the season of his life, and so are his teammates at Arkon of Ohio. The Zips are currently undefeated at 20-0-0 in Men's Division I NCAA play.

Last Sunday the Zips defeated Hartwick by a score of 2-1 winning its third consecutive Mid-American Conference Tournament championship.

Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake
Sunday, November 22nd at 7:30 CT on ESPN

How many high pressure wins does it take to erase the title of underdog? After entering the tournament as the lowest seed, Real Salt Lake might need one more as they try to complete their Cinderella Story toward Sunday's David vs.

Minnesota and the Twin Cities specifically have a new soccer team called the Kings FC. No, this is not the new team rumored from the National Sports Center or a renamed Thunder team but a brand new team in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). The NPSL is a rival to USL's PDL program.

According to the teams website: The team plans to expand and promote playing soccer at an elite level, creating hometown heroes as role models, and impacting the quality of life in the community by providing opportunities for minorities, ESL speakers, and the financially unable to participate in current programs.

The Vancouver Whitecaps have announced the signing of former Minnesota Thunder star Ricardo Sanchez. Sanchez who has been a crowd favorite at Minnesota for the last 2-seasons. It also signals the first of the Thunder players to leave the team for greener pastures. The Thunder released all players from their contracts several weeks ago after not being able to make the teams payroll.

~Wednesday November 18

Denmark v USA

1:30pm Central Time live Plus a delayed showing again at 7pm

Come join Minnesota supporters of the US Men's National team, along with readers of Inside Minnesota Soccer and du Nord Futbol, for a U.

~Wednesday November 18

Denmark v USA

1:30pm Central Time live Plus a delayed showing again at 7pm

Come join Minnesota supporters of the US Men's National team, along with readers of Inside Minnesota Soccer and du Nord Futbol, for a U.

I want to apologize to everyone for being down the last couple of days. Quite frankly the blog has been running poorly since last Thursday. I spent hours and hours trying to figure it out to no avail. A very big thanks to Superrookies friend Jeff Austin for spending his whole evening working to get IMS back up and running.

I want to apologize to everyone for being down the last couple of days. Quite frankly the blog has been running poorly since last Thursday. I spent hour and hours trying to figure it out to no avail. A very big thanks to Superrookies friend Jeff Austin for spending his whole evening working to get IMS back up and running.

And then there was one – Concordia-Moorhead women's soccer team is the last Minnesota team left after starting the weekend with 9.

In D-2:
The U of M Duluth Bulldogs were taken down yesterday afternoon by Metro State of Colorado by a score of 2-1.

And then there was one – Concordia-Moorhead women's soccer team is last Minnesota team left after starting the weekend with 9.

In D-2:
The U of M Duluth Bulldogs were taken down yesterday afternoon by Metro State of Colorado by a score of 2-1.

Western Conference Final
LA 2-0 Houston

After two halves, two overtime periods, and two 18+ minute power outages the Western Conference final, which was appropriately played on Friday the 13th, came to an end with the number one seed in the west advancing to the final.