The USL First Division owners are holding meetings in Beaverton, Oregon this week in the midst of the ongoing dispute with the Team Owners Association. On the docket was a revamping of the league in...

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Former Drury standout Cody Reinberg is featured in the Patriot News

When Cody Reinberg arrived at preseason training camp in mid-March, he was no different than any of the other first-year players the Harrisburg City Islanders have thoroughly checked out during their tremendously efficient six-year run in the USL Second Division.

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Some good news concerning Les Rosbif friend Lloyd Butler. Having been released by Geylang United in Singapore, the former non-league striker has turned up playing for the Prime League (reserve) side of crack team Singapore Armed Forces FC. It could represent a great move for young Butler, who, if he impresses, looks a good bet [. Click to continue reading...

The following players have been known to have played abroad during the past 12 months, but have since disappeared. There are also players I am looking for some further information on, in an effort to track their careers and ensure whether or not they should be on Les Rosbifs. I would be extremely grateful for [. Click to continue reading...

The final sweep of Les Rosbifs has led to as few more players leaving the list, the most notable of whom is Tommy Mooney. The former Watford, Aston Villa, Scarborough, Southend United, Birmingham City and Walsall (to name many) striker has decided to hang up his boots after an extensive career spanning the English leagues. Click to continue reading...

Last night, the third round of the US Open Cup began. The third round is the first appearance of MLS clubs in the tournament proper, when the "giants" take on those clubs from lesser leagues in...

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It is summer in the US. What does it mean? It means Tournament Time! (Or Schedule Congestion Time, for you glass-half-empty types.) CONCACAF Champions League starts soon and SuperLiga is underway. And my favorite US tournament, the 95-year-old Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, heads into Round 3 this week. Click to continue reading...

Last night, teams from American leagues like USL-1, USL-2, the USL Premier Development League, and even the United States Adult Soccer Association competed in the second round of the 2009 US Open...

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The Harrisburg City Islanders sit top of the USL 2 two consecutive victories, including two against close rivals at the top of the league. A 3-0 win over Charlotte Eagles saw David Schofield come on as a substitute with 17 minutes left, but he had little to do. This was followed by an impressive 3-2 [. Click to continue reading...

Former Drury Panther captain, Cody Reinberg, continues his development by signing with USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders.

A native of Missouri, Cody Reinberg joins the Islanders after a year with another elite PDL club the Des Moines Menace. Prior to joining the Menace, he was a four-year starter at Drury University in Springfield, MO.

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Former Drury Panther captain, Cody Reinberg, continues his development by signing with USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders.

A native of Missouri, Cody Reinberg joins the Islanders after a year with another elite PDL club the Des Moines Menace. Prior to joining the Menace, he was a four-year starter at Drury University in Springfield, MO and played for the Springfield Demize in 2007.

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The latest edition of "Only a Game," a radio program produced by NPR and WBUR, includes an excellent report by soccer fan extraordinaire and host Bill Littlefield on the U.S. Open Cup. He chronicles the June 25, second-round encounter between the Western Mass Pioneers and Richmond Kickers and the following week's match between the victorious Kickers and the New England Revolution. Click to continue reading...

Maria Burns Ortiz opens her article on Brad Friedel's soccer academy in suburban Cleveland like this:
"Brad Friedel's Premier Soccer Academy is the kind of program that makes a soccer parent do a double take. The kind of program that is followed up quickly with a 'What's the catch?' The kind of program that Americans have a hard time comprehending, even though clubs like his are relatively commonplace in other parts of the world. Click to continue reading...

I believe that the most interesting thing that happened in the last round of sub-MLS Open Cup play was that the Seattle Sounders knocked out actor Anthony LaPaglia's USASA team, Hollywood United, 6-0. When last we checked in on the US's most-ignored tournament, the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, MLS teams were playing for the two [. Click to continue reading...

Our long-running series on player development in the USA continues with the unlikely story of Jorge Flores. He is the 18-year-old Mexican-American who won Univision's "American Idol"-like tryout "Sueño MLS."
As The New York Times writes, Flores "was the most valuable player for his team at Anaheim High and played for a club team in nearby Santa Ana. Click to continue reading...

Watching France labor to a goalless draw against Romania yesterday got me thinking about the debate on player development in the USA. Why?

Franck Ribery, that's why. As recently as the 2003/04 season, he was playing in the French third division and working as a construction worker, and he left Turkish club Galatasaray in 2005 after having gone four months without a paycheck. Click to continue reading...

Saturday, August 18, 2007
Charlotte Eagles @ Richmond Kickers – 7:00 pm ET
The Kickers have become a USL-2 powerhouse mainly due to the quality injection of talent often produced by their PDL squad the Richmond Kickers Future. The Eagles - the New England Revolution of the USL-2 - look to make it 2 out of 4 as their last Championship win came in 2005 sandwiched between 2 losses in the final - 2004 and 2006. Click to continue reading...