Monday, December 20, 2010

Chris Salvaggione Signs with S&E

Chris Salvaggione of Fort Collins, Colorado has signed a representation contract with S&E Entertainment; S&E will serve as Salvaggione’s agents to further his professional soccer career. 

Salvagionne made his professional debut in 2010 for A.C. St. Louis of the NASL, which competed in the USSF Division 2 league. He was a substantial contributing for the club in its inaugral season, logging significant minutes and scoring some fantastic goals. 

Collegiately, Salvaggionne began his soccer career at Gardner-Webb University, transferring to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as a junior in 2007. He helped his Gardner-Webb team win the 2006 Atlantic Sun Championship and reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament. While at UNC Charlotte he was named to the All-Atlantic 10 First Team and the NSCAA/Adidas All-Mid-Atlantic second team as a junior, and was the A-10 Offensive Player of the Year, an NSCAA Second Team All-American, and a Hermann Trophy semi-finalist as a senior.

During his college years Salvaggione also played extensively in the USL Premier Development League, featuring for Colorado Springs Blizzard, the DFW Tornados and Austin Aztex U23.

Troy Cole Signs with S&E

Troy Cole of Laguna Hills, California has signed a representation contract with S&E Entertainment; S&E will serve as Cole’s agents to further his professional soccer career. 

Cole made his professional debut in 2010 for A.C. St. Louis of the NASL, which competed in the USSF Division 2 league. He showed significant promise for the club, logging significant minutes as a holding, defensive midfielder and defender for the club in its inaugral season. 

Collegiately, Cole starred for Mars Hill College, starting 36 of 37 games, and for Irvine Valley College, leading the team to a #3 junior college ranking in California.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Mike Utley Scores Four Against Demize


       Mike Utley leads the Illinois Piasa over the Springfield Demize with four goals in the U.S. Open Arena Soccer Champsion.  The Piasa dominated the match, winning 14-7, with Utley leading the way with strong midfield play.  The Piasa are 2-0 on the season, their first as a professional franchise.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Mike Utley Scores Game Winner In Inaugural Piasa Game

Congratulations to Mike Utley who scored the game winning goal for the Illinois Piasa in the first game as a professional club against the Cincinnati Kings’ reserve squad.  The St. Louis native found space in front of the goal and unleashed a left footed cannon to put the Piasa up 4-3 before time expired.  Utley was force in the midfield all night, stringing together passes and tackling hard. 



The Illinois Piasa, based in the St. Louis Metropolitan area, are competing in their first season in the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL).  Divided between a Pro and a Premier division, the organization is in its 13th year of competition.  The Piasa compete in PASL-PRO the highest level of the PASL system.  PASL-Pro has affiliated with the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League (CMISL) and Liga Mexicana de Futbol Rapido (LMFR) creating a truly unique North American competition.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Bryan Perez Signs with S&E Entertainment for Representation

Bryan Perez has signed a representation contract with S&E Entertainment; S&E will serve as Perez's agents to further his professional soccer career.  

Perez made his professional debut in 2010 for Miami FC of NASL, which competed in the USSF Division 2 league.  He showed significant promise for the club, but was limited to one appearance, playing behind former MLS MVP Christian Gomez.  

Collegiately, Perez starred for the University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC), and is the schools all-time leader in goals (29), shots (160), points (70), and games played (78).  The UMKC great has returned to Kansas City to play for the Missouri Comets of the MISL professional indoor league for the 2010-2011 season.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Mike Utley Signs with Illinois Piasa

S&E Entertainment client, Mike Utley has signed a contract to play for the Illinois Piasa of the PASL professional indoor soccer league.  The St. Louis native is excited to be a part of the newest chapter of professional soccer in St. Louis, as 2010 will be the Piasa's inaugural season.

“A player of [Mike] Utley’s caliber and history will be a great asset to the Piasa in their first season as a part of the PASL and the next chapter of St. Louis soccer.

“This is a big signing for us. Mike is a really good player. We’re confident that he is going to be a contributor to our success. He’s going to make a big impact in the PASL this year.” said Matt Williams, Piasa GM. The Illinois Piasa from top to bottom are aware of what Mike will bring to the table and everyone is excited to see his efforts on the field as the season opens on Saturday December 4th”

The Illinois Piasa is an professional indoor soccer team that competes in the PASL-PRO. The PASL-Pro is a professional league which began play on October 25, 2008. Now approaching its third season, the PASL-Pro consists of US teams, the CMISL (Canada), and the LMFR (Mexico). The PASL-Premier is in its 13th season as the nation’s top amateur arena soccer league.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Chase Harrison Back in Training with D.C. United

Chase Harrison was also back in action for the Black-and-Red. The former Richmond netminder departed Washington following United's final game to head to Columbus for the Crew's postseason run, backing up the team's starting goalkeeper. Said Harrison, "It was an amazing experience being part of [Columbus'] postseason, but it does feel good being back closer to home."