Five years ago, we started a soccer club in the kitchen of a pizza spot on the north side of the city, not too far from where we play now. Sporting Deportes we decided to call it. It made us laugh and it still does.
Since then, we’ve played 122 matches and won six trophies together. Former Wolves academy prospects, MLS pros, and College Cup finalists have played with us. A couple of us are still around from the very beginning. Those were the first five years. The next five will focus on starting a women’s team and, with a little luck, a club team for the kids.
But we still have one more thing to check off our list of goals: getting a local business on the front of our jerseys.