by RyanHarbaugh on March 5, 2010
The NPSL championship trophy will be awarded July 31st in Madison, AL.
The reigning Southeast Region Champion Rocket City United will host the 2010 edition of the NPSL Final Four to be held in Madison, AL from July 29-31. Team President Andy Zorovich revealed several details about the Final Four in a ribbon cutting ceremony and press conference at the team’s new offices in the Southern Convention Services (SCS) complex in Madison.
The 2010 edition of the league’s championships will expand from a two-day, three game mini-knockout tournament to a three-day event. Thursday, July 29th will see the four NPSL Region Champions take the field in the semi-finals. A third-place match followed by the NPSL All-Star match will be contested on Friday, July 30. And finally, Saturday, July 31st will feature the NPSL Final between the winners of Thursday’s semi-finals.
“What we’re doing with the Final Four is making it more than just some soccer games,” said Zorovich. “We are working with the Madison City Chamber of Commerce to make this a soccer fest.” The festival of soccer will include a parade from downtown Madison to the stadium, youth soccer games prior to the main event, and hospitality events within the stadium.
All of the NPSL Final Four matches will take place in the Madison City Schools Stadium. The MCSS was built in 2003 and seats around 5,000 and will serve as the home stadium for Rocket City United during the 2010 NPSL regular season.
by Ryan Knapp on February 19, 2010
When Max Ferdinand came onto the scene with FC Reading Revolution in the 2009 NPSL season, many of the coaches and team owners were talking about his ability, knowing that there was something special about Max as a player.
He only remained with the FC Reading Revolution men’s team for one season, quickly snapped up by the Baltimore Blast in the MISL.
In his first professional MISL Season, Ferdinand was named Player of the Week thanks to his hat trick against the Rockford Rampage.
While the Blast are having a less than stellar season, Ferdinand continues to impress his coaches and teammates during his first run on a professional soccer club, even with the transition from indoor to the outdoor game. There are plenty of USL/NASL players who take to the turf during the winter months in preparation for the upcoming outdoor season, and I hope that Max does get his shot at a USL/NASL club in the future.
Krystina Lucido at PressBoxOnline wrote up a great article on Ferdinand, where he talks about moving indoors from his career of playing 11 v 11 and also talks about his background growing up in Haiti, where his mother and cousins still live.
We will be sure to follow up on Max’s progression in the MISL and other former NPSL players who continue to make a splash in the professional ranks!