SHAME THEY DIDN'T SPEND ANY OF THIS MONEY TO ADVERTISE DURING THE WORLD CUP BUT SURE I'M SURE THE FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE ON YOUTUBE WHO WATCH THIS WILL BE REALLY INSPIRED LOL

i was just checking the USL premier wiki page and it says "the worst-performing teams in the Premier would be replaced by the best-performing teams in the USL Championship at the end of each season" but does that mean the same is going to happen where league one teams go up into the championshionship and league two go into league one? will this be implemented in 2028 with the USL premier? or will it be added later? or is this currently not planned?

I’m a dual Columbus Crew/COS Switchbacks fan from Denver. Do any Miami FC fans know Eloy Room’s availability for today’s game? In light of his World Cup performance and Crew MLS cup, if he’s playing, I’d like to go to today’s game and try to get him to sign my Crew hat.

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How can I play in the USL if I'm from another country? 🇧🇷

The United States population is over 300 million and between MLS/USLC/USL1 we have roughly 70-75 teams. These are the teams that are paying their players a salary to play the game we love.

So I did a quick google search to see how many people live in Western Europe and it turns out it is a little over 200 million people. Guess how many professional soccer teams are in all the 34 European countries and their leagues? 1328 teams. One team for roughly every 150000 people Or an average of 40 teams per country.

Here is my thought, USL could continue to grow and with Premier/championship/league1 and League 2 we could in this one ecosystem have 60-68 teams in the top three leagues and potentially hundreds in the bottom more regional leagues. It is my belief that to be a true soccer nation we can’t only have one ”Top” league(MLS). With the number of people we have in the US alone we could and probably should have at least 300 professional teams. I think that with Pro/Rel we could realistically get to this number of professional teams with communities that support these teams and with academies developing our youth players. Soccer in the USA is still a longterm investment but in 30 a team that is started for let’s say 10 million and has fans and community support could 10x its value in 30 years.

I could see a lot of USL communities and their teams growing substantially in the next 30 years. I was there in 1996 when MLS started after the 1994 World Cup and have seen incredible growth for the sport in the last 30 years. I can imagine a USA soccer landscape that rivals Western Europe in the number of teams competing. USL having teams and communities supporting their teams/players from the bottom up through sporting merit to compete because of Pro/Rel.

After another weekend of USL Championship action John Morrissey ranks all 25 teams in the league 👀

📈 Detroit City, New Mexico United & more

📉 Indy Eleven, Louisville City & more

1. 1. Charleston Battery
2. 2. Detroit City
3. 3. Orange County SC
4. 4. Tampa Bay Rowdies
5. 5. New Mexico United
6. 6. Colorado Springs Switchbacks
7. 7. Pittsburgh Riverhounds
8. 8. Lexington SC
9. 9. San Antonio FC
10. 10. Sacramento Republic
11. 11. Rhode Island FC
12. 12. Indy Eleven
13. 13. FC Tulsa
14. 14. Louisville City
15. 15. Phoenix Rising
16. 16. Monterey Bay
17. 17. The Miami FC
18. 18. El Paso Locomotive
19. 19. Las Vegas Lights
20. 20. Oakland Roots
21. 21. Hartford Athletic
22. 22. Sporting Jax
23. 23. Brooklyn FC
24. 24. Birmingham Legion
25. 25. Loudoun United

I know the answer will most likely be NO but are there any North Carolina FC fans left that would welcome the return of the side even at USL Premier level?

Surely the club has already burnt every bridge they can at this stage.

Do you think if a new team came in, completely seperate to NCFC, that they could succeed? Or at least do a better job of engaging the local fans?

Obviously Atletico Dallas have their cool black and mint colours, Ozark have their different shades of green, and Santa Barbara Sky have their orange and navy, but have there been any rumors about branding for Reno, Iowa, or Buffalo? Obviously some of these have been delayed so not expecting a badge or any announcement any time soon, was just wondering if anyone had heard anything?

Howdy friends, just had a random thought on this World Cup Final Sunday, and was curious what y'all would think about it. What if USL clubs began to adopt team names and logos that are along the same lines as Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team names? I think that there's enough overlap between MiLB and what the USL is trying to become that it kind of makes sense, so hear me out.

While MLS is about maximizing owner profits and capitalizing financially on the growth of soccer in the United States, USL is about growing the game at a grassroots level and trying to establish a semi-European culture around soccer in the US - more teams, more accessible to communities who are often overlooked by major league sports, and, eventually, promotion and relegation that brings top-level talent and eyeballs to those communities. When focusing on that grassroots environment, a lot of parallels can be drawn towards MiLB, where fanbases are community-based and that community investment is what makes the team successful. It's a flawed comparison, but I think it still sticks.

A shift towards these Americanized names would accomplish a few things, namely recognition and marketability. Why do I know what the Rocket City Trash Pandas, Amarillo Sod Poodles, Akron Rubber Ducks, Norfolk Tides, and Sugar Land Space Cowboys are? Because they have ridiculous names and eye popping logos that standout and catch your eye - they're memorable. On branding along, I believe that would give the USL a step-up, especially when MLS teams are still adopting Euro-stylized club, dare I say boring, team names: FC Dallas, Nashville SC, FC Cincinnati, etc. Combined the best elements of both European and American cultures, the grassroots aspect of European football, with the American branding traditions that we see in our other professional leagues, and minor league baseball.

Obviously, this wouldn't apply to all clubs. I am by no means saying we should mess with USL logos/brands that are already iconic (Tampa Bay Rowdies, Portland Hearts of Pine, Vermont Green, Oakland Roots, etc.), but give me the Miami Swamp Puppies, the Iowa Sweet Corns, the San Antonio Killer Whales, or the Appalachian Moonshiners.

Gimmicky? Sure. Eye catching? Yes. The USL has the potential to mix and match multiple cultures that make sports great, and I think this is one way it can accomplish that, and grow the amount of eyeballs focusing on it.

Hope every has a happy Sunday, enjoy the game today!

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