🟣 @joshuaduder.bsky.social made it to the USLWL Final and hopped on the W League Show with @danvaughn.bsky.social & @jhowardfusco.bsky.social to share his experience and commiserate the end of another fantastic season.

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🏟️ UPDATE: The match will Kick off at Uihlein Soccer Park Stadium on Sat, 07/25 at 9am ET. ▪️El Farolito FC are meeting Ambassadors FC of Ohio in Milwaukie, WI because they are also participating in the 2026 National Amateur Cup and scheduled to play Chicago House on Fri 07/24. NPSL moved the game!

🔵 NPSL: 2026 National Semifinals ▪️ The @npslsoccer.bsky.social will name its champion for 2026 - but first 4 teams must battle to earn their place in the Final: one time champ, El Farolito FC, New Haven United FC, Bristol Rhythm AFC, & Ambassadors FC Ohio www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/nps...

🏟️ Kezar Stadium: Playoffs Host ▪️Historic Kezar Stadium, which celebrated its 101st Birthday in May, has been witness to 1000s of games. ▪️This weekend, two of its longest running residents will host their respective playoff games, in their respective leagues. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/kez...

👕 Here’s a fun update! BOHFS StL have teamed up with us to wear this throwback shirt as an alt kit! A nod to the past in their near future. ⚽️ Pre-sales will be open until August 1st, then we have to go to production, additional stock will be very limited. www.protagonistsoccer.com/shop/vital-v...

🍾 The Henny Derby is renewed tonight, so we thought we’d run it back for our new followers. 🦩 Mingos lead all-time 10-7-2 and host the Roos for their 20th meeting. 🦘 This is a rivalry which goes beyond sport and unites two of the best fanbases in the US www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/hen...

☀️A Hot Night in RVA: Kickers vs Paradise 📸 Emiliano Terzaghi made his return to Richmond with new club Sarasota Paradise. Photographer Shawn Payne was able to capture the crowd and the squads battling soaring temperatures during a severe heat wave www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/a-h...

♥️ This week on @soccerromantics.bsky.social, Sporting Cascades new Head Coach Darren Sawatzky joins @joshuaduder.bsky.social to discuss growing up in Seattle, impressing Clive Charles, joining the Portland Pilots, & the era of journeymen players looking for stability open.spotify.com/episode/3BWo...

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📚 Our The Protagonist Zine was reviewed in @11freunde.de Magazine! Be sure to give them a follow. 👍 Vielen Dank, dass Sie unser Magazin gelesen haben!

You might have missed the announcement, depending on how much of a @opencup.ussoccer.com sicko you are, but yesterday US Soccer announced the schedule and rules for Open Division qualifying for the 2027 USOC and, in doing so, showed which leagues it values. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/uso...

The USL W League playoffs are down to the semifinal matchups. @salmonbayfc.bsky.social hosts @mnaurorafc.bsky.social and @vermontgreenfc.bsky.social will face @ashevillecitysc.bsky.social in Burlington. @danvaughn.bsky.social breaks down the match ups. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/202...

⚽️ St. Leo’s Club, founded in 1903, won 8 titles and from 1918 to 1922, was renamed after its sponsor, St. Louis Screw Company. 👕We teamed up with @oliveandyork.com & @blakeink.bsky.social to bring you this retro kit. ✅ Use code SCREWOFF5 to take $5 off! www.protagonistsoccer.com/shop/vital-v...

🏁 Brett’s Indy Eleven Update: July ‘26 The men are still in the mixer for playoffs, but its not in the cards for the USL Cup. The Women had a rough start to the year and get kudos for turning the season around www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/bre...

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⚽️ Kicking Back: The History of the Atlanta Chiefs (Part Two) ▪️Author and Soccer Historian, Stephen Brandt, returns to Protagonist to share the second installment of the story of the NASL Atlanta Chiefs www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/kic...

⁉️ Who Are Ya!: FC Kirkwood (MWPL) ▪️MWPL newcomers, FC Kirkwood, are building a presence in their community through passion and accessibility. The family-friendly side wanted to provide opportunity to play the sport and has reasonable plans for the future www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/who...

💪🏼 We cover soccer teams from all over the country, with the Sticker Pack, you can let them cover you! Each envelope comes with at least five different stickers for just $5 bucks! www.protagonistsoccer.com/shop/the-sti...

🌱 @dennispope.bsky.social & @danvaughn.bsky.social discuss World Cup magic, then transition to soccer warz in Nevada. Finally, the show wraps with a full tour of men's amateur soccer in the United States open.spotify.com/episode/2xBJ...

☘️ The San Francisco Glens won’t make the @wpslofficial.bsky.social playoffs this year - they’ll go into their final home game at peace with that. However, they have a chance to really shake up the playoff picture with a win against rivals SF Nighthawks. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/sf-...

As mentioned earlier today, we are launching a new, short-form podcast series, @soccerromantics.bsky.social, today. Jeff Duback, Country Manager of Hummel USA, joins the show to talk with @joshuaduder.bsky.social about his love of the sport. open.spotify.com/episode/22Qb...

Our newest podcast series, The Soccer Romantics, launches today. Short, bite-sized podcasts with some of the biggest names in soccer, all focused on how they fell in love with the beautiful game. Launches today on the Protagonist Podcast feed. It's a love letter to the sport.

⁉️ Who Are Ya!: Missouri Reign (WPSL) ▪️What started as just a training group has turned into the most prominent amateur women’s team in Mid-Missouri. This week’s Who Are Ya!? takes a look at the Missouri Reign of the @wpslsoccer.bsky.social www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/who...

📚 Issue Four of The Protagonist Zine will be San Francisco! 🎨 Art by • Cover Hollis Callas • Arturo Cabrera ⌨️ Words by • JayDe Beaudry • Liliana Michelena • @joshuaduder.bsky.social

📚 Fresh off the press! • Thank you to Tovar printing in El Paso for another beautiful job and quick delivery. • Thank you to @calyxdesign.com for a beautiful layout and flawless attention to detail. • Thank you to the writers and artists who helped get this completed! • #1 is now back in stock!

👕 Ghana- Home Kit - 9/10 Away Kit - 7/10 ▪️That spider web of color resonating from the star - pure art and class. A White kit with all the colors will always looks sharp to me. The Away is less loud and more in the details. Both are solid.

👕Panama- Home Kit - 7/10 Away Kit - 4/10 Third - 10/10 ▪️The Home uses a striking Red color with Blue accents. The Away is lacking and looks like a throwback English kit. Then there is the 3rd kit. That Navy Blue with Gold accents WITH a White collar? Just take my money.

👕 England- Home Kit - 8/10 Away Kit - 6/10 ▪️Unlike Croatia, England’s 2026 kits are about class. The Red accents in the Home with just the overall clean look - this is a solid kit from the Three Lions. The Away being a Red version doesn’t quite work the same as the Home.

👕Croatia- Home Kit - 8/10 Away Kit - 5/10 ▪️Classic but creative twist on the checker kits we come to expect. The Away is way too subtle with the blue and blue.