December 15, 2011 LOCAL DERBY BREWS
New PDL clubs have high hopes
Boston Victory SC, a new team that will begin play in the Premier Development League next season, hopes to fill a void both for soccer in the immediate Boston vicinity and in the development of future players.
December 13, 2011 CONNECTICUT IN THE PDL
Azul continues New England expansion
TAMPA, Fla. – Connecticut FC Azul will join the United Soccer League's Premier Development League for the 2012 season. The club, based out of Hamden, Connecticut, becomes the state’s only soccer franchise.
December 6, 2011 EXPANDING PDL
Boston Victory will be based in Quincy
TAMPA, Fla. – Boston Victory Soccer Club will join the United Soccer League's PDL for the 2012 season. Boston Victory will play their first season in Quincy, Mass.
November 29, 2011 WORCESTER JOINS PDL
Hydra FC to make 2012 debut
TAMPA, Fla. – Worcester Hydra FC will join the United Soccer League's Premier Development League for the 2012 season. The club, based in Worcester, Massachusetts, will play its home games at the state-of-the-art Foley Stadium in downtown Worcester.
May 16, 2011 INDOOR SHIFT
MISL to be operated by USL
Another major shift is in the offing for indoor soccer. The United Soccer Leagues, which last year announced plans to field its own indoor soccer league, has entered into an agreement to operate the Major Indoor Soccer League.
May 3, 2011 PHANTOM MOVE
PDL team aligns with Seacoast United
HAMPSTEAD, NH---The New Hampshire Phantoms of the Premier Development team have aligned with Seacoast United and will play under the banner of Seacoast United Phantoms.
November 29, 2010 NEW HOME
Phantoms move to Portsmouth
HAMPSTEAD, NH: The New Hampshire Phantoms are moving to Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, N.H. for the team’s 16th season in the Granite State in 2011.
September 8, 2010 RESTRUCTURING
USL merges pro leagues into one
TAMPA, Fla. – The United Soccer Leagues has announced plans to merge its First and Second Divisions into a single league property for 2011 - USL PRO. The announcement comes after a more than year long bitter battle between the ownership of the league and a number of team owners, that ultimately saw a split from USL and the planned development of the North American Soccer League.
July 21, 2010 GOING INDOORS
USL plans new league
ROCHESTER, NY---The United Soccer Leagues is going to take a crack at indoor soccer. The league announced on Wednesday that the Rochester Lancers will be the first franchise in the new I-League. The league, which plans to start operations in the fall of 2011, expects to announce franchises in Syracuse, NY, and Hampton Roads, Va.
June 20, 2010 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Edum leads Phantoms to comeback win
The New Hampshire Phantoms Paulson Edum scored a goal and assisted on another in the team’s 2-1 comeback win over the Brooklyn Knights, earning him the nod as the New England Soccer News player of the Week for the week ending June 27
June 28, 2010 PHANTOMS FALL
Early goal gives Ottawa 1-0 win
HAMPSTEAD, NH---An early goal did in the New Hampshire Phantoms on Sunday as the fell to the Ottawa Fury 1-0.
June 27, 2010 CHANGES PAY OFF
Phantoms come back to beat Brooklyn
HAMPSTEAD, NH- The New Hampshire Phantoms gave up an early goal, but came back to defeat the Brooklyn Knights 2-1 on Saturday night.
May 26, 2010 OFFSHORE EXPANSION
USL-1 adds Caribbean team
TAMPA, FL – Barracuda FC of Antigua and Barbuda will join the USL First Division for the 2011 season, subject to the approval of both the Antigua & Barbuda Football Association and United States Soccer Federation, as well as CONCACAF and FIFA.
May 23, 2010 PHANTOMS BREAK OUT
NH scores three to beat Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, NY---After going scoreless in their first two games of the season, the New Hampshire broke out of their scoring slump by defeating the Brooklyn Knights 3-0.
May 22, 2010 A ROUGH RIDE
Phantoms fall on the road to LI
HEMPSTEAD, NY---Alex Grendi scored in the 76th minute to give the Long Island Roughriders a 1-0 win over the New Hampshire Phantoms at MacArthur High School Saturday night.
