Arena Soccer League - 2022

The Chicago Sting logo reminds me of the Chicago Stingers that played in the old USISL days back in the 90's. Drew a few hundred fans per match. Cheap knock off of the original Sting team that I am sure few people will remember. The alphabet soup of Leagues continues.

 

They want to play 36 games per season??? That’s crazy for a startup league!

 

no shot.

 

Why are both these startup leagues using the old NPSL ball? Is there some discount at Kendis?

 

I think the Kendis balls were pretty cheap. They bounced high and my friend and I joked that when you put it down it would roll away because they were oblong.

 

clip art.

anyone who doesn't use the rocket red is an ignoramus anyway.

 

The original MISL didn’t even use the rocket red ball during its last four seasons.

 

and you saw what happened, yeah?

 

That rocket red ball was iconic. I don’t know why the MISL stopped using it.

 

I pretty much hated the NPSL (MPS and a big step down from the MISL) but I have to admit that star ball looks great in any logo.

 

To me, the NPSL ball looked just like a cheap knock off of the NASL ball.

 

They are both great designs. Better than 99 percent of any other balls used by American leagues.

The rocket red ball from the MISL is also top notch, but really wouldn't work as an outdoor ball

 

Why not?

 

Tradition. Outdoor balls have been mostly white. Also visibility on a larger field wouldn't be great.

 

Did you ever see the Premier League ball? It's not white any more. How is an orange ball how to see on a large field?

 

I think the orange ball stands out a lot better on bright green fake grass than real grass.

 

The photo below is the original AISA / NPSL ‘star’ ball, which was produced by Wilson. This ball was introduced for the 1987-88 season before being replaced by the white version of the ball sometime during the 1988-89 season (still a Wilson ball at that point).

This blue version was difficult to see when in action, as it was too dark. The white version was a vast improvement.

Looking back, from a viewing standpoint and just the look of the ball, I actually like the NPSL ball a bit better than the old MISL rocket red ball.

 

I vaguely recall an interesting looking AISA ball that might have been Hummel.

 

so...no more franchise announcements?

 

Technically I'm not sure they announced any teams. I think it said something like teams LIKE Philadelphia and Chicago.

 

so...no franchise announcements?

 

10 months to supposed launch and they're only 10 teams shy of having 10 teams.

 

almost 90 days since this touching father-son bonding exercise/fantasy last updated its website with any news, or tweeted or posted on facebook.

 

I used to have one of those until one of the idiots I went to school with kicked it into an open storm drain.