Soc Takes

  • It’s a rare thing for soccer fans to be able to watch the very beginnings of their favorite club. Most fans are born into their allegiances to long-standing sporting organizations, inherited from their family tree. Others find their home in an existing domain as they fall in love with…
  • Episode 10 of Lower League America focuses on a club dripping with success in the Midwest, Louisville City FC. After first taking the pitch in 2015, the team has already reached the USL Championship summit — and remained there — by hoisting back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018. Co-hosts…
  • 2019 already has the makings of a historic year for soccer in North America with not one, not two, but four new leagues launching next year. This piece here should hopefully straighten things out by summarizing and explaining what we currently know. First up, let’s talk some USL. The…
  • The thing about leagues like the UPSL or NPSL — well, until next year — is that there appears to be an eternal offseason. On the surface, it seems like an eternity between the final whistle and next season’s kickoff, with significant periods of downtime between seasons. What we’ve found…
  • I’ve supported FC Dallas in MLS since the 2011 season. The 2010 MLS Cup final was the first MLS game I ever watched, and their 2011 home opener was the first pro soccer game I ever attended. Over the past eight seasons, there’s been one overwhelmingly common complaint among…
  • Two Indiana schools took the pitch Sunday in the men’s NCAA tournament in their quests to reach the College Cup, and both ultimately advanced to the Round of 16. One skated by with ease; the other had to go to a dramatic 12th round of penalties to move on….
  • In honor of Patreon‘s official #ThankYouPatrons Day, and because we love our patrons so freakin’ much, we’d like to personally thank each and every one of our Patreon supporters: Alex A. Andrew B. Andrew F. Andy H. Beau D. Ben F. Bilal S. Bradley W. Brandon E. Brandon H….
  • Tommy Heinemann has endured a difficult year. From the highs of winning the NASL and signing a contract with FC Cincinnati, to the lows of the events of early January and beyond. On Nov. 15, Heinemann’s agent, PJ Savage, confirmed via Twitter that Heinemann won his arbitration case against…
  • When it was announced on May 21, 2013 that Major League Soccer (MLS) had granted a franchise in New York City — to be owned by Manchester City conglomorate City Football Group (CFG) and the New York Yankees, no less — high expectations were immediately placed on the nascent…
  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WESTFIELD, Ind. (Nov. 15, 2018) — A new soccer-themed television show will soon invade digital platforms and Indiana airwaves. Soc Takes and the ISC Sports Network have joined forces to launch “Soc Takes TV,” an all-soccer television program presented by Sogility that will cover the sport nationally…