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There are some stories in life and sports that force us to re-evaluate what is important. This is
one of those stories. It is the story of a young man whose courage, determination and heart has
touched the lives of professional athletes from all over Major League Soccer and beyond. Evan
Mundine, a 13 year old boy from Texas has found a way to connect with athletes in the best ways
possible.
photo by John Dorton/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
Gale Agbossoumonde has accomplished quite a bit in his young career. At 20 years of age,
Agbossoumonde has already received his first senior national team cap, played in Europe and won a
U.S.
Recently the Carolina RailHawks have announced the signing of Costa Rican James Scott Guevera,
while the Fort Lauderdale Strikers have added Alfonso Montagalvan to their roster. This weekend
the 2012 NASL Combine takes place, with each of the 71 players involved hoping to make a good
impression and win a 2012 contract with one of [.
Recently the Carolina RailHawks have announced the signing of Costa Rican James Scott Guevera,
while the Fort Lauderdale Strikers have added Alfonso Montagalvan to their roster. This weekend
the 2012 NASL Combine takes place, with each of the 71 players involved hoping to make a good
impression and win a 2012 contract with one of [.
While four trialists with European experience joined the New England Revolution in Arizona, five
Americans are joining the Revs in their return to Foxboro. Luke Kreamalmeyer, Blake Wagner, Patrick
Otte, Gabe Mercier, and Brandin McClay are all currently on trial with the team according to the
club's latest preseason roster.
The 2011 MLS season saw two teams tied for last place across the league, the New England
Revolution and the Vancouver Whitecaps. Because of this, I got to thinking about how the off-season
has been approached by these two clubs and how they compare so far heading into the 2012
season.
To start, both clubs parted ways with their head coaches, although Vancouver did so before the
end of the season, and both hired on new ones.
The NASL expansion San Antonio Scorpions club added four more players, including long-time MLS vet
Ryan Cochrane, along with one of the top NASL attackers last season, Pablo Campos of the Carolina
RailHawks, in addition to signing two young players with local ties. The RailHawks, meanwhile,
will have Chris Nurse back in the fold for [.
The NASL expansion San Antonio Scorpions club added four more players, including long-time MLS vet
Ryan Cochrane, along with one of the top NASL attackers last season, Pablo Campos of the Carolina
RailHawks, in addition to signing two young players with local ties. The RailHawks, meanwhile,
will have Chris Nurse back in the fold for [.
Photo by John Dorton/ISIphotos.com
U.S. Under-23 national team defender Gale Agbossoumonde is set to finalize a loan move to the
NASL's Carolina RailHawks today, sources told SBI.
The 20-year-old Agbossoumonde has been on a constant quest for consistent playing time for the
better part of the last three years, having stints with Sporting Braga in Portugal, Djurgardens IF
in Sweden and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany yield few first-team minutes.
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Carolina RailHawks both made players moves late this week. The
Strikers added former MLS player Andy Herron to their roster but in turn lost Mike Palacio
from their 2011 roster. Carolina announced two signings, Palacio and Ty Shipalane who had played
for the RailHawks in 2010.
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Carolina RailHawks both made players moves late this week. The
Strikers added former MLS player Andy Herron to their roster but in turn lost Mike Palacio
from their 2011 roster. Carolina announced two signings, Palacio and Ty Shipalane who had played
for the RailHawks in 2010.
U.S. Under-23 national team defender Gale Agbossoumonde has endured a rough road in his quest
for regular playing time since turning pro two years ago. With a recent stint at Eintracht
Frankfurt failing to deliver him playing time, Agbossoumonde looked poised for a move to Major
League Soccer.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC coach Martin Rennie has acquired the MLS discovery rights to Carolina star
striker Etienne Barbara, who blossomed during Rennie's tenure with the RailHawks in D2. The
Whitecaps acquired the rights to sign Barbara from the Montreal Impact Tuesday in a trade that
sent defender Glenir Garcia to Montreal.
