Former DA Club NY FURY To Play in ECNL
The vision is to unify Long Island soccer families and professionals.
SUSA plans to acquire FC Fury and Paul Riley Soccer Schools and changes the landscape of youth soccer in New York. SUSA plays in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) and Elite Clubs Regional League (ECRL), as well as the National Premier League, EDP Soccer league, and local league platforms.
In addition, SUSA announced that it will be succeeding Paul Riley as the new director of coaching for the Albertson Soccer Club.
“I look forward to providing advisory support to SUSA in college recruiting, the pathway to professional soccer, and developing nationally competitive players.”
Paul Riley, NC Courage Head Coach – former president of NY Fury
With this agreement, SUSA, together with FC Fury and Paul Riley Soccer Schools will provide top-notch programming for Long Island’s youth soccer players of all ages and ability levels.
FC Fury was competing in the now-defunct U.S. Soccer Development Academy with their U14, U15, U17, and U18/19 teams.
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With SUSA set to open its new state of the art outdoor facility in Islip, Long Island in the months ahead, this organization takes great pride in operating one of the best facilities on Long Island.
“We recognize the significant achievements that Paul Riley has made as a pioneer of Long Island soccer and grateful for his support for our vision.”
Moussa Sy, Co-President of SUSA Soccer Training
“We welcome the FC Fury players to our SUSA family and are very excited about our next chapter together,” said Moussa Sy, Co-President of SUSA Soccer Training. “There are no limitations to what we can achieve together.”
Super excited 2 see this collaboration.Going to be some very special teams. Thanks for the warm welcome to our entire staff. The vision was simple: let top players on LI be unified. SUSA will provide optimal environment for best players around. Journey is going to be monumental https://t.co/kGIpl4zBIS
— Paul Riley (@prileyfury4life) April 21, 2020
“Flavio Ferri has joined our SUSA family and will continue his role as Director of Coaching to oversee programming at Albertson Soccer Club. Through our agreement with Albertson Soccer Club, we will continue a tradition of the highest quality training and coaching services to our affiliated Albertson Soccer Club members,” added Sy.
“SUSA has the resources and talent to be the face of Long Island soccer and I am thrilled for their future,” said Paul Riley, NC Courage Head Coach.
“The scattering of top players and talent is an obstacle to player development. There will be no other logical choice for a player that wants to compete at youth soccer’s elite level.”
Paul Riley, NC Courage Head Coach
“I am always striving to provide the optimal environment for our players to develop and move to the next level,” said Riley. “With the fragmented youth soccer market on Long Island, this collaboration is one that puts the interest of all of our players first.”
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Source: Press Release
