🦩 Hey @forwardmadisonfc.bsky.social fans! Want to make an impact in your community AND get a cool set of patches? 🫱🏽‍🫲🏼 We’ve partnered with the Mingos to give 25% of profit from this set to fwdflock.com The Flock Foundation! So, let’s Flock Together www.protagonistsoccer.com/shop/birds-o...

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🦅 The host of @totalsoccershow.bsky.social, Taylor Rockwell, joins @danvaughn.bsky.social & @jhowardfusco.bsky.social to discuss the US’s 02 WC opener vs Portugal. 🏆 The match is broken down and parallels are drawn to today's squad and their upcoming World Cup open.spotify.com/episode/4Px2...

▪️Kicking Back: The History of The Philadelphia Fury - Part Three ▪️Soccer historian and author, Stephen Brandt, brings us the third, and final, part of his deep dive into the NASL-era Philadelphia Fury www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/kic...

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⁉️ Who Are Ya!? 🦇 In 2024, four women decided to re-write the narrative when their team’s owner stepped down - they created something fresh and new for the women of Austin. Co-founder of 512 FC, Brittany Flowers, took the time to answer our questions www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/who...

👕 KitSZN’s @brettmullenix.bsky.social catches up with Sam Zisette of @goballardfc.bsky.social & @salmonbayfc.bsky.social to talk about their kits, how the shirts share the story of their neighborhood, and why they resonate so well with the locals www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/kit...

✈️ @protagonistsoccer.bsky.social Away Days, Season 2… the return of @nycosmos.bsky.social ▪️I’ll be flying to NY to meet up with @jhowardfusco.bsky.social & @dancreel.com to record interviews and film their opening day match vs @heartsofpine.bsky.social

Bumping this. There's so little focus on history across #MLS, and this show provided a chance to relive the night #RBNY won its first shield. Thanks again, @protagonistsoccer.bsky.social!

🦅 America’s Greatest, s2e8 - NYRB “Shield Game” of 2013 with @markfishkin.bsky.social! ▪️ @jhowardfusco.bsky.social & @joshuaduder.bsky.social discuss the goalfest with Chicago Fire, breaking the curse, and clinching the first piece of silverware for NYRB open.spotify.com/episode/4g1u...

⁉️Who Are Ya!: Texas Lonestar (MASL W) ▪️Who Are Ya! kicks off 2026 by introducing you to Texas Lonestar SC out of the MASL W: www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/who...

First look at the 2026 kits in-person! @mtn2seafc.bsky.social @nycosmossc.bsky.social @kitszn.bsky.social @protagonistsoccer.bsky.social @oliveandyork.com

They won their league in 2025 and now add another trophy to their haul, Vermont Green is the 2025 Protagonist Soccer Club of the Year. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/202...

🏆 The Top 25 Tops of 2025: Part Two (14 to Number 1) 👕 It’s the FINAL COUNTDOWN! Yesterday, we brought you 25 down to 15 and now we go from 14 to the number one kit in the Top 25 Tops of 2025 ▪️Who will be Numero Uno? www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/top...

Tomorrow is the last day to cast your vote for Club of the Year.

🏆 The Top 25 Tops of 2025: Part One (25 to 15) 👕 In Part One, we explain the process, give you a list of notable exclusions, and start the countdown of this past year’s best US-based, club kits from the 2nd Division and below. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/top...

⬛️ How Nico Cantor Became Front and Center in US Soccer Broadcasting ▪️ @breakingthelines.com ’s Zach Lowy sits down with soccer broadcast journalist, Nico Cantor, and shares with us the story of how Nico landed in the soccer spotlight: www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/nic...

⁉️ Who Are Ya!: Denton Diablos FC (USL L2 / Metroplex Prem) ▪️This is it. We’ve made it to the final Who Are Ya of 2025 and what a club to close out the season with! We catch up with the former NPSL champs to find out how they plan on conquering USL League 2 www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/who...

🦩Birds of a Feather patches have arrived! 🐦‍⬛ 100% of proceeds will go to charities local to, and chosen by, the clubs. 💻 Check out our shop to learn more about this set: ▪️ @forwardmadisonfc.bsky.social ▪️ TLH Reckoning ▪️ Rochester FC MN ▪️ Febre Amarela FC www.protagonistsoccer.com/shop/birds-o...

🦜Birds of a Feather patches have arrived! 🐦‍🔥100% of proceeds will go to charities local to, and chosen by, the clubs. 💻 Check out our shop to learn more about this set: ▪️ @tormentafc.bsky.social ▪️ @rgvredcrowns.bsky.social ▪️ @austinrisefc.bsky.social ▪️SpamFC www.protagonistsoccer.com/shop/birds-o...

a.co/d/1Gh4Wjs a last minute gift? My book on @supverpsv.bsky.social @joshuaduder.bsky.social @beyond90.bsky.social @protagonistsoccer.bsky.social

⚫️ Planting the Seeds (Revisited) ▪️Being a fan in soccer is more than just the drums, the chants, and the smoke. It’s about connecting to a club at a personal level and making it a part of who you are as a person. by @517tifonerd.bsky.social www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/liv...

⚫️ Kicking Back: The History of The Philadelphia Fury - Part Two ▪️ @stephencbrandt.bsky.social continues his journey through NASL history. In this set of retrospective articles, we explore the brief history of the Philadelphia Fury and this is part two. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/kic...

⬛️ Renato Paiva Opens Up to Protagonist Soccer: ▪️ @breakingthelines.com’ Zach Lowy has a candid conversation with the Portuguese coach, Renato Paiva, about growing up under dictatorship, becoming a coach with Benfica, & managing futbol sides in South America. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/ren...

