Rochester Lancers News

By Michael Lewis FrontRowSoccer.com Editor Two former Rochester Lancers owners and two ex-players have been placed on their respective eligibility lists for the National Soccer Hall of Fame, it was announced Wednesday. Owners Charlie Schiano and Pat Dinolfo are among 99 candidates on the ve...

FrontRowSoccer.com By SoccerSam Fantauzzo & Michael Lewis     Soccer Fans, I’ve been doing this crazy soccer thing since 1980. Most of my friends have normal hobbies. Mine is promoting the game of Soccer. I fell in love with the game in 1970 going to my first NASL Lancers game at the age...

For Immediate Release With many regions of the country not allowing in-person attendance for fans to cheer for their teams, the MASL has worked with each team to develop a pricing structure for fans to see their team play every game live. With the early success of the MASL All-Star Game and Centr...

By: Michael Lewis There is little doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic turned everyone's world upside down in 2020. That included the Rochester Lancers as well. Despite shelving three of their teams for most of the year, the Lancers found ways to make some news – on and off the field. Here a...

December 23, 2020 By: Andrew Ross    Tampa, Florida – The Major Arena Soccer League 2 (M2) is taking another positive step for future growth and prosperity in arena soccer with the partnership between Arena Soccer Group (ASG), Pro Soccer Partners Inc., and a newly formed front office. The...

By Michael Lewis FrontRowSoccer.com Editor Tommy Ord might not have had a reputation of a Pele, Franz Beckenbauer or Johan Cruyff, but he had his own way of making history, even if he didn't set out to accomplish it. When he was traded by the Rochester Lancers to the Cosmos for $75,000 in 1...

By: Michael Lewis FrontRowSoccer.com Editor Rochester, NY (December, 10 2020) The Major Arena Soccer League on Tuesday unveiled its January schedule for six teams that will begin playing next month. The Rochester Lancers weren't one of them and it could be some time before the team plays a ho...

St. Charles, Missouri (December 9, 2020) – The Major Arena Soccer League will kick off their 2021 regular season in January, the league has announced dates which include six teams participating in a total of 14 games during the month of January. While the league is navigating ongoing changes and COV...

Story By: Michael Lewis, Front Row Soccer  December 5, 2020 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Rochester Lancers head coach Doug Miller made history on Saturday, becoming the oldest participant in a soccer all-star game at the Major Arena Soccer League all-star game on Saturday night. Miller, the oldest pr...

Author: Michael Lewis, FrontRowSoccer.com For the first time in 274 days on Saturday night, Doug Miller and Jeremy Ortiz will get an opportunity to play the game they love so much. Miller, the Rochester Lancers coach, and Ortiz, a midfielder, will roam the field at Cable Dahmer Arena in Indepe...

ROCHESTER LANCERS OPTS INTO MODIFIED 2020-21 MASL SEASON (December 2, 2020) – The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL), following a vote from its Board of Directors, has agreed to proceed with plans for a modified 2020-2021 regular season, with eleven teams, including Utica City FC, choosing to parti...

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: Lancers' Ortiz savors his all-star selection Jeremy Ortiz definitely fits the definition of good things come to someone who waits. For the first time of his long indoor soccer career, the Rochester Lancers midfielder will compete in an all-star game. He and Lancers h...

Written by: Michael Lewis, Front Row Soccer While the national anthem is played before indoor soccer games, Brazilian-born Marcelo Moreira would show his respect, standing at attention with his teammates and his hands clasped behind his back. The next time he has the opportunity to listen to “...

IT'S MILLER TIME, AGAIN: Lancers player-coach, Doug Miller 51, goes full circle for MASL all-star game Sports all-star games have been known to celebrate standouts of their past as honorary captains, but the Major Arena Soccer League Tuesday took it one step further Tuesday. The indoor soccer...

  Doug Miller joins the first ever MASL All-Star game! Doug has been added to the roster of the Major Arena Soccer League's Eastern Conference All-Star Team. Miller is the oldest pro soccer player in h...

