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Brian Quarstad

My name is Brian I have always had a love of soccer since I was 19 and had the fortune to both play and coach in the beautiful game. I live in Minnesota so my main interest lies in the MLS as well as some of the local leagues, though I no longer contribute to this site.. you can still find some of previous posts here

       



Posts by Brian Quarstad

Bringing IMS to a Close, at Least for Now

For regular readers of IMS, you may have noticed a diminishing amount of articles. In fact the last post...
December 13, 2012 8 min read

USL PRO Announces Expansion Team in Sacramento; But is Another NASL/USL Conflict Heating Up?

On Monday the United Soccer Leagues took a big step forward in building a USL PRO West Coast regional...
December 4, 2012 2 min read

NASL & New York Cosmos Should Wait Until 2014 to “Get This Right the First Time”

Of course what I am referring to is a conversation that New York Cosmos’ newly appointed COO, Erik Stover,...
December 3, 2012 3 min read

LA Galaxy Comeback to Win Fourth MLS Cup Final

LA Galaxy 3-1 Houston Dynamo The Los Angeles Galaxy became the third team in MLS history to win back-to-back...
December 2, 2012 2 min read

New York Cosmos Will Not Participate in NASL Spring Season; Will Wait Until August to Field Team

The New York Cosmos confirmed on Saturday what has been rumored for some time now; they will not field...
December 2, 2012 2 min read

Traffic Sports Win Marketing Rights to 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Between the buzz and excitement of the MLS Cup Final, rumors of a new SSS being built in Tampa...
December 1, 2012 6 min read

David Beckham Says New York Cosmos Rumor “Not True”

David Beckham says Cosmos rumor is “not true” but bigger questions lie in wait for the NASL expansion team....
November 30, 2012 5 min read

Three NASL Teams Announce Roster Moves: Carolina, Minnesota and Tampa

On Wednesday, the Carolina RailHawks, Minnesota Stars and Tampa Bay Rowdies all announced players they are re-signing who had...
November 30, 2012 5 min read

NASL Appoints Former NFL Europe President Bill Peterson as New Commissioner

The North American Soccer League announced this afternoon that they have hired former NFL Europe President and AEG Senior Vice...
November 27, 2012 6 min read

Interview with Bill Peterson, New NASL Commissioner

New NASL Commissioner, Bill Peterson. The North American Soccer League announced today that Bill Peterson will take over as...
November 27, 2012 11 min read

2014 FIFA World Cup Host City Posters

On Sunday, November 25, the host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil,...
November 26, 2012 1 min read

Giovanni Savarese to Coach NASL’s New York Cosmos

A little more than a week after the New York Cosmos named Erik Stover as the COO of the...
November 19, 2012 4 min read