It’s not often that one can say that history is being made in the realm of APBA Leagues. However according to Paul Dylan who blogs over at One for Five, he is organizing the very first known APBA Soccer draft league.
Paul says:
“I am excited to announce the forthcoming formation of a new APBA Soccer play-by-mail draft league, using the 2011/2012 English Premiere League cards.
The League Constitution is still in very preliminary stages, and at this point we have about a half-dozen interested parties. Our intention is to begin play in September with EPL cards based on the season currently in progress.”
If you’re interested, contact Paul (there are details in his article). There’s also info in a Between the Lines forum thread. He’s already getting some interest there. 
I haven’t played the Soccer Game yet. I’m late to the game (no pun intended). That said, I hope this league succeeds and thrives. No doubt, I’m sure John Herson and APBA will be keeping an eye on this league, too. It is the first of hopefully many from their perspective. This “Grandaddy of them All” as Paul refers to it, to help shape how future soccer leagues are formed and run.
I’d love to hear updates on how the league is doing. I’m especially interested in the league administration process. All of us in baseball leagues know how much we help each other. At times, we learn not to re-invent the wheel and reproduce what works for other leagues. Paul Dylan won’t have that luxury to a point. For example, he won’t have another soccer league’s constitution to look over and use as a template. It’s all new territory.
So good luck, Paul and everyone else who participates in this league (does it have a name, yet?). And of course, have fun!!
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Thank you for helping us get the word out there, Tom!