Photo by Tony Quinn/ISIphotos.com
At least the MLS Supplemental Draft day contained something last Thursday's SuperDraft did not:
Multiple trades.
Hours after the completion of the Tuesday's proceedings, the Seattle Sounders and Real Salt Lake
agreed to one deal, while the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps agreed to another.
IMS had obtained lists of players on multiple year contracts who have had their options renewed or
declined by the 7 returning NASL teams. In late November the Minnesota Stars made public the list
of it's players who the organization had contracted with for multi-year contracts. The Stars gave
the names of each player they [.
The Colombia-to-Portland pipeline is back in action.
The Portland Timbers announced the acquisition of 24-year-old defender Hanyer Mosquera, a
6-foot-1 centerback expected to come in and add a dominating presence along the Portland back
line. Mosquera becomes the fourth Colombian on the Timbers, joining Designated Players Diego Chara
and Jose Adolfo Valencia and forward Jorge Perlaza.
Playing for the Carolina RailHawks in 2011, Etienne Barbara had what many would consider a dream
season. Playing in NASL 1st season he set records in the league while racking up 20 goals and 9
assists. He was named to the NASL Starting 11. He was also named the leagues Most Valuable Player
and the [.
Playing for the Carolina RailHawks in 2011, Etienne Barbara had what many would consider a dream
season. Playing in NASL 1st season he set records in the league while racking up 20 goals and 9
assists. He was named to the NASL Starting 11. He was also named the leagues Most Valuable Player
and the [.
By Joel Greenwaldt
The Baltimore Blast announced on December 16 that forward Matt Watson would be released from his
contract effective January 1 so that he could join Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Watson, a member of the Blast for the past five-plus seasons, played his final game at the First
Mariner Arena that December evening and remained with the club through their New Year's Eve victory
against the Milwaukee Wave.
It may be the holiday season, but NASL clubs haven't taken much time off from preparing their
rosters for the 2012 season. The Carolina RailHawks re-upped two of their players from their 2011
regular season NASL championship, as have the Puerto Rico Islanders. Meanwhile, the re-christened
Tampa Bay Rowdies have brought in an English player [.
It may be the holiday season, but NASL clubs haven't taken much time off from preparing their
rosters for the 2012 season. The Carolina RailHawks re-upped two of their players from their 2011
regular season NASL championship, as have the Puerto Rico Islanders. Meanwhile, the re-christened
Tampa Bay Rowdies have brought in an English player [.
The North American Soccer League announced today their 2012 opening weekend schedule. The season
will kick off Saturday April 7th, with four games across North America. The opening weekend will be
highlighted by a matchup between the reigning NASL Champion Minnesota Stars and 2011 NASL Regular
Season Champion Carolina RailHawks at Mall of America Field [.
The North American Soccer League announced today their 2012 opening weekend schedule. The season
will kick off Saturday April 7th, with four games across North America. The opening weekend will be
highlighted by a matchup between the reigning NASL Champion Minnesota Stars and 2011 NASL Regular
Season Champion Carolina RailHawks at Mall of America Field [.
The Montreal Impact announced on Monday the signing of English midfielder Ian Westlake who was part
of the 2011 Impact roster. The former Leeds United man scored two goals and logged in 1125 minutes
for the Impact this past season. Westlake is the 4th NASL rostered player to make the jump to the
Impact's MLS [.
NASL clubs continue to be active during the off-season preparing for the 2012 season. Carolina
officially announced the signing of Colin Clarke to pilot the club in 2012, while Atlanta added a
veteran defender for next season and San Antonio are busy not only holding tryouts but marketing
the club.
Colin Clarke who has guided the Puerto Rico Islanders through 5 seasons will not be returning to
the team according to sources in Puerto Rico. Clarke has decided to take the vacant coaching job in
Cary, North Carolina to lead the RailHawks for the 2012 season. The announcement will be made by
the RailHawks early [.
Former Carolina RailHawks coach Martin Rennie will return to the scene of his Carolina successes
over the last three seasons on Sunday March 4th. But on this occasion he will be coaching the
opposing side, the Vancouver Whitecaps of MLS, when they meet the RailHawks in the opener of
Carolina's preseason.
