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power rankings: USL2 south atlantic, week 8

Another week in the South Atlantic has passed by! Let’s see where it leaves us in a fascinating battle for supremacy and a national playoff place. the rankings NC Fusion U23, +0 from last week (W 4-1 over Wake). Another quality win for Fusion, who took the opportunity to distance themselves a bit from a […]

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power rankings: USL2 south atlantic, week 7

Well, things got awfully interesting in the midweek and made week 7 a fascinating one. In a division where only first place is guaranteed a spot in the national playoffs, the battle for top dog is being tightly contested. Let’s see how things are situated throughout the table with our rankings. the rankings NC Fusion […]

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power rankings: NPSL southeast, week 7

In a week where Georgia Storm and Appalachian FC had a golden opportunity to make up some ground on first-place Georgia Revolution, their respective weekend performances were a bit underwhelming. With this in mind, the Revs are almost surely headed for a regular-season title. The biggest race to keep an aye on here is the […]

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power rankings: USL2 south atlantic, week 6

It’s a brand-new addition to the smallworld power rankings lineup: the South Atlantic Division of USL League Two! One of the most intriguing conferences in lower-league soccer, this division stretches from Tennessee to Virginia by way of Charleston, WV and the Raleigh triangle. It’s home to some of the best summer soccer on the east […]

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power rankings: NPSL southeast, week 6

We may not have quite as dominant a frontrunner as we once thought. In a battle of two top-class Georgia sides, power rankings leaders Georgia Revolution weren’t able to fully shake off the challenge of second-place Georgia Storm, only managing a draw at home. Meanwhile, a particularly Squatchy club got their first-ever win, so there’s […]

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match review: weeknight in western NC

Recently dubbed the “maskiest mask place ever” by a fond visitor, Asheville, NC is one of North Carolina’s better-kept secrets. That goes for its fun vibe, beautiful mountain backdrop, and underrated downtown, of course, but it also applies to its soccer scene. Nowhere is this more evident than at an Asheville City SC home match, […]

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power rankings: NPSL southeast, week 5

It’s a fresh new league to cover in power rankings! The NPSL kicked off last month in a new-look Southeast Division, and it figures to be some of the more exciting action in lower-league soccer this summer. The Piedmont Cup, contested between the top three Georgia clubs, is a fan-created competition within the competition to […]

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smallworld storytime: first flight league

These guys are quietly providing a pretty impressive product on the field. Many outside of North Carolina won’t have heard of the First Flight League (which is a dope name btw), but that shouldn’t stop you from getting to know it. It’s got a lot of quality soccer to offer and fills an important niche […]

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power rankings: UPSL mid-atlantic, week 10

Well, we now know the top two seeds in the four-team playoff in the Mid-Atlantic, and we also have the most lopsided scoreline of the year. The honor of most goals scored per team per match goes to Moros FC, who put 14 on Lobos this weekend in just one of two matches between them […]

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power rankings: UPSL mid-atlantic, week 9

This week on what the heck is going to happen in the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the UPSL, the playoff picture got muddled even more. We have no idea what to expect at this point, or even who qualifies for the playoffs in the first place. In any case, though, we know it’s exciting. And with […]