The family has deep soccer roots. One brother is the women's soccer coach at LSU and is married to former U.S. National Team player Danielle Fotopolous. Both of her brothers played at the University of Tampa for Tom Fitzgerald, now the head coach for the Columbus Crew. Her father owned an amateur team of Greek and Italian players in New Jersey. All in the Family Most A-league clubs have at least an inkling that they must market to their fans.
Fewer clubs understand their responsibility to the players.
Both Eddie and Spirit understand the demands of the constant relocations in pro soccer first hand. Moving from city to city, club to club is one of the drawbacks of this profession. They've witnessed one of the more subtle traits of successful clubs, concern for the players and their families. Eddie looks forward to the day that players have some stability with longer-term contracts. Fans definitely bond with players that play in the same place year after year.