⁉️ Who Are Ya!: Lubbock Matadors (USLL2) ▪️There are thousands of soccer teams in the US systems; we love finding clubs, getting to know them and then sharing that with you ▪️ @lubbockmatadors.bsky.social is a team we’ve been hoping to learn about for a while! www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/who...

Interested in making a difference in NYC? Want to help uplift our most vulnerable neighbors in 2026? Be like Mike from @nyintfc.bsky.social Get yourself a coffee and sign up ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.evloves.nyc/volunteer/ @jdnalton.bsky.social @danfrompasco.bsky.social @protagonistsoccer.bsky.social

Our Club of the Year voting is ongoing. Fans can choose between our five nominations for best lower league soccer club of the year. Cast your vote today! www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/clu...

The final nominee for club of the year is USL League One champion @oneknoxsc.bsky.social. The team dominated the regular season and the playoffs and earned a trophy in their fourth year of operation. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/202...

👕 Fifty + nominees have been added to a google doc for a panel made up from 6 of our kit-nerdiest friends to rank. 📊 The average ranking will be determinrd and the Top 25 Tops of 2025 will be revealed December 29th & 30th. Who’s your 2025 Top Top?

Offseason mode is on in Richmond. 🔴⚽ New River City 93 is live — coaching changes, MLS Draft news, schedule drop, and new Kickers signings. The rebuild starts now. 🎧 👉 www.rivercity93.com/rebuilding-t... #UpTheKickers #RebuildingTheRed

We got our Hearts of Pine book in the mail yesterday. This thing is beautiful! shop.heartsofpine.com/products/boo...

As we talk about the top end of women's soccer players and speak in millions, another FIFPRO study reminds of the realities of global minimum standards: 66% of players make <$20K 25% have outside jobs 33% have contract of <1 year 22% have no contract The study: www.fifpro.org/en/articles/...

If you missed the first printing of our "Tales of New York" zine, we're doing a short second run. Quantity will be very limited, so order while the pre-order is open. www.protagonistsoccer.com/shop/rdli1h4...

The women's side of the Edgewater Castle program took one of the best dressed teams in the country to the next level, winning an Illinois state title and UWS Championship in 2025. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/202...

If you’re looking for stocking stuffers or just cool stuff to include in a gift, check out @calyxworks.com!! He’s a stickler for great design and quality production, you won’t be disappointed. Discount ends tomorrow!

Maybe the most obvious nomination for Club of the Year, @vermontgreenfc.bsky.social The champions of USL League Two continued their growth, making their matches the hottest tickets in Vermont. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/202...

🦅🎙️ Tomorrow @joshuaduder.bsky.social & @jhowardfusco.bsky.social record an America’s Greatest ep with guest @markfishkin.bsky.social of @seeingredny.bsky.social to talk about the day NYRB lifted the curse and won the shield. ⁉️ Questions, comments, memories?

💻 BIG TPS EP # 20! With plenty of winter soccer to cover, @danvaughn.bsky.social & @joshuaduder.bsky.social talk MLS Final, UPSL Playoffs, World Cup low points, and Liverpudlian funk youtu.be/fSicP_t_Rjg?...

Our second nomination for Club of the Year is NPSL champion Hickory FC. The team tapped into its local community and delivered a title playing championship soccer in just their second year of existence. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/202...

Our first nominee for the 2025 Club of the Year is Sporting CT of the WPSL. The club dominated their regular season, before putting on a real show in the playoffs, outscoring their four opponents 19-2. These queens deserve a vote for their stellar season. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/202...

⚪️ The Return of the Protagonist Soccer Club of the Year Award: ▪️2025 has been an amazing year of soccer and we close the year out with our nominations for Protagonist Soccer Club of the Year. It’s a celebration of the best soccer clubs of 2025 www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/202...

👕 The Top 25 Tops of 2025 (parts 1 & 2) will drop in two weeks. The last four have been: ▪️2021 MD Bobcats’ “glitch” by Hummel ▪️2022 MN Aurora’s “Northern Lights” by Hummel ▪️2023 The Miami FC’s Third Shirt by Macron & ▪️2025 Oak Roots SC’s Home Shirt by Charly USA ⁉️ Who will be the Top Top of 2025?

🛫🗽 Off to film a season two ep of #AwayDays for @protagonistsoccer.bsky.social ▪️Let’s catch a @nyintfc.bsky.social game too. ▪️Chat with @battista.bsky.social & @davidkilpatrick.bsky.social in person! ▪️Volunteer with @evlovesnyc.bsky.social ▪️and kickoff the @nycosmos.bsky.social season in style.

Next week we announce our nominations for Protagonist Soccer Club of the Year. As we head towards Monday, let’s celebrate our previous winners who’ve hoisted the award for best lower league soccer club in the United States!

I will be writing an article for this one on the rise of Ehtar Belleville! @midwestpl.bsky.social

📚 Magazine Thread… 🏜️ Issue Two pre-order still marching on! 🌵 All written material in, waiting for a couple other pieces, goes to print early January! www.protagonistsoccer.com/shop/rdli1h4...

🏆 Protagonist Soccer's 2026 World Cup Kit Preview ⚽️ Last week we got the World Cup draw and a few of the kit-makers have released their World Cup kits already - KIT SZN’s @brettmullenix.bsky.social is here rate what we have so far… www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/202...

Indy getting their Big Dick Energy back.

Today @theleaguefc.bsky.social announces the establishment of a new Pro-Am League. The league will feature regional play and blended rosters of paid and unpaid players. It's the next layer in TLfC's approach to make soccer more functional and affordable. www.protagonistsoccer.com/coverage/the...

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