MLS President talks at Carolina RailHawks event about MLS Expansion. The NASL also discusses it’s upcoming plans for expansion. [...]
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The Atlanta Silverbacks will kick off a new season at home on Saturday, April 7th against expansion club San Antonio Scorpions FC. It’s a new year and a lot has changed not only with the Silverbacks, but also with the NASL. During this countdown to opening kick we’ll look at several of the changes [...] On Thursday the Atlanta Silverbacks made the news official that Mexican midfielder Mario Pérez would be leaving the team and returning to the Mexican Primera Division. Wednesday night, during the Silverbacks’ 2-1 victory over Montreal, the annual free-for-all known as the Primera Division draft was taking place in Playa del Carmen, just south of [...] It was a long time coming, but the Atlanta Silverbacks finally won their first game of the season Wednesday night, defeating the Montreal Impact 2-1 in front of 2,880 at Atlanta Silverbacks Park. The home side took the lead in the 13th minute when Mario Perez found himself along the end line to the [...] These kind of celebrations have been few and far between for Mario Perez (center) and the rest of the Atlanta Silverbacks this season. 495 minutes. Five and a half games. That’s how long it has been since the Atlanta Silverbacks scored a goal. Last night’s 2-0 loss at home to the NSC Minnesota [...] The NASL is facing a major setback in their mission to become USSF Sanctioned for 2011. The Atlanta Silverbacks season may be in jeopardy. [...]
However, during the NASL’s Annual General Meeting two additional teams for the 2011 season have been approved – The Atlanta Silverbacks and NSC Minnesota Stars. Aaron Davidson CEO of the NASL said, “We were encouraged by fans to return second division soccer to Atlanta after a two season hiatus”. Copy of the full release is below. The NASL now waits to hear from the USSF Board of Directors to see if their submission has been accepted. The USSF has a meeting scheduled on November 21 in Toronto, Canada in which the decision could be made. The NASL application also includes San Antonio (2012) and a team to be announced later (2013) in the submission. This would give the NASL the USSF required 8 teams and account for Montreal’s spot once they join MLS in 2012. The 8 teams submitted to play in 2011 are: Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina RailHawks, FC Edmonton, FC Tampa Bay, Montreal Impact, Miami FC Blues, NSC Minnesota Stars, and the Puerto Rico Islanders. Was Atlanta’s CEO Soccer Cabinet somehow involved in an effort to increase Atlanta’s chances of being a World Cup host city? Do you think MLS’s commitment to New York, not Atlanta, as the 20th team made re-entry more appealing? Full Press Release Below Continue reading Atlanta Silverbacks to Return? |
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