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MLS Promotion/Relegation: The Arguments For & Against

Major League Soccer doesn't have a promotion and relegation system like most professional soccer leagues. But why?

Sports Illustrated

Is there room for two professional women’s soccer leagues in the US?

In hoovering up some of the lost college talent, the USL Super League is thriving in cities where NWSL doesn’t play

The Guardian - UK

USL Championship games in Spanish? league and TelevisaUnivision partner up to bring more 'fútbol' to fans

TelevisaUnivision accounts for more than 50% of soccer viewing on all of television in the United States

Latin Times

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MLS And USL Impact On U.S. National Team Development

Explore the evolving landscape of American soccer, with a focus on MLS's impact on player development and the US men's national team's future prospects.

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A relegation push and CBS: USL’s quest to become America’s go-to league

CBS broadcast the first-ever USL match on network TV on Saturday. The league hopes to ride Messi-mania while channeling the global game

The Guardian - US

Orange County SC Embraces Fan Ownership For Future Success

Explore how Orange County SC in the USL Championship thrives through fan ownership, player development, and global connections.

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USL CEO Disappointed In USSF Handling Of Open Cup Dispute

USL CEO expresses concerns over MLS's absence in 2024 U.S. Open Cup, impacting tournament's future.

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2024 U.S. Open Cup Plans Approved With Hybrid Format

2024 U.S. Open Cup plans include a hybrid format with MLS and USL teams. Discussions ongoing for tournament viability and format.

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IRS campaign brings potential tax scrutiny for American soccer club owners

The IRS' Sports Industry Losses campaign has raised concerns for owners of American soccer clubs as it may scrutinize their reported tax losses.

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USL to be broadcast on network TV for the first time in history

The USL and CBS have announced a four-year partnership that will matches be broadcast on linear television for the first time in league history

The Guardian - UK

Landon Donovan’s San Diego Loyal to shut down after 2023 season

The San Diego Loyal have announced they will disband following the 2023 season after they were unable to find a solution for a home stadium

The Guardian - US

Nashville SC 1-1 Inter Miami (aet, pens 9-10): Leagues Cup final 2023 - as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: Inter Miami claimed their first trophy after surviving a heart-pounding shootout over Nashville in the Leagues Cup final

The Guardian - US

US soccer league could introduce relegation after MLS commissioner comments

The USL could become the US' first ever open soccer league if its board of governors vote through plans at a meeting in Colorado Springs amid an exciting time for the sport in the country

Daily Mirror

From European glory to relegation: the decline of Turbine Potsdam

German side’s 26-year stint in top flight ended this month, highlighting difficulties facing independent women’s teams

The Guardian - UK

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Chicago Sun-Times

Why Jonathan Dean could represent a new path for the Fire

The USL Championship, where Dean spent the last three seasons, is the second tier of American soccer but hasn’t yet become a pipeline of talent for MLS.

Tribune News Service

Landon Donovan is no longer SD Loyal's coach

SAN DIEGO — Landon Donovan is no longer head coach of the San Diego Loyal.

The National (Scotland)

Steve Livingstone on bringing Celtic spirit to new Jacksonville football team

There has been a rise of American businessmen in the boardrooms at Scottish football clubs in recent years, with the arrival of Ron Gordon at…

The Guardian - US

Sacramento Republic’s unlikely journey to US Open Cup glory

Sacramento Republic of the second-tier USL are 90 minutes away from a historic trophy and the biggest triumph in a long-overlooked city’s sports history

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Sports Illustrated

Sacramento’s Run at Open Cup History Teems With Destiny

Its bid to join MLS deferred, delayed and dismantled, the USL Championship side is beating top-flight teams instead, and one more stands in the way of a legendary title.

The Independent UK

Meet the American club with an ‘Ajax model’ of competing for titles and creating transfers to Europe

Orange County SC are making the most of being part of a fast-growing league with different contract rules to MLS

WEKU

A Major League Soccer 'Cupset' as Sacramento Republic advances to U.S. Open Cup Final

Sacramento continues its dream run as the first lower-division soccer team to get to the final since 2008 - with a chance to become the first non-MLS champion since 1999.

Daily Mirror

Carter Payne dead: Ex-Barcelona academy player killed in hit-and-run aged 21

Carter Payne, who was a member of Barcelona's Residency Academy in Arizona, has been killed in a hit-and-run in America with his club, Tormenta FC, leading tributes

Tribune News Service

By beating MLS competition, Sacramento Republic is showing the organization is big-time

Sacramento Republic FC was financially viable enough to be on the doorstep of joining MLS. Then the expansion deal fell through in February 2021 when billionaire Ron Burkle backed out shortly after he bought Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch.

Daily Record

Stateside adventure looms for 'exciting' former Albion Rovers star

Daniel Scally has joined newly-formed Northern Colorado Hailstorm in the USL

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