Interview Series Archives

by NISA Network Staff June 20, 2023

A Storied Career: Juan Hernandez and The Next Step

By: Sebastian Johnson Juan Hernandez has accomplished things few men have. Over his 126 games played for Chattanooga FC (CFC), the second most ever played for the club, he became their sixth-leading scorer of all-time and their all-time leader in assists. Now, as Hernandez looks to the future, he prepares to take the next step in his storied career – and it’s a step he’s been preparing for since he was ...

by NISA Network Staff September 20, 2022

ALBION San Diego , EDI , Featured , Interview Series , Interview With . . . , Latest News

Alioune Diakhate: A Banner Season with ALBION San Diego

By Sam Weller Photo by David Frerker 6229 miles is a long way to travel to pursue a dream. But the distance from the west coast of Africa to sunny San Diego, Calif., is all part of the journey that began for Alioune Diakhate when he was a little boy. Sometime between the ages of five and seven years of age, Diakhate, who was born and raised in Dakar, the capital of ...

by NISA Network Staff September 13, 2019

Interview Series , Interview With . . .

Interview With . . . Brian Costin

In NISA Nation’s first post Ten Reasons NISA will be different, the first reason we mention is: "Any Community Can Have Pro Soccer". Sure, it’s a little early in the history of this blog to be quoting ourselves but here we go: In the United States, only one top tier (“Big Five”) professional sports team is based outside of the largest 50 metropolitan areas. About 160 million people live outside of ...

by NISA Network Staff August 29, 2019

Interview Series , You Want Answers

You Want Answers – August 28, 2019

You Want Answers (August 28th, 2019) By NISA Nation Staff Every week NISA Nation will aim to select a question posed to the twitter handle @TheNISANation and answer a question you may have. This week’s question comes from Brian Mutterspaugh and is a question on tactical analysis and possibly a question on NISA Nation’s coverage as well. This week’s question: Are you guys planning to do this [discussion of tactics] as part of your ...

by NISA Network Staff August 21, 2019

Chattanooga FC , Interview With . . .

Chatting with . . . Galen Riley

Chatting with . . . Galen Riley By NISA Nation Staff Source: https://twitter.com/chattahooligan On Thursday, August 15, NISA announced the league’s acceptance of Chattanooga FC, Detroit City FC, and the Oakland Roots into the Association. With each club comes a unique identity and culture. To learn a little more about the ethos of one of those clubs, NISA Nation staff connected with Galen Riley, a member of the Chattahooligans social media team. For ...

by NISA Network Staff August 21, 2019

Expansion , Interview With . . .

Interview With . . . Christian Franek

Interview With . . . Christian Franek By NISA Nation Staff On August 19, 2019, The Breakers AFC of Palm Beach announced they were seeking a lead investor in order for their club to meet US Soccer Federation’s Professional League Standards. The goal is to have professional soccer in a passionate soccer area and join some of America’s leading independent clubs in NISA in 2020. Christian Franek is the club’s current General Manager ...

by NISA Network Staff August 16, 2019

Interview Series , You Want Answers

You Want Answers – August 16th 2019

You Want Answers (August 16th, 2019) By: NISA Nation Staff Every week NISA Nation will select a question posed to the twitter handle @TheNISANation and answer a question you may have. This week’s question comes from American Pyramid Blog and is a question on Expansion. This week's question: Any word on particular markets or areas of the country that are interested in joining for the Fall 2020 season? In the spirit of full transparency, ...

by NISA Network Staff August 8, 2019

Interview Series , Targeting the No.9

Targeting the Number Nine, Episode 1

Targeting the Number Nine: NISA Nation Interview Series By: NISA Nation Staff The No.9 in soccer traditionally has a job to do. Score goals and change the game. For NISA Nation’s first interview series, we will focus on the Number Nine – the game changers ahead of NISA’s debut. These are the game changers who have helped NISA to get up on its feet and made it possible for the players to ...

by NISA Network Staff August 7, 2019

Interview Series

You Want Answers

You Want Answers By: NISA Nation Staff Soccer twitter can be a scary place but as the time gets closer and closer to kick-off, NISA wants to connect with fans – and knows there are lots of interested people with questions. So on behalf of the NISA clubs, let's get some more information out there. Every week NISA Nation will select a question posed to the twitter handle @TheNISANation and answer a question ...