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2025
FEBRUARY
Times Of San Diego - 2/2 - Sockers Win 10th Straight Game
JANUARY
Times Of San Diego - 1/5-Sockers Earn Fourth Straight Win
2024
DECEMBER
Times Of San Diego - 12/24 - Sockers Open Season With 5-4 Defeat at Tacoma
FEBRUARY
Baja News - 2/16 - Sockers Make Playoffs
JANUARY
SD Union-Tribune - 1/27 - Sockers Rout Ambush
Times Of San Diego - 1/14 - Sockers Sign Draft Picks
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ARCHIVES
2023
DECEMBER
SD Union-Tribune - 12/4 - Sockers Open Season With Win
OCTOBER
SD Union-Tribune - 10/13 - Sockers To Play Final Season At Pechanga Arena
AUGUST
SD Union-Tribune - 8/13 - Construction Kicks Into High Gear For Sockers New Arena
JUNE
Howler Magazine - 6/14 - Chiles Is Indoor Soccer's Dominant Player
APRIL
SD Union-Tribune - 4/21 - Sockers Need To Win Twice
East County Sports - 4/9 - Sockers Advance
SD Union-Tribune - 4/8 - Knockout Game Is Unique MASL Feature
East County Sports - 4/4 - Sockers Playoffs
East County Sports - 4/1 - Sockers Seeded Number One
MARCH
East County Sports - 3/27 - Sockers Streak At 8
Soccer America - 3/22 - Hugo Sanchez Discusses His Sockers Days
Sportico - 3/22 - New Leagues Using Twitch
Times Of San Diego - 3/21 Sockers Secure Top Spot
SD News - 3/21 - SD Futbol Weekly
SD News - 3/24 - SD Futbol Weekly
SD News - 3/21 - Sockers Take On Dallas
East County Sports - 3/11 - Sockers Again Toy With Empire
East County Sports - 3/6 - Sockers Alumni Pleased
SDUT - 3/3 - Ex-Sockers Return
FEBRUARY
Times Of San Diego 2/23 - League Drops Hammer On Sockers
SD News - 2/19 - Futbol Weekly
Times Of San Diego - 2/19 - Sockers Head To Mexico
East County Sports - 2/6 - Sockers Win Streak Elongated
JANUARY
East County Sports - 1/30 - Sockers Move Into First
KC Star - 1/16 - Comets Lose To Sockers
2022
DECEMBER
10News - 12/29 - Sockers Excited About Season & New Arena
East Village Times - 12/18 - Chiles, Pardo Power Sockers
East Village Times - 12/12 - Sockers Open Season With Double Stryke
The Times Of San Diego - 12/11 - Sockers Open Season With Win
SEPTEMBER
The Patch - 9/6 - Sockers To Participate In Traveling Stories Event
AUGUST
Times Of San Diego - 8/1 - New Oceanside Venue To Be Frontwave Arena
JULY
SD Union-Tribune - 7/10 - Naming Deal Announced
FOX5 - 7/8 - Sockers To Open New Arena
JUNE
What A Howler -6/27 - Meet Kraig Chiles
SD Union-Tribune - 6/22 - Chiles To Be Inducted Into Poway HS Hall Of Fame
MAY
The Star-News - 5/31 - Ortiz & Sockers' First Family Of Chula Vista Celebrate Title
SD Union-Tribune - 5/20 - Quinn Homecoming
Two Balls & A Mic Podcast - Sockers Win Championship
News8 - 5/9 - Pardo Discusses Winning The Championship
Pechanga Arena SD - 5/9 - Sockers Win 16th Title
SD Union-Tribune - 5/9 - Sweet 16
SD News - 5/9 - Sockers Win 16th Championship
NBC San Diego - 5/9 - Sweet 16! Sockers Win
East Village Times - 5/8 - Sockers Cap Historic Season
SD News - 5/6 - Sockers One Win Away
KUSI News - 5/5 - Sockers Take Field In Final Sunday - Pino Interview
Lakeland Ledger - 5/3 - Florida Goes Down To San Diego
East Village Times - 5/2 - Dominant Sockers One Win For Championship
The Star-News - 5/1 - Stakes Getting Higher For Sockers
APRIL
Times Of San Diego - 4/20 - Sockers Prepare To Face Tropics
Two Balls And A Mic - 4/28 - Sockers Win The Semifinals (Video)
East Village Times - 4/24 - Sockers Rebound Mightily, Advance To Finals
El Sol De Tijuana - 4/24 - Sockers van a la Final MASL
SD News - 4/22 - Sockers In Must-Win Game
NBC San Diego - 4/21 - Pardo & Chiles Interview
KUSI NEWS - 4/21 - Boris Pardo Interview
Times Of San Diego - 4/21 - Sockers In Uncomfortable Situation
Times Of San Diego - 4/15 - Sockers Prepare For Semifinals