First of all, Colin Clarke's name has been floated in some circles as a possible candidate, but he
just accepted the Carolina Railhawks job, so we can rule him out.
Today Jeff Plush did an interview with ColoradoRapids.com that lays out what they're looking for in
a coaching search, and a bit about what happened with Gary Smith.
After two successful seasons together in Carolina, Paul Ritchie knows what Martin Rennie is
thinking, and when he's thinking it.
That chemistry is now at the core of the Vancouver Whitecaps' coaching staff. Ritchie was
welcomed as Rennie's first assistant on Thursday, the second day of an eight-day mini-camp at the
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
After greatly enjoying my last NASL match in Fort Lauderdale, I was happy to follow the Strikers'
surprisingly making it to the final of the NASL championship after defeating the huge favourites of
Puerto Rico Islanders in the semifinal. The other finalists were also an upset, namely the
Minnesota Stars, who defeated the North Carolina Railhawks, who had been the best team in the
season.
Thanks to Brave New Media, we have yet another behind the scenes look at the NSC Minnesota Stars
victory last Saturday which propelled them to the NASL Championship series. The first of that home
and away series will take place Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at the NSC Stadium in Blaine,
Minnesota. Tickets for the [.
CARY, N.C. – Carolina RailHawks forward Etienne Barbara has been named the recipient of the NASL
Golden Ball, the award for the league's most valuable player. Barbara was at the forefront of the
RailHawks landmark 2011 season, which saw the RailHawks win the NASL Regular Season Championship
and break more than 20 individual and team [.
CARY, N.C. – Carolina RailHawks forward Etienne Barbara has been named the recipient of the NASL
Golden Ball, the award for the league's most valuable player. Barbara was at the forefront of the
RailHawks landmark 2011 season, which saw the RailHawks win the NASL Regular Season Championship
and break more than 20 individual and team [.
This epic division 2 NASL semifinal battle between the Carolina RailHawks and the Minnesota Stars
had so many highlight in the 120-plus minutes of action that it required two Youtube highlight
packages. Yet it still missed a few, like Neil Hlavity's strike off the crossbar in the 16th minute
and Pablo Campos' penalty kick miss [.
This epic division 2 NASL semifinal battle between the Carolina RailHawks and the Minnesota Stars
had so many highlight in the 120-plus minutes of action that it required two Youtube highlight
packages. Yet it still missed a few, like Neil Hlavity's strike off the crossbar in the 16th minute
and Pablo Campos' penalty kick miss [.
Soccer can be a cruel game. Sometimes you can do everything right and fall short of victory. That
was the case for the Carolina Railhawks in their final match of the season. The stage was set for
an incredible night of drama and both teams delivered. The second leg of the NASL semi-final
between Carolina and Minnesota was one for the history books.
Soccer can be a cruel game. Sometimes you can do everything right and fall short of victory. That
was the case for the Carolina Railhawks in their final match of the season. The stage was set for
an incredible night of drama and both teams delivered. The second leg of the NASL semi-final
between Carolina and Minnesota was one for the history books.
The NSC Minnesota Stars won one of the most dramatic soccer games ever played last Saturday night,
knocking off #1 seed Carolina RailHawks in the Semifinals of the NASL playoffs.
Leading 1-0 from the 1st leg the Stars went to Carolina and get off in grand style by scoring first
in Leg 2 to go on top 2-0.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
For the second consecutive year, the Carolina Railhawks scored four goals in the return leg
against the NSC Minnesota Stars. Only this time, it wasn't enough.
Minnesota advanced to the NASL championship series on penalty kicks despite losing a wild 4-3
game in Cary on Saturday.
The second leg NASL Semifinal game in Cary, N.C. on Saturday evening between the Minnesota Stars
and regular season champion Carolina RailHawks had everything a soccer fan could ask for. In fact
it was probably more enjoyable for the neutral fan than if you were supporting either Minnesota or
Carolina.
