Take in some tasty local soccer options during the World Cup break

Just because the World Cup will dominate the TV and the Revolution are on hiatus for the next two-plus weeks, it doesn’t mean that you can’t go out and watch good soccer with your own eyes, without the aid of technology.

There’s some solid Division 4 action going on, and it’s all a short drive away -- and most importantly, generally affordable for your wallet. BSJ encourages you to support local soccer, and help grow the game at the grassroots level.

So get your calendars out — or if we want to be millennials, type it into your phone — and jot some dates down for what should be a solid two weeks of evening football in not only around The Hub, but the region.

NPSL

Between Boston City FC in Malden, Greater Lowell in Tyngsboro, and the Rhode Island Reds in Johnston, RI, Division 4 football is not far from you, will be played while the World Cup is done for the day.

There are three local matches during the World Cup break:

Saturday, June 16

Boston City FC at Rhode Island Reds, Johnston High School, Johnston, RI, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 17

Hartford City FC at Greater Lowell FC, Tyngsboro High School, Tyngsboro, MA, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 23

Boston City vs. Seacoast United Mariners, Malden Catholic High School, 7 p.m.

BCFC will also be at Elm City Express on Wednesday, June 20 in New Haven, if anyone wants to battle Hartford traffic that day (and good luck to you if you want to do that). The Lions will have one more home match in the regular season when it takes on Greater Lowell at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 8. GLFC will also be home on June 30 taking on the Brooklyn Italians.

PDL

There is also some solid Premier Development League action going on, starting Friday night up on the North Shore.

Friday, June 15

GPS Portland Phoenix at Seacoast United Phantoms, Amesbury Sports Park, Amesbury, MA, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 16

Western Mass. Pioneers at Boston Bolts FC, MIT, Vassar Street, Cambridge, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 20

GPS Portland Phoenix at Boston Bolts, MIT, Vassar Street, Cambridge, 6 p.m.

Friday, June 29

Boston Bolts at Seacoast United FC, Amesbury Sports Park, Amesbury, MA, 6 p.m.

UPSL

Saturday, June 16

Juve Pro Soccer vs Lincoln Club Futebol, Ashland High School, Ashland, MA, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 17

Boston Siege FC vs Mass United FC, Nickerson Field, Boston University, 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 23

Mass United FC vs Safira FC, East Boston Memorial Stadium, East Boston, 4 p.m.

And if you can’t get to a UPSL game, they usually have streams on the mycujoo streaming service.