The 2017 SNST Archive

An Independence fan said MLS would be a failure in Charlotte. I debunk his tweets, point by point.

What is this feeling? It’s barely recognizable… I haven’t felt this in a long time. It feels like… hope!

So far, in 2017 in the Carolinas, there’s been a new “huge” soccer story seemingly every day.

30 teams, 2 conferences, and several new faces in the East with the Independence and Battery.

The USL team defined by its stadium situation for pretty much all of its short three year existence might be on the move again.

The NWSL has come to Carolina, and with it a championship squad and a handful of draft selections to get excited about.

If there’s anything I’ve learned by watching The West Wing, Scandal, and House of Cards, it’s that politics is all about public perception…

Fans support teams in the stands and in the community, but owners are businessmen first, looking for sound investments.

Without being tied to their promises of MLS, the Independence can now be taken at face value: as the minor league club they’ve always been.

You don’t join your rival city, cheer for a rival team. You wait until you have your own, and then you hate your rival with all your might.

If you haven’t been out to UNCC’s Transamerica Field lately, you’re missing out on some MLS-quality soccer in Charlotte, NC.

The Independence announced this morning via Twitter that they’ll be playing their home opener at UNCC’s Transamerica Field. Déjà vu.

The new USL season begins in just under a month, and for the four-time USL Champion Charleston Battery, there is still plenty of work to do…

The Carolina Railhawks are now NCFC, so what will that mean for soccer in the Triangle in 2017?

Ten games to nourish and feed your Atl*nta Un*ted hate as their inaugural season starts Sunday. Let your spark blaze into a raging inferno.

I’m from South Carolina and I’m a Charlotte Independence fan, but I couldn’t miss the MLS debut for Atlanta United.

Preseason has been successful so far, but big challenges await, and the season starts in a little over two weeks.

Two preseason games so far in March, three more to come, and then we finally get underway with the 2017 USL season.