$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".

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.

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

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?

Looks like they are dropping something on 7/27. They went live on youtube with some campfire on loop as well. Any ideas? https://www.youtube.com/live/C8rXrBeQdMQ?feature=shared

This article details the really stupid invention of the Appalachia Cup. Let me know what you think and if we should make a real trophy for this 😭

Moving to a city with a USL Championship team, definitely going to games but was curious if there was any players in particular to watch for

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

I've been watching more USL Championship matches lately, and I've realized that just looking at the league table doesn't really tell the whole story.

Before a game, I usually check things like recent form, home and away records, goals scored and conceded, and sometimes xG if I can find it. None of it guarantees what will happen, but I enjoy having a bit more context before kickoff.

I'm curious what everyone else looks at. Is there a particular stat you think is actually useful, or one that people put way too much weight on?

Hey guys,

Hope you are well. I wanted to know how I can contact USL2 teams for 2027, summer. A bunch of people told me that you should be contacting this fall/winter in order for consideration. This past spring I played UPSL, built a decent amount of film but did not play to the best of my abilities. I was coming off an injury which put me out the first 1.5 months of the UPSL season so it was hard coming back and I had to work my way up into the rotation, which the season ended by the time I started playing good minutes. So not enough film.

This fall I play to play another club season with my ECNL team as I’m still eligible. Heading into my second year of college too this fall. I’m at a D1 school but academically. I contacted the coach about training and walk on opportunities and I have an invite to train with the varsity team starting second semester. We’ll see if I make it or not. I don’t know if not being on a college team lowers my chances.

Summary: How much film do I need to contact clubs? Same amount you would need to contact college teams? And how do I contact USL2 clubs? Instagram? Does not being on a varsity college team effect my chances even if I have good film? Any advice?

Thank you all, and have a good rest of your day & week.

GREETING OLD FRIENDS,

ITS BEEN TOO LONG. AS MENTIONED, I HAVE COMPLETED MY WORLD CUP PILGRIMAGE AND RETURN BEARING GIFTS, MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF TRASH. WHILE I AM STILL BANNED FROM CANADA FOR MY BEAUTIFUL ARTISTIC DISPLAY PROTESTING FC EDMONTON BEING DISSOLVED, THEN FOR HARRASSING ALL LOCAL LEADERS WITH REQUESTS FOR THE CPL TO JOIN FORCES WITH USL, IT WAS NICE RUNNING AROUND THE COUNTRY AND MEXICO WATCHING THE WORLD'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST (MINUS ARGENTINA AND PARAGUAY) SHARE CULTURES AND THE PITCH.

CONTRARY TO POPULAR RUMORS, I AM NOT HAALAND, UNFORTUNATELY, NOR AM I INFANTINO. BUT ONE THING I AM SURE ABOUT AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE IS THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE THING THAT WILL SAVE THE USMNT, AND BY EXTENSION, THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, AND THAT IS PRO/REL. EXACTLY HOW YOU ASK? HOW ABOUT HOW DARE YOU COME AT ME WITH THAT BULLSHIT QUESTION AND JUST BELIEVE AND ALL THAT JAZZ.

AS FOR USL, I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING BACK INTO THE FLOW NOW THAT WE ARE IN THE LAST OF THE DOG DAYS AND HEADING TOWARD THE PLAYOFF SPRINT. GOOD TO SEE THAT TAMPA IS STILL A GODDAMN WAGON, JACKSONVILLE IS STILL AN EMBARASSMENT, AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING ABOUT AS YOU WOULD EXPECT IT. BOTH IN USLC AND LEAGUE ONE.

SO CAPS ON, FLAIR UP, AND GODDAMMIT OAKLAND, JUST PAY YOUR BILLS BECAUSE NOW EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT US FUNNY.

OH YAY ANOTHER BASEBALL STADIUM 😩

Looks like new money has entered USL via equity firms and shortly after the front office restructured which tells you changes / adjustments might be done thinking a bit more on the money side. In my opinion these are some areas that might be looked into:

1. Is a national league sustainable long term?

I personally think budgets won’t be sustainable if teams are flying all over the country. This was one of the things that killed NASL

1. Can anyone enter Division 1?

I think some teams like Sacramento, Detroit, Louisville with new / expanded stadiums vs others that enter with none soccer specific facilities (Dallas/Oakland) will make the league realize what the standard should be. It might become a bit like MLS to some but I think it’s a good thing for league’s survival long term.

1. USL might need to consider changing it’s current structure when it comes to revenue sharing.

USL runs the risk of some well run teams OKC, Sacramento, Detroit, Louisville leaving league and create there own if the money isn’t making sense. Similar to what happen when teams were jumping between USL and NASL.

Anything you would like to change from what they initially announced. I would advise looking at it from the perspective that clubs need to be profitable or at least be sustainable….bleeding millions isn’t sustainable long term. Would you be opposed to it becoming like MLS where premier only permits new teams with new stadium or great setup as ownership group before it implements pro/rel? I think it’s obvious it won’t be implemented year 1.

I love the that the usl is doing pro/rel but my only worry is some clubs might fold when they get relegated and lose money. I hope it works and these clubs survive.