{"id":44426,"date":"2017-03-04T13:51:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T18:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=44426"},"modified":"2017-03-04T13:53:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T18:53:14","slug":"usasa-fa1-announces-expansion-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=44426","title":{"rendered":"USASA: FA1 Announces Expansion Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_44428\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44428\" data-attachment-id=\"44428\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?attachment_id=44428\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rogues.png?fit=600%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,415\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rogues\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo credit: Providence City FC&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rogues.png?fit=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rogues.png?fit=600%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rogues.png?resize=600%2C415\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rogues.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Rogues.png?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Providence City FC<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Southeastern New England-based Football Alliance of New England (FA1) announced its expansion plans on Friday as the league will field 10 teams for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>Providence City FC, Franklin Gators FC, New Bedford City FC and Providence United have joined the league, which will likely kick off play across the region during late-spring. <\/p>\n<p>FA1 is entering its third season, as the league carries the torch of the former Ligas Unidos Soccer Association (LUSA) and Luso-American Soccer Association (LASA). <\/p>\n<p>Among the storied LASA clubs that have made the migration to FA1 are Taunton Eagles and Taunton Sports, which will continue the Silver City derby this season. <\/p>\n<p>New England Navigators enter the 2017 campaign as reigning league and Cup champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Southeastern New England-based league will field 10 clubs in 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