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Hello again everyone, and welcome back to American Pyramid! Today's interview is thanks to the Qualifying Rounds of the US Open Cup. Each year, I find out about new teams to interview when these rounds take place, and this year yielded Buena Park FC. Arturo took some time to talk about his club, it's history, and US Open Cup. Unfortunately Buena Park FC lost in the final qualifying round 4-0 to the LA Wolves. But when your opponent is scoring goals like the one you can see by clicking Here, there is no shame.

I'm excited to share this with you, and hope you can learn as much from it as I did. Check it out.

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Hello and good morning faithful readers! I've got new reading for you, and this one is a return to New Mexico, one of my favorite places in the country. This is actually the third team in New Mexico I've interviewed, having previously talked with Albuquerque Sol and New Mexico FC. These guys are a little off the typical beaten path in the Land of Enchantment four tourists, like myself.

FC Grande is located in Las Cruces, the second largest city in the state, located close to El Paso, Texas, and a true untapped soccer market. Alexis Ruiz talks about some of that passion, as well as the challenges and opportunities of this unique market. Check it out.

With the recent court hearings between NASL and USSF wrapped up, and the outcome being less than positive for the NASL, there has been a growing call for the NASL teams to join forces with the National Independent Soccer Association, or NISA. 

The big question is, what would something like that really look like? Fortunately for you, I did some quick work and laid it out for you!

NISA 2018 Launch

1. Charlotte FC
2. Connecticut/Hartford United/Hartford City
3. Miami United FC
4. Milwaukee
5. Omaha
6. St Louis 
7. Phoenix
8. San Diego
9. Cal United
10. Jacksonville Armada
11. New York Cosmos
12. Miami FC
13. Puerto Rico FC
14. New Orleans Jesters
15. Atlanta 2018
16. Boca Raton FC
17. Boston City FC
18. Detroit City FC
19. Virginia Beach City

A 25 team D3 made up of these teams is nothing to laugh at. 

Per some excellent work on Midfield Press, here's a look at the likely NASL/NISA Candidates for 2019. Remember, Chattanooga has already said they are waiting for 2019.

1. Oakland
2. Chattanooga
3. Buffalo
4. North New Jersey
5. Chicago
6. Tulsa Athletic
7. Little Rock

​That's a 26 team league by next year. You could easily keep building NISA from this point and wait until 2020 to start a D2, or you could take the top 8 to 10 teams in the league and launch a new D2, while still leaving 16 teams in your D3. Lots of possibilities here.

Anyway, what do you think? Possible? Impossible?