NASL Files Federal Antitrust Lawsuit Against US Soccer

One league that's DEFINITELY still happening

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Because of our passion for the game and for the growth of soccer in South Florida, we have decided to no longer pursue our lawsuit against Miami Beckham United (@InterMiamiCF) and @FTLCityNews and have withdrawn our 2nd ranked proposal for the redevelopment of #LockhartStadium pic.twitter.com/stGIjdM4iY

— FXE Futbol (@FXE_Futbol) May 7, 2019

 

Well that just filled me up with confidence.

 

Not exactly inspiring confidence for NISA.

“The Philadelphia Fury ... have informed the Nor'easters that they will be unable to field a team for Saturday's (May 11) exhibition game. The Fury... led by former Ocean City head coach Matt Driver, do not have enough players available to play the game.”

Oof. https://t.co/VnJlu0JQNV

— Jonathan Tannenwald (@thegoalkeeper) May 10, 2019

 

Dan. SUM's reach is really far.

 

Nice view, though.

 

What the frick is the NISL???

 

Nebulously Infamous Soccer'ish Leaguelet.

 

And why the heck do we need yet another competing league. Aren’t the current 25000 teams enough??

 

This one would be free of the corrupting influence of the incestuous relationship between SUM and MLS and will be 'proper football' and will quickly overtake MLS as the rightful king of the sport in the US and cast out the villains in New York!

Or something.

 

UNPOSSIBLE!

(This will never be accomplished, because North America's most iconic brand doesn't play in the NISL)

 

The NISL was a name used for one year by an indoor soccer league that had split from the MISL. It renamed itself the MISL the next year.

I'm not kidding.

 

And the Founders Cup was the trophy that the WUSA used from 2001-2003 to crown its champion.

 

Yeah, but at least that has dragons.

 

I watched the penultimate episode of the previous season at my father in-law's house who has it (and a much better TV than me) and have kind of followed since then with my wife who's read the books filling in context for me now that I've got HBO go. It's not the ideal way to follow along but I don't see myself going back through 8 years of TV.

 

Quick. Without looking. Name the 2001 winner.

 

San Jose CyberRays.

 

I guessed the Freedom just because it was one of the few teams I can remember off the top of my head from that era. I spent the summers at our family cabin back then with a TV so old it had actual dials to turn to change the channel plus some rabbit ears, so I was able to pick up PAX as one of like 6 channels back then.

 

Damn. Forgot to add "not for people from San Jose"

 

I still misremembered. They appear to have been named the Bay Area CyberRays that first year. Changed their name to San Jose afterward.

 

What the hell is a CyberRay?

 

Saw this today, all is not well in NPSL land either:

NPSL Mid-Atlantic Conference currently ineligible for 2020 US Open Cup
https://thecup.us/2019/05/13/npsl-m...RiHYAoSS42ChTiesX7PvhrMZI6MNXCmkh6lBilqCtOMWU

 

Sounds like something the FBI has a special unit to investigate.