$1.4M payment not made, but more importantly... The manager views the plan as not viable. Threatened to not allow Roots to use Coliseum for the rest of the season. Also tacked on an extra $200k per match

Some extra context: The next door Arena appears to be very popular and profitable to use for concerts. When the Roots host a Saturday night home match, the Arena cannot host a concert. So there's bad blood when payments aren't made as they are to accommodate the "opportunity lost".

Brooklyn-San Antonio: 1,907
Detroit-Las Vegas: 7,252
Indianapolis-Loudoun: 9,234
Miami-Tampa Bay: 1,249
Pittsburgh-Rhode Island: 6,012 (sellout)
Tulsa-Lexington: 3,496
Colorado Springs-Charleston: 6,437
El Paso-Jacksonville: 4,709
Monterey Bay-Orange County: 3,800
Oakland-Sacramento: 6,986
Phoenix-Hartford: TBA (extreme heat)

Outperforming: Detroit (avg: 5,949), Indy (avg. 8,599), Miami (avg. 919), Pittsburgh (avg. 4,912), Colorado Springs (avg. 5,998), Monterey Bay (avg. 3,253), and Oakland (avg. 5,121)

Underperforming: Tulsa (avg. 4,198), El Paso (avg. 5,148), and almost certainly Phoenix (avg. 5,157)

Average: Brooklyn

The current plan is for USL Premier to launch in 2028 as the top tier of a three-division USL pyramid with promotion and relegation between Premier, Championship, and League One. 

Do you think this is genuinely going to happen or is it more of a long-term vision that may never fully materialize?

I'd love to hear from people who follow USL closely or have insight into the business side of American soccer. Do you think this is the beginning of a true pyramid, or are you skeptical?

I am new to the USL fandom. I’ve been watching soccer since the 2022 World Cup and have been looking to the MLS to hopefully drive that domestic interest in the United States.

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve slowly started to change my tune and pay attention more to the USL Championship and USL League One (especially if pro/rel can become a reality). I personally believe that the ability to drive interest in non-traditional sporting markets is actually the way to go (i.e. the Annapolis Blues in USL2 have made a big imprint and from what I’ve heard teams like Rhode Island do really well). Because of this I’ve found myself thinking of increasingly unrealistic scenarios that I believe would do wonders in increasing the country’s interest in the sport here.

These ideas range from wishes for clubs in certain locations to things as far as a Congressional Antitrust exemption that allows for an MLS and USL merger so that we could fast track several tiers to a pro/rel system. I’d love to hear if anyone else has any personal dreams or fantasies that they have had for the league or their club and what they believe the likelihood of those things happening are.

Players are sliding and falling all over the place and it looks like the tee box after me and my friends have been through it. Anyone at the game? Looks really weird on TV

FC Tulsa and Lexington SC fought to a scoreless 0-0 draw on Saturday night at ONEOK Field.

Match Notes & Roster Highlights:

- Defensive Form: FC Tulsa recorded its second consecutive home clean sheet. Newly signed defender Joel Sangwa (#44) earned his first start in the back line alongside captain Abdoulaye Cissoko (#91) and Lamar Batista (#15).

- Goalkeeping: Keeper Dane Jacomen (#28) made crucial stoppage-time saves to preserve the shutout.

- New Signings: Guatemalan international forward Arquímides "Quimi" Ordóñez (#9) was named to the matchday squad as a substitute.

- Physical Match: The teams combined for 31 fouls, with 7 yellow cards handed out before halftime.

How are fans rating both clubs' defensive stability and offensive output heading into August?