–ronan briscoe, mid-south writer Going into this fall season, the landscape of lower league soccer in this country has changed. Desmond Armstrong has taken his expertise and his two clubs to NISA Nation’s new pyramid via his own league, the Pioneer Premier League. With AFC 615 and 615 Heroes come We United FC, also from UPSL Mid-South; FC Birmingham, who was slated to join the division this Fall; UPSL Fall 2020 National Champions Atletico Atlanta; and their Atlanta counterparts Vinotinto Academy FC. The new league even received a bit of promo before the USMNT’s 1-1 draw in World Cup Qualifying ..read more

DeKalb County United, one of the founding members of the Midwest Premier League, has announced two significant changes to the team and executive staff. Last week, Mike Gecan resigned as Head Coach, ending his four-year tenure with the club. “As our club heads into another offseason, I will be stepping away as head coach of a program that has truly captured my heart,” Gecan said. “I’ve had the privilege of coaching some very hard-working and talented players, met a lot of selfless volunteers, and felt the support of more fans than I could have ever imagined.” Club President John Hall stated th ..read more

It seems the East Division of the Midwest Premier League got jealous when they saw Justin Wasik’s recap of the West Division champions, Bavarians SC, because now the East has one of their own. Midwest Premier League contributor Kyle Clayton has equalized the divisions for smallworld, and his take on Detroit City FC U23’s title-winning season is below. After the first season for Detroit City FC’s U23 squad, they can proudly say that they are champions of the inaugural Midwest Premier League East division. Having only dropped three points all campaign, the title of champions is well-deserved for ..read more

We have a new guest writer to introduce! Justin Wasik is a Chicago soccer aficionado and a writer on a variety of platforms. He’s also a West Ham supporter, which gives he and Danny something in common: they both love watching their Premier League club lose all their matches. In any case, here’s Justin’s first appearance at smallworld with a timely recap of yet another successful season for history-laden Bavarians SC: One of the most historic amateur soccer clubs in North America has already made its mark on the Midwest Premier League. Bavarians Soccer Club won the first-ever West Division cha ..read more

Folks, we’ve got a new writer among us today! For the first time in a while, smallworld has brought in a guest writer. Ronan Briscoe takes charge of this post summarizing the UPSL Mid-South Conference in what will surely be seen as its most exciting season yet. He’s the voice of Nashville-based Music City SC, and he’s got plenty of insight on how the season went for every club and how things might go in the future this fall. Without further ado, here are his musings! As the guy that does commentary over Music City SC matches, I’ve learned quite a bit about the division, and with our champion a ..read more

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 West Virginia team who was off this week. Fusion are currently the team to beat and have a five-point cushion. Their destiny is in their hands! West Virginia United, +0 from last week (no match). United were off this week, but they’ve still got a bitter taste in their mouths from their most re ..read more

We’re back with another week of WPSL action in the southeast corner of the country. The usual suspects are still top and still undefeated, and there’s plenty more to unpack as well. the rankings Nashville Rhythm, +0 from last week (W 2-0 over North Alabama). It was another strong showing for Rhythm, even though they left it late and had to score their two goals in the second half. Only a miracle would keep them away from the Southeast crown now. Alabama FC, +0 from last week (unconfirmed v SSA). We don’t yet know what happened in Alabama’s match with SSA, but either way, we’d be shocked to se ..read more

The Peach State took the cake this week! All three Georgia-based clubs got wins, and they each improved their standing in so doing. Let’s see where that puts us in terms of the power rankings. the rankings Georgia Revolution, +0 from last week (W 3-1 over Metro). This was a predictable one. The Revs look impossible to stop, and they should roll with this momentum all the way into the number one seed for the division playoffs. Georgia Storm, +0 from last week (W 3-1 over North Alabama). Storm looked like the much better side that they are in this one. They’re pretty clearly the second-best sid ..read more

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 U23, +1 from last week (W 5-0 over Wake AND W 2-0 over VA Beach). West Virginia United, -1 from last week (L 0-3 to Otters AND W 4-1 over NCFC). These were two game WVU would have expected to win, and they only lived up to expectations at the second time of asking. That relinquis ..read more

Our league leaders continue to dominate for the time being! Nashville Rhythm beat their biggest competition this week and stay atop the power rankings as a result. Let’s see how things are shaking out just past halfway through the season. the rankings Nashville Rhythm, +0 from last week (W 2-1 over Alabama AND D 0-0 with Red Wolves). It didn’t always look that way, but Rhythm were the best team on the night and that’s been the case all season. Alabama were at their best this weekend and scored first in Murfreesboro, but Nashville equalized through Peyton DePriest by halftime and found the win ..read more