On the second leg of the Brent Freeman quarterfinals, IEFC reserves and Fontana Legacy look to enter the semifinals after last month’s 2-1 win for the IEFC second squad. A critical opportunity for the boys in blue to get comeback to get more aggregate goals than IEFC. A simple task and possible chance turned into an awfulContinue reading “Major Injury Forced Brent Freeman Cup Quaterfinal to be Abandoned “
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IEFC Reserves Hold Off Fontana Legacy in Brent Freeman Cup Play
On Sunday, Inland Empire Football Club won against local side Fontana Legacy 2-1 in the first leg of the Brent Freeman quarterfinals. Pregame This matchup would be the second encounter between both teams in competitive play. In the first matchup during the regular season, Fontana Legacy won 4-3 back in October. Fontana did face theContinue reading “IEFC Reserves Hold Off Fontana Legacy in Brent Freeman Cup Play “
Behind The Scenes – Things You Might Not Know About the Financial Side Of Soccer
By Holly Dodd The world of sports has always been a business, but it might surprise you to learn just exactly how profitable soccer has become. In the post-Bosman transfer landscape (when a player can transfer teams without a fee after their contract is up), teams and players have more power than ever when itContinue reading “Behind The Scenes – Things You Might Not Know About the Financial Side Of Soccer”
2022 IE College Preseason Survey
While the college season started for some in late august, the preseason survey I made only received a small number of responses from the coaches sharing their thoughts for the 2022 season. I sent the 4-question google form to all collegiate social media pages, including 2 and 4-year programs, but three coaches had the timeContinue reading “2022 IE College Preseason Survey”
Report: IE Teams in the 2022 SoCal Premier Open Division
Kicking off in February, the SoCal premier open division was a small competition consisting of 10 teams fighting for a spot in next season’s SoCal premier regular season. When the open season finishes, the clubs will be filtered to the SoCal premier’s three divisions based on their opening division placement. There were four from theContinue reading “Report: IE Teams in the 2022 SoCal Premier Open Division”
Storm United’s Journey to Promotion and Beyond
Storm United’s passage to the UPSL Premier division has been a long time coming for the Californian team from the high desert. Since competing in the UPSL lower divisions since 2017, coach Michael Zamora has been there since the beginning with aspirations for the team (back then called High Desert FC) to move up the ranks andContinue reading “Storm United’s Journey to Promotion and Beyond”
The Inception behind High Desert Elite with Fidel Gonzalez
The story behind one of the High Deserts adult amateur teams is an interesting look into the soccer culture that transpires north of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains. Soccer, historically around the world, is more than a sport for fans who follow it. It is a social construct that is a platform ofContinue reading “The Inception behind High Desert Elite with Fidel Gonzalez”
Big plans for City Legends FC
Earlier this year, I reached out to City Legends FC and asked if I could interview the club owner and soon enough he agreed for a phone interview. I wanted to interview the team from Perris because I needed some UPSL content and I was generally curious about them. They had one good year inContinue reading “Big plans for City Legends FC”
A casual conversation with Juan Ocegueda
For this third installment of a casual conversation, a segment where I freely talk to current or former professional players from the Inland Empire, I reached out to Juan Ocegueda. Back in December, Juan made an Instagram story post hinting his playing time is done. He later clarified that he is only 5 months awayContinue reading “A casual conversation with Juan Ocegueda”
Coaches Corner: Smart Simple Soccer with AVHS Coach Miguel Alatorre
For a simple fluid game like soccer, there are many ways to coach it. Some take a philological approach and break it down into details, while others are less verbal and explain it in universal terms. In contemporary times, anyone in the capacity of the sport from team staff to media, have access to anContinue reading “Coaches Corner: Smart Simple Soccer with AVHS Coach Miguel Alatorre”