The Star-News - 4/14 - Sockers Of Old Inspire New
Times Of San Diego - 4/10 - Sockers Await Semifinal Opponent
Cleveland.Com - 4/10 - Crunch Lose Bod For Second Title
Cleveland Crunch - 4/10 - Crunch Falls Short To San Diego
Local Sports Journal - 4/10 - San Diego Takes Home M2 Cup
The Californian - 4/8 - Sockers Enter Playoffs
Times Of San Diego - 4/8 - After Opening Win, Sockers Can Sweep
The Star-News - 4/8 - Ortiz, A Coach For All Levels
10News - 4/5 - Sockers Begin Quest For 16th Title
Times of San Diego - 4/3 - Sockers Break Fury Hearts
Times Of San Diego - 4/1 - Sockers Secure Top Spot
East Village Times - 4/1 - Sockers Roll To Win
MARCH
Times Of San Diego - 3/26 - Sockers Win 17th
SD News - 3/19 - Sockers2 Dallin Cutler Featured
East Village Times - 3/7 - Sockers Show 13 Is A Lucky Number
El Latino - 3/7 - Sockers Beat Chihuahua
FEBRUARY
East Village Times - 2/28 - Sockers Sail Past Wave
Times Of San Diego - Undefeated Sockers Win Again
East Village Times - 2/26 - Escoto Nets Four In Win
El Latino - 2/26 - Siguen Enrachados
LA Times - 2/15 - Indoor Soccer Deserves A Wider Audience
JANUARY
MASLSoccer.com - 1/14 - I-15 Rivalry
East Village Times - 1/8 - Rivals Meet Again
East Village Times - 1/3 - Sockers Win 6-3
SD Union-Tribune - 1/3 - Big Half Fuels Sockers
2021
DECEMBER
East Village Times - 12/31 - The 1-15 Derby Reignites
East Village Times - 12/28 - The Beautiful Game Of Soccer In San Diego
SD Union-Tribune - 12/19 - Sockers Raise Banner
SD Union-Tribune - 12/18 - Sockers Can Finally Play At Home
2021
JUNE
SportsLogos.Net - 6/22 - Sockers Seeing Stars
Village News - 6/3 - Groundbreaking Held For Sockers Arena
MAY
Coast News - 5/20 - Sockers Groundbreaking
SDUT - 5/20 - Arena Groundbreaking
10News - 5/20 - Sockers Break Ground On New Arena
APRIL
Village News - 4/30 - Bowers Accomplishes Goal
NBC7 - 4/19 - Title Time
CBS8 Video - 4/19 - Sockers Capture Championship
SDUT - 4/19 - Road Warriors Bring Home Cup
Baltimore Sun - 4/19 - On Loan To Sockers, Vanzela Brings Home Title
Daily Bulletin - 4/19 - Fury Crash Out Of Cup
SDUT - 4/17 - Sockers HaveUnilikely Shot At Title
Daily Bulletin - 4/17 - Fury Drop Game One Daily Bulletin - 2-16 - Fury Two Wins Away From Championship
CBS8 Video - 4/9 - Sockers Hit Their Stride At The Right Time
FEBRUARY
FOX 5 News - 2/16 - Sockers Season On The Road
JANUARY
SB Nation - 1/30 - Sockers/Comets Recap
East Village Times - Sockers Preview - 1/29
SDUT - Sockers Preview- 1/29
Baltimore Sun - Vanzela Loan - 1/27
2020
FEBRUARY
https://www-sandiegouniontribune-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/story/2020-02-12/san-diego-sockers-baltimore-blast-masl?_amp=true
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_84odYW_5c8&feature=youtu.be - Sportscenter's Top 10 Plays - Ruiz's Bicycle Kick Goal
JANUARY
https://www-baltimoresun-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.baltimoresun.com/sports/soccer/bs-sp-blast-jan26-20200126-tdurppyflngsrin2yldqc5lte4-story.html?outputType=amp
https://www-baltimoresun-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-blast-advance-20200117-3drhb5jhavfdzooudvvltryjwe-story.html?outputType=amp
https://www-sandiegouniontribune-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/story/2020-01-03/sockers-slavisa-ubiparipovic-masl-bosnia-croatia-war?_amp=true
2019
DECEMBER
https://www.soccernation.com/if-you-havent-been-to-a-sockers-game/?fbclid=IwAR2cdFq1WS7XSeEpHd0hbQ3OX1Wypn67tm63i_IDaKOjvKhfuu3h7z3Kj6I
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/story/2019-12-29/sockers-hed
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/story/2019-12-21/sockers-trading-card-giveaway-artist-travis-peterson
NOVEMBER
