The largest city in Florida isn't what you might think. It's not Miami, Tampa, or Orlando. It's Jacksonville – in both population and geographic size. As of 2020, nearly one million people live in the city, the eleventh-greatest population of any city in the USA. In fact, the city of Jacksonville has a greater population […]

The United Soccer League, or USL, will continue to ponder adding promotion and relegation to establish a true pyramid of soccer in the United States. Currently, the United States is one of the few countries to not use promotion and relegation in its top soccer divisions. Instead, Major League Soccer is a closed league. The […]

USL and CBS Sports have announced a new broadcast deal that could be a big shakeup on the domestic soccer scene. The multi-year agreement through 2027 will see 100 matches each year from the United Soccer League's USL Championship and League One divisions featured on CBS Sports platforms through the 2027 season. Expectations are that […]

Orange County Soccer Club (OCSC) has announced the launch of a unique investment program for soccer fans around the world. Potential investors will get the chance to become official stakeholders in the club. The move is the first of its kind by an American soccer team. The USL Championship side is widely considered to be […]

History was made late in Sacramento Republic FC's 2-0 win over the Las Vegas Lights in USL action. But the history in question had little to do with the scoreline. When Da’vian Kimbrough was subbed into the game in the 87th minute, it set a record for US professional soccer. Kimbrough became the youngest professional […]

The United Soccer Leagues – operators of the United States' only men's second division (USL Championship) and one of its three third division leagues (USL League One) – are on pace for record-breaking crowd numbers in 2023. Attendance is up in both USL circuits as the season winds down. Coming off COVID which dramatically affected […]

Milan Iloski, winner of the USL Championship Golden Boot last season, has officially finalized his move to Europe. He is going from Orange County SC to Nordsjaelland of Denmark. Iloski will play out the rest of the season with the California side after extending. He extended his contract with the club earlier this year. He […]

Orange County SC agreed a deal with Feyenoord to send Korede Osundina to the reigning Eredivisie champions. Osundina, a United States U19 international, becomes the fifth Orange County player to be sold to a significant European team. “I’m beyond thrilled to move to Feyenoord and continue my career in the Netherlands,” Osundina said in a […]

Promotion and relegation may be coming to professional soccer here in the United States. The Athletic is reporting that the United Soccer League (USL) will soon vote on the possibility of bringing pro/rel to the lower divisions. According to the news outlet, the official vote by team owners is set for USL's board of governors […]

In a groundbreaking development, the USL Championship and ESPN have jointly announced the first-ever nationally televised doubleheader in the league's history. It is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 19. The momentous occasion will commence with Detroit City FC hosting Las Vegas Lights FC at Keyworth Stadium. It will be followed by San Diego […]

Sacramento will go ahead with plans to build a new stadium despite being overlooked for Major League Soccer expansion. The California city's Sacramento Republic FC was recently a strong candidate to become the league's 30th franchise. However, MLS officials eventually chose San Diego after Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour agreed to a $500 million expansion fee. […]

After a third round that saw some dramatic late goals, but just one "Cupset," the US Open Cup Round of 32 draw has revealed the next phase of the tournament. U.S. Soccer conducted the draw Thursday afternoon. This round sees the remaining Major League Soccer sides enter the tournament, alongside the winners from round three. […]

The U.S. Open Cup Third Round draw took place Thursday night following the conclusion of the previous round. Eighteen Major League Soccer clubs join the competition at this stage of the knockout tournament. Along with the top flight teams, 30 other lower level clubs also make up the 48-team field for the third round. While […]

Between the USL Championship and USL League One, there will be 620 live matches during the 2023 season, all of which are available on ESPN and its platforms. Note that this does not mean ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC. Instead, the vast majority of these games are available on ESPN+, the paid streaming platform from ESPN. […]

Memphis 901 FC was founded in January of 2018 and has competed in the USL Championship since March of 2019. During that time, they have played at AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis, home of the Memphis Redbirds (the AAA affiliate of MLB’s St. Louis Cardinals). But news broke from the Commercial Appeal in October that Memphis […]