The path to pro is a very difficult one to navigate but to those that make it professional at any level find it a blessing and with Patricio Botello there is no exception. From his youth in Mexico, to attending high school and college in San Antonio, to playing with Corpus Christi FC and now …
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The 2019 USL Championship season is now in the mid-season portion and San Antonio FC finds itself with 7 wins 9 losses and 6 draws. Time for another situation report by Soy_SAF. Check out our first SAFC situation report from the first 11 weeks of the season here: https://soysaf.com/2019/05/22/safc-situation-report-patience-wears-thin-among-fans/ Cristian Parano - photo by Soy_SAF …
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The UPSL Women's Soccer regular season is quickly wrapping up and it's been exciting thus far. As we focus locally, on the Central Conference, three San Antonio clubs have been working hard to finish first. As we enter the final weekend of the regular season, San Antonio Sporti FC find themselves in first place with …
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The 2019 United Premier Soccer League kicks off this week with more than 300 clubs nationally and we have 3 UPSL men's clubs starting this spring with Alamo CIty SC being the 4th on the way for the fall season right here in San Antonio. As popularity of the sport has grown so has the …
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Looking around the USL Championship matches during week 4, one noticed that there were a multitude of formations and variations of formations being used to varying degrees of success. San Antonio FC has used two formations to start a match this season and we'll break down in a bit. So what is more important, the …
What an exciting start to the Copa Tejas! First match took place at Southwest University Park in El Paso. An announced attendance of 7,458 was electric all evening and had the feel of a derby. Both clubs came out attacking and it was Locomotive that took a 2-0 lead with goals by Nick Ross at …
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By Miguel Padilla In a few hours, Copa Tejas first match gets underway with Rio Grande Valley Toros facing the El Paso Locomotive at Southwest University Park. The Copa Tejas is more than a competition, it is a celebration of how much soccer has grown in the United States and Texas. An exciting new chapter …