For Immediate Release - October 23, 2020  By: Frankie P. Fanta                                                                                                 (Rochester, NY) Top MASL Goalkeeper joins the Lancers for the 2021 season. Matt Perrella brings multiple years experience to add to our d...

ONE SOLUTION: SoccerSam: The MASL show can go on in April, without fans, for everyone’s health   If he had it his way, Salvatore “SoccerSam” Fantauzzo wouldn’t start the next Major Arena Soccer League season until March or April 2021. He also wouldn’t mind playing games behind closed doors....

KEEPING THE FANS SAFE: Lancers introduce Safe Suite for their indoor season The Rochester Lancers want to make their game atmosphere as comfortable and safe as possible for their fans for the 2021 season. So, the Major Arena Soccer League team has devised a revolutionary way to keep their bigg...

BACK HOME: After a season in Utica, Schindler is excited about returning to the Lancers Jake Schindler is back with the Rochester Lancers and he couldn't be happier. The veteran midfielder was one of 21 players signed by the club Sunday for the 2020-21 Major Arena Soccer League season. The...

PLAYING A UNIQUE GAME OF 21: Lancers add 21 players for the 2020-21 MASL season In one of the most innovative and unique announcements in sports, the Rochester Lancers Sunday unveiled the 21 players who have signed with the team for the 2020-21 Major Arena Soccer League season. The players wer...

LANCERS TO ANNOUNCE RETURNING PLAYERS WITH SAFE COVID PROTOCOLS September 8, 2020 (Rochester, NY) The Rochester Lancers of the Major Arena Soccer League will announce 21 returning players for the 2021 season on Sunday, September 13th. This date represents the 50th anniversary of the Lan...

NO SOCCER FUTURE WITHOUT OUR PAST: Lancers ready to announce 21 player signings on TV on Sept. 13, the 50th anniversary of winning the 1970 NASL championship During the 2020 and 2021 indoor and outdoor soccer seasons, the Rochester Lancers will look back to the past while taking steps forward to...

The Rochester Lancers' 2020-21 season will be one for the history books of Rochester pro soccer. Last week the Lancers announced that the team will wear replica 1970 North American Soccer League championship jerseys and pay tribute to the founders of the modern game. The team also announced that...

The years 2020 and 2021 will be one big special celebration for the Rochester Lancers. Not only will their indoor team wear throwback jerseys of the 1970 Rochester team, the organization will pay tribute to the history of Rochester pro soccer. The team's custom new b...

  Daycare Dreams By FRANKIE P. FANTA Most pro soccer team owners have successful businesses away from soccer during these challenging times. SoccerSam Fantauzzo, the owner of the Rochester Lancers, is no different. His infant soccer daycare center is thriving. While most daycares a...

BIG DAY for Rochester Soccer ... HORMEL Foods joins the Lancers for the 2020/2021 Indoor Soccer Season. Thank you to all of our Amazing Sponsors!

  SoccerSam is a guest speaker on May 6th at 2:30PM EST.  He was invited to speak during the Owners Segment of the Legends of Indoor Soccer Zoomathon.  Join SoccerSam for the #LegendsOfIndoorSoccer fundraiser benefiting Feeding America & America SCORES The two-day event, featuring intervie...

https://turfandboards.com/2020/05/03/how-to-watch-legends-of-indoor-soccer-zoomathon/ Date: May 3, 2020 Author: Sydney Nusinov   Keith Tozer has organized maybe the biggest indoor soccer summit of all time and you will get to be a part of it this Tuesday and Wednesday. It’s the Legends...

April 13, 2020 Lancers Anthony Rozzano was nominated for the MASL 2020 Rookie of the Year! The winner was announced at 1pm on April 14, 2020.    ONTARIO, California (April 13, 2020) – The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) today announced the nominees for the Rookie of the Year Award for the...

ONTARIO, California (April 8, 2020) – The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) today released the schedule of announcements for the 2019-2020 post season awards beginning with All-MASL Honorable Mention.   Each active MASL player, head coach, and one member of each team front office were invited to su...