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The Fort Lauderdale Strikers announced the signing of former Stars' defender Scott Lorenz for the
upcoming 2012 season, while the Carolina RailHawks have inked two players who grew up in the nearby
area. The San Antonio Scorpions have added Mexican Liga de Ascenso club Club Dorados, the current
team of Mexican legend Cuauhtemoc Blanco to their [.
"Three years ago this was all a desert," say's Jerry, a Grande Sports World employee who
gesticulates by sweeping his hand across the landscape of where the sports complex and it 8 soccer
fields now set firmly planted in the sandy soil of Arizona. Grande Sports World, now a destination
for preseason training for MLS [.
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 [.
The year 2011 was a good one for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The Traffic Sports owned team which
originally started out as Miami FC in 2006 rebranded last year as the born again Strikers with a
new logo and uniforms to boot. Traffic pushed more money towards the organization than it ever had
in the [.
Steven Sandor of The 11.com posted yesterday that FC Edmonton has confirmed they will play their
Amway Canadian Championship match opener at Commonwealth Stadium. The game will take place on May
2nd against the Vancouver Whitecaps. According to Sandor, the CSA does not allow ACC matches to be
played on fields with "football lines or [.
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 Atlanta Silverbacks and Tampa Bay Rowdies each announced player signings for the upcoming 2012
NASL season. The Silverbacks returned one player from last year's squad, defender Tyler Ruthven
and sign a former player, veteran Tony McManus. The Rowdies announced that forward Daniel Antoniuk
is joining the club and midfielder Shane Hill is returning for [.
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.
With the upcoming opening of the 2012 NASL season in April inching closer, the Tampa Bay Rowdies
have added Luke Mulholland from the NASL champion Minnesota NSC Stars to their roster for the
upcoming season, while the expansion San Antonio Scorpions signed veteran Mexican Primera Division
striker Javier Saavedra.
The NASL released their 2012 Schedule on Thursday. After taking the league over from the USSF D2
Pro League in 2010, the NASL 2011 schedule was a bit more stretched out then the previous year
which helped to layout a more balanced schedule with many more weekend games. This years schedule
looks to improve upon [.
Making good on Minnesota Stars FC head coach Manny Lagos promise for a first-ever combine out of
the state of Minnesota, the team has announced a combine for March 2-4 at Grande Sports World in
Casa Grande, Ariz. "This is a big first for the club, and we're excited for the chance to work with
Grande [.
In a shocking move, the SAISD (San Antonio Independent School District) board voted on Tuesday
evening to ditch their plans for SS&E (Spurs Sports and Entertainment) to use Alamo Stadium for
professional soccer. SS&E had hoped to bring a USL PRO soccer franchise to San Antonio with hopes
of someday rolling them into a 3rd [.
Welcome to episode #20 of the IMSoccer News North American Soccer League Podcast. This is the first
IMS NASL podcast of 2012. It's also the 2nd of a 2-part broadcast covering the last several months
of activity in the NASL. Gerry Wittmann , Jay (Yankiboy) Long, and yours truly, Brian Quarstad,
review the happenings of [.
Welcome to episode #20 of the IMSoccer News North American Soccer League Podcast. This is the
first IMS NASL podcast of 2012. It's also the 1st of a 2-part broadcast covering the last several
months of activity in the NASL. Gerry Wittmann , Jay (Yankiboy) Long, and yours truly, Brian
Quarstad, review the happenings of the [.
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.
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 [.
Manny Lagos, former MLS player turned coach, has won the 2011 NASL Coach of the Year award
presented by FieldTurf. The award was announced at this years NSCAA Convention in Kansas City which
took place last week. With the Stars being a league-owned-team and operating on a shoe string
budget, Lagos who was in his [.
Adidas will be the new outfiter for FC Edmonton for the next three seasons. The Canadian NASL side
released a statement late last week stating they have entered into an agreement with adidas Canada.
"We are excited to have the opportunity to partner with FC Edmonton," said Jeff Clements, director,
TEAM Business Development, adidas Canada.
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 [.
Here is the video created by Brave New Media to launch the new Minnesota Stars FC Logo. The video
was shown last night to the gathered Stars supporters and staff at Brits Pub in Minneapolis, Minn.
The video brings you great memories from 2011. With a fresh new logo and name, it makes Minnesota
Stars [.
