Official Press Release (Long Island Rough Riders)
Men have outside shot at division crown
Plainview, NY (July 17, 2009) – The Long Island Rough Riders men's and women's team will take to the road on Sunday and play their final matches of the regular season. The women will end their season with a visit to the Washington Freedom, while the men travel to New Hampshire before hosting a PDL first-round playoff game sometime next week. Click to continue reading...

Official Press Release (Long Island Rough Riders)
South Huntington, N.Y. (July 8, 2009) – The Long Island Rough Riders men's team defeated the Brooklyn Knights 1-0, clinching a playoff berth for the first time since 2003. In the opening game of the doubleheader, the Rough Riders women's team fell to Hudson Valley 4-2. Click to continue reading...

Luis Robles, a strong candidate to make the US World Cup Team in 2010 played two seasons in the PDL

Last week we discussed on this site that two of the key players in the (arguably) USMNT's most remarkable run Jay DeMerit and Charlie Davies had played in USL as well as College Soccer but had not played in MLS.

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Actually, no Rafinha can't fly and he isn't levitating in this picture. He just has been very busy playing soccer locally and has just completed a free kick in this picture. Things are going very well for him. Besides his opportunity to train with the Newark Ironbound Express, he also has tryouts scheduled with the Long Island Rough Riders and Brooklyn Knights as well as some opportunities back in Brazil including the possibility of a tryout with Flamengo! Click to continue reading...