FrontRowSoccer.com was honored twice by the Garden State Journalists Association at Don Pepe’s Restaurant in Newark, N.J. Wednesday night.

Editor Michael Lewis was awarded first place in the print/sports column category for his piece on Red Bulls’ attendance woes in April 2018.

It was entitled: “Offside Remarks: one Confounding Head-Scratching Question: Just Where Was Everyone at Red Bull Arena?”

Lewis finished third in print/sports feature category for his story on FC Motown defender Julius James, headlined, “King James: Veteran Center Back Solidifies FC Motown Backline.”

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.