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/story/2019-11-22/sockers-masl-landon-donovan-kraig-chiles-boris-pardo
https://www.maslsoccer.com/news/kraig-chiles-an-real-socker
OCTOBER
www.thestarnews.com/ortiz-to-lead-team-mexico-once-again-in-world-minifootball-federation-world-cup/
APRIL
https://eastvillagetimes.com/2019/04/sockers-eliminated-from-playoff-contention-by-monterrey-flash/
https://www.ellatinoonline.com/2019/apr/25/gran-corazon-han-mostrado-hasta-ahora-los-jugadores-de-sd-sockers-vencieron-a-tacoma-stars-y-van-vs-monterrey-flash/
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/story/2019-04-20/sp-sd-sockers-tacoma-playoffs-win-overtime
https://eastvillagetimes.com/2019/04/san-diego-sockers-playoff-preview-murderers-row-of-talent-ready-to-hoist-ron-newman-cup/
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sports-columnists/story/2019-04-12/landon-donovan-san-diego-sockers-contract
https://www.thestarnews.com/sockers-alumni-game-to-feature-former-south-county-greats
https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/04/05/sockers-to-retire-paul-wrights-jersey-number-sunday/
http://www.eastcountysports.com/2019/04/02/wright-to-have-number-retired-by-sockers/
http://www.kentreporter.com/sports/stars-drop-home-finale-to-sockers-8-7/
MARCH
https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/soccer/soccer/2019/03/24/sockers-landon-donovan-much-sidekicks
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/As-Sockers-Win-Total-Rises-with-Donovan-So-Does-Their-Bottom-Line-507499931.html
http://www.fox4news.com/news/north-texas-boy-who-was-nearly-paralyzed-meets-soccer-idol-landon-donovan
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-soccer-san-diego-sockers-landon-donovan-20190311-story.html
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-chiles-donovan-hook-up-on-winner-for-sockers-20190310-story.html
http://sintesistv.com.mx/sockers-de-san-diego-obtienen-cardiaca-victoria-en-overtime/
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-san-diego-sockers-brandon-escoto-leading-scorer-20190307-story.html
https://ussoccerplayers.com/2019/03/landon-donovan-in-the-masl.html
https://www.yurview.com/san-diego-sockers/felipe-gonzalez/
https://www.kusi.com/all-sports-report-friday-march-1-2019/ Video
https://eastvillagetimes.com/2019/03/landon-donavan-scores-twice-sockers-clinch-pacific-division/
https://sandiegoinformer.com/220234/landon-donovans-first-masl-goal/
https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2019/03/02/see-it-to-believe-it-landons-1st-2-goals-for-the-indoor-sockers/
https://sandiegoinformer.com/219489/final-sockers-clinch-pacific-division-title-san-diego-13-turlock-2-thesoc/
http://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states/story/3788080/landon-donovan-scores-first-two-goals-with-san-diego-sockers-in-indoor-league
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-sockers-donovan-scores-win-over-turlock-20190301-story.html
https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/sockers-partner-with-legacy-laces-and-boys--girls-club-of-san-marcos-to-host-cleat-drive/n-5452378
https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/donovan-nets-two-goals-in-sockers-13-2-win-to-claim-pacific-division-regular-season-title/n-5453827
https://us.as.com/us/2019/03/04/futbol/1551665060_659830.html
https://the18.com/soccer-news/landon-donovan-indoor-highlights-first-goals
https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/sockers-extend-goalkeeper-boris-pardo-for-five-years/n-5453160
https://twitter.com/i/status/1101301032519270401
https://www.yurview.com/san-diego-sockers/sockers-ze-roberto-says-san-diego-reminds-him-of-growing-up-in-brazil/
FEBRUARY
https://www.yurview.com/san-diego-sockers/boris-pardo/
