Sockers Overwhelm Tacoma, 11-5, on Star Wars Night

February 28, 2026 - OCEANSIDE, CA - Nick Perera scored a hat trick with an assist, and Sebastian Mendez had two goals and three assists, as the San Diego Sockers overpowered the Tacoma Stars 11-5 on Friday night at Frontwave Arena. A crowd of 3,364 saw the Sockers (11-4-2, 33 points) move into a first-place tie in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) standings table. San Diego improved to 6-0-1 in their past seven matches, while Tacoma (7-9-1, 20 points) dropped its fifth in a row. "We needed the result, and we needed the three points," said... Full Story

Strykers Trade Claysson De Lima to Tacoma

February 27, 2026 - Ontario, Calif. - The Empire Strykers of the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) today announced they have traded goalkeeper Claysson De Lima to the Tacoma Stars in exchange for financial considerations. A native of Brazil who settled in Southern California after moving stateside, the 27-year-old spent nearly eight full seasons with the Strykers, serving mostly as a high-level backup but also proving instrumental over the course of the deepest playoff run in club history. De Lima joined Empire as a 19-year-old in 2017 and wo... Full Story

Stars Add Claysson De Lima to GK Corps

February 27, 2026 - TACOMA, WA. - The Tacoma Stars strengthened their goalkeeping corps today by announcing the acquisition of 2021 MASL Goalkeeper of the Year Claysson De Lima via trade from the Empire Strykers. With Luis Birrueta nursing a groin injury, De Lima will join Danny Waltman as options for head coach Adam Becker. De Lima, a native Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has made six appearances for Empire this season with a 1-1-0 record. For his career, he has played in 54 games with 45 starts. His best season arguably was 2021 when he went 7... Full Story

Sockers Acquire Nilton de Andrade

February 27, 2026 - OCEANSIDE, CA - The San Diego Sockers today announced a trade, with the acquisition of midfielder Nilton de Andrade from Utica City FC in exchange for midfielder Juan Salazar. The move was made in advance of the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) trade deadline at 5:00pm EST on Thursday. Both players will be in transit over the weekend, and neither is expected to be available for this weekend's action. Nilton, who will turn 30 in March, is in his fourth season in the MASL. The high-scoring midfielder was a MASL All-Star in ... Full Story

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