Author: C Schumacher

Mark your Calendars! The USL San Diego Crest Launch is November 2nd!
The wait is almost over! On November 2nd, we will know the name, colors, and crest of our USL San Diego team!
After all of the listening sessi ...

Giving Back: UCSD Lucas Tager’s Work with Syrian Refugees
There's a lot happening in the soccer world right now.
Champions League is going strong.MLS playoffs have fans in a frenzy with "The Most Anticipa ...

OPINION: Playoffs are American. Promotion Relegation can stay away.
A few months ago, I was meeting our newest team member here at SoccerNation. Richard Nightengale and I sat across the Soccerloco conference table fro ...

The end of an era. “The Water Towers” Soccer Facility Shut Down by City
City officials abruptly shut down all operations at San Diego Indoor Soccer in North Park on September 26
image courtesy of San Diego Indoor Socce ...

2-0, ey? USA falls to Canada for the first time in decades
What are the problems, and how will they be fixed?
https://twitter.com/USMNT/status/1184279242676326400
Long term: Is "Pay to Play" the probl ...

What Does California’s New Law Mean for Soccer Players?
Hint: A little bit, but not much.
Over the last week, California has been making waves in the world of college sports.
With a stroke of his p ...

Warren Barton on High School Soccer
Part 2 of my interview with Warren Barton
This topic deserved a spotlight all its own. High school soccer, and the USSDA's rule prohibiting it ...

Making history. LAFC and Carlos Vela’s Left Foot Rewrite the Record Books
LAFC October 6, 2019: A photo album
It would have been presumptuous to assume Vela would break the MLS single-season scoring record. Last week, wi ...

Key qualities of a great soccer player
A few months ago, I talked to Shawn Beyer about US Soccer Talent Identification Scouts. CLICK HERE to read about what scouts do at games.
6 KEY QU ...

Chasing History: Carlos Vela has one game left to break the MLS scoring record
Last year, Atlanta United's Josef Martinez set a new single-season scoring record for Major League Soccer.
With his 28th goal on August 24th 2018, ...