http://www.kentreporter.com/sports/sockers-complete-home-and-home-sweep-of-stars-masl/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/landon-donovan-makes-debut-in-front-of-largest-san-diego-sockers-crowd-in-years/ar-BBTFjs5
Pino Postgame Interview Video
Donovan Postgame Interview Video
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Donovan-tallies-assist-in-Sockers-debut-505932141.html Video
http://www.kentreporter.com/sports/stars-come-up-short-in-san-diego-donovan-makes-masl-debut/
https://www.yurview.com/san-diego-sockers/there-was-no-plan-b-for-the-sockers-brian-farber/
http://www.espn.in/football/blog/espn-fc-united/68/post/3776763/landon-donovan-indoor-soccer-debut-with-san-diego-sockers
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-soccer-landon-donovan-plays-for-san-diego-sockers-20190215-story.html
Donovan Interview on KUSI Video
https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/landon-donovan-ready-for-debut-with-san-diego-sockers-021419
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/columnists/bryce-miller/sd-sp-miller-landon-donovan-sockers-20190215-story.html
https://vocalkast.com/watch/el-cl%C3%A1sico-hanging-out-with-penya-blaugrana-san-diego_d184a5113066545e0850d7de35b32629bc9a8594.html
https://www.newstimes.com/sports/article/Landon-Donovan-ready-for-debut-with-San-Diego-13617542.php
https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/02/14/landon-donovan-san-diego-sockers-debut?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&xid=socialflow_twitter_si&utm_campaign=si-soccer
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/02/22/fc-dallas-fernando-clavijo-was-an-american-immigrant-story-worth-celebrating
bit.ly/2MFxdi9
JANUARY
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/sports/Nice-Not-To-be-Changing-Diapers-Dad-and-Soccer-Star-Landon-Donovan-on-First-Practice-With-San-Diego-Sockers-505044101.html
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/sports/San-Diego-Sockers-To-Help-Furloughed-Government-Workers-504393501.html
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/sd-sp-sockers-landon-donovan-0125-story.html
https://www.dailynews.com/2019/01/24/landon-donovan-returns-to-professional-soccer-with-the-san-diego-sockers/
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/sd-sp-sockers-landon-donovan-0125-story.html
https://timesofsandiego.com/sports/2019/01/24/major-league-soccer-star-landon-donovan-joins-san-diego-sockers/
https://www.foxsports.com/san-diego/story/this-checked-all-the-boxes-landon-donovan-ready-for-debut-with-san-diego-sockers-of-major-arena-soccer-league-021419
https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-donovan-sockers-20190123-story.html
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Landon-Donovan-to-Join-San-Diego-Sockers-504763461.html Video
https://sports.yahoo.com/landon-donovan-play-masl-apos-172831782.html
https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2019/1/24/18195770/landon-donovan-un-un-un-retires-masl-san-diego-sockers
https://fox5sandiego.com/2019/01/23/report-landon-donovan-to-join-san-diego-arena-soccer-team/ Video
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/jan/23/landon-donovan-signs-with-masls-san-diego-sockers/
http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/3757500/landon-donovan-returns-to-professional-soccer-with-arena-league-sockers?src=com
https://www.businessinsider.com/ap-landon-donovan-signs-with-masls-san-diego-sockers-2019-1
http://www.cbs8.com/story/39854216/landon-donovan-coming-out-of-retirement-to-lace-it-up-for-the-san-diego-sockers Video
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-sockers-set-to-sign-landon-donovan-20190123-story.html
bit.ly/2WOSOJw