Tryouts for the Long Island Soccer Football League United Under-23 team, the reigning champions of the Region I Gus Xikis Cup, will begin the week of April 4.

Any players interested should please contact head coach Danny Diliberti at 631-806-5548 or email him at [email protected]. You can also contact LISFL president Rocco Avallone at [email protected].

The Gus Xikis Cup will be held the weekend of June 18-19.

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.