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North American Soccer League is Palace's new home

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Baltimore Soccer Examiner

Crystal Palace Baltimore's official website reports that the newly formed second division league will be named the North American Soccer League (NASL).

Avid soccer fans will remember the NASL that boasted teams in the United States and Canada from 1968 to 1984, attracting star players such as Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, and Johan Cruyff to the North American continent.

The newly appointed president of NASL, LLC, Selby Wellman, said that the name of the new league pays respect to those who pioneered professional soccer in North America, and he intends to offer an elite brand of soccer to its fans and partners.

The NASL is currently made up of nine teams, and the league has submitted an application to the United States Soccer Federation for sanctioning as a Division II Men's Outdoor Professional League.

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, Baltimore Soccer Examiner

Jeff is a lifelong fan of the beautiful game. He began his soccer career in 2008 with Crystal Palace Baltimore as an intern and statistician. When the team moved up to the USSF D-2 Pro League in 2010, Jeff served as color commentator and fill-in play-by-play announcer. A graduate of UMBC and the...

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