The San Antonio School Board decided on Monday evening to tear out the track surrounding Alamo
Stadiums field, put in a FIFA sized playing field and replace the track around the outside of the
new field. Option #3, as it was called, was the most expensive of the three choices and will cost
an additional [.
The San Antonio Scorpions owner Gordon Hartman revealed in a press conference on Monday, renderings
and timelines for his new stadium which will be erected adjacent to his Morgan's Wonderland.
Hartman's team will play their first season at Hero's Stadium a high school field in the North East
Independent School District which is across the [.
Minnesota Stars FC. That's the new name of the former NSC Minnesota Stars. Both CEO Djorn Buchholz
and player assistant coach Kevin Friedland, who also does some promotional work with the team, said
the NSC name on the logo was confusing. "It's not something we looked at and said, this has got to
change.
The Atlanta Silverbacks have already made two offseason moves to bolster their defense, signing
Martyn Lancaster from the Strikers and Brazilian backliner Rilla, and have now added two veteran
strikers, while the expansion San Antonio Scorpions have added five new players to their roster for
the 2012 NASL season.
Much has been happening in the San Antonio soccer scene since IMS last checked in back in December
with two articles. On December 13th, the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) tabled
their decision on removing the track around Alamo Stadium which the school district owns. The SAISD
planed on upgrading the aging stadium this [.
The atmosphere was upbeat and the play was fast-paced as the defending 2011 NASL Champion Minnesota
Stars kicked off their 2012 preseason by hosting a combine at the National Sports Center Fieldhouse
on Friday. Although the combine was targeted for Minnesota players, several candidates from other
states and counties, even as far away as France, [.
The Minnesota Stars will hold a " State of the Stars" event at at Brit's Pub in downtown
Minneapolis this Monday evening, January 9th. The Stars will unveil a revamped logo at the event
that was designed by Dark Cloud supporter Kevin Joseph who worked with the Stars front office to
upgrade the logo from it's [.
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 [.
Earlier this month IMS reported on yet another page of the ongoing story of two organizations
attempting to bring pro soccer to San Antonio. Gordon Hartman's San Antonio Scorpions set to start
play this spring in the NASL and Spurs Sports and Entertainment (SS&E) who have only postulated
they would like to start a team with ULS [.
The NASL expansion San Antonio Scorpions recently signed four new players culled from combines and
invitational tryouts, while the Atlanta Silverbacks added another defender to their roster. In
addition, two members of the 2011 champion NSC Minnesota Stars will be playing in this year's
Maccabi games held in Brazil.
They were once the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Then a trademark lawsuit forced the professional soccer team
to drop the name Rowdies and just go with FC Tampa Bay. Today the team will announce they are
getting their traditional Rowdies name back, along with a new retro logo. The FC Tampa Bay, the
division 2 pro [.
On Wednesday the San Antonio Scorpions announced their first player signings in preparation for the
2012 season. The NASL expansion team have brought former Vancouver Whitecaps players Kevin Harmse
and Greg Janicki, both 27 years old, into the fold. Scorpions' Coach Tim Hankinson also
announced that Alen Marcina and Juan Lamadrid will join the club [.
The case of San Antonio having two possible pro soccer teams has been a back in the news again the
past week. The San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) has been looking at a proposal to
tear the track out of Alamo Stadium. Alamo is the stadium of choice for the NBA San Antonio Spurs
[...]
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 [.
Even though the Stars have exercised their option on 18 players from last years NASL Championship
squad, the team announced two tryout dates. Local players will be able to show their talents on
Friday, January 6, 2012, and a three-day invitational will be held on February 21-23. "We're
excited to add the local combine to [.
The Puerto Rico Islanders announced on Thursday the hiring of 40-year-old Adrian Whitbread as their
coach for the 2012 season. Whitbread had formerly been Islanders head coach Colin Clarke's
assistant for the past 4 seasons. "We are excited to promote Adrian to be the head coach of the
Puerto Rico Islanders.
Sky Sports is reporting that Minnesota Stars midfielder Luke Mulholland has been training with
English League One side, Walsall. The Saddlers are currently 4th from the bottom of the 24 team
league and are looking for support in the midfield. According to the Sky article, the 23-year-old
put in a standout showing for the Saddlers' [.
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.
