#usl — Public Fediverse posts
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News is that a Ted Lasso actor is becoming a real-life pro #soccer player.
But the bigger news—for me—is that #USL is getting serious about marketing themselves.
Will be interesting what happens in 2028.
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A new #FallenLeavesPod awaits ya! Topics: 🏆 "... Of The Week Awards" 🍎 #PORvNYC | New Jersey Cosmos Recap 🧡 #FWvPOR | Fort Wayne Recap 🦉 #OMAvPOR | Omaha Preview with Braedon of @[email protected] #UpTheHearts #UTFH #Maine #USL open.spotify.com/episode/1xHe...
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Get ready to falsify! Build 'em up, knock 'em down. Dennis #Ritchie 's words stick in my brain: "Bon Appetit!" #unix #plan9 #usl #svr4 #solaris #osf1 #dynix #hpux #irix #sgi #ultrix #tru64 #sunos #bsdos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_UNIX-HATERS_Handbook (Linux was not seriously in the running at this snapshot in time.)
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If #MLS takes the Whitecaps away from Vancouver, this is going to hurt the league so much. It is such a strategic error that will wreck the long term viability of the league.
The Whitecaps have a storied history, are amazingly successful, and average 24,000 fans every game. They’re still going to be ripped from the community anyway.
Why? Because, at the end of the day, the Whitecaps are a franchise—and MLS ultimately owns them. Basically, MLS wants to raise the valuations of all teams in their league. So why keep a team in a podunk Canadian port city when it can be relocated to Las Vegas?
Sounds great in theory, but only if MLS had the cachet of an actual “Big 4” major league, and locked down pro #soccer in the USA and Canada.
But MLS is not a true major league yet. They are nowhere close to the NFL or NBA. It doesn’t even have the cultural gravity of NASCAR.
And they haven’t locked down the pro soccer market either. They’re competing with #USL. Which has more teams. And is spinning out a Premier league with a full pyramid that has promotion and relegation.
What do you want to bet that USL’s pitch to American fans is the idea that USL itself doesn’t own every team?
Here in Canada, MLS is already competing with #CPL. Watching Atlético Ottawa destroy Toronto FC yesterday—the 7th place CPL team at that—really hammers home that MLS is no longer the only show.
Yet MLS wants to reduce their footprint in Canada from three teams to two. Take away the Whitecaps, which is their best Canadian team, leave Canada with two miserable teams—both which could be beaten in any night by a CPL team. Suddenly, MLS doesn’t look so major anymore and CPL is no longer regarded as “lowly”.
Getting rid of the Whitecaps suddenly transforms two CPL teams, Vancouver FC and Pacific FC, that struggle with attendance into something worth watching. Because even if neither team is as good as the Whitecaps, both are still capable of defeating Toronto FC and CF Montréal in the Canadian Championship. And both could wind up in CONCACAF Champions League where they can prove their international mettle.
Now this is all fine and good if MLS deliberately abandons the Canadian market. CPL simply becomes the top tier league, and that is that.
But do you think all those American fans aren’t noticing what’s happening? Do you think they’re not worried about their team being on the chopping block? Do you think fans in Austin and Kansas City won’t be thinking twice about supporting their local MLS franchise? Do you think they won’t be looking over at USL, seeing the pro-rel format, and thinking, “Yeah, I’m going to support the other guys instead”?
Much hoopla is made about the Apple deal with MLS. Do you think ESPN or Netflix or Amazon can’t look at USL and say, “Hey, this is inexpensive soccer content”?
MLS is taking away a prime bargaining chip: a rabid fanbase that fills stadiums. For Las Vegas, a city that already has an NFL team, an NHL team, and—soon—an MLB team. It also has a WNBA team and an NLL team too.
Also, MLS is changing their schedule so that the league plays during winters. Yeah, you think Las Vegans are going to choose MLS over NFL and NHL? I don’t think so. If the Whitecaps move to Las Vegas, it will have to compete for scraps—with the WNBA and NLL too.
But here’s the kicker. Las Vegas already has a pro soccer team! I’m talking about the Las Vegas Lights, who currently play in USL Championship. And this team could wind up in USL Premier in 2028.
So MLS is relocating the successful Whitecaps because they apparently don’t have right valuation, putting them in a market that’s already saturated with bigger, more popular teams that play during the same time of year, where they could be competing with another pro #soccer team—one that is less likely to be relocated at that.
This is a terrible, boneheaded business move that could easily blow up in their face.
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American #soccer fans really ought to watch #CPL because it’s a preview of what’s going to happen soon with #USL.
USA has a tournament similar to the Voyageurs Cup known as the U.S. Cup. It is actually the oldest soccer competition in U.S. history, starting in 1914.
The last time a non-MLS team won the U.S. Open Cup was in 1999. So MLS teams have won it for 26 years straight. No doubt, this is because MLS is the pinnacle of pro soccer in the U.S.
But in 2028, MLS is going to have competition. USL Premier is coming. And it will be Tier 1 in USL’s pro-rel system. Which, by the way, MLS doesn’t have because it’s a franchise system.
And just like CPL, USL is about developing American talent. Unlike MLS, it’s not about grabbing a whole bunch of international superstars well past their prime.
There might be a time, quite soon, that the MLS won’t be able to assume a U.S. Open Cup championship.
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New York Cosmos still exist.
What’s more, they play in #USL League One.
Once USL introduces their pro-rel system, things are going to be interesting because it would be a hell of a story for the New York Cosmos to make a comeback.
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USA is getting a promotion/relegation #soccer system, and this chart explains everything.
#USL is the largest professional soccer organization in the USA. Far larger than their main rival, the #MLS. But until now, they haven’t competed directly with the MLS.
That’s all changing in 2028 when they’re unveiling the USL Premier which will be the Tier 1 of the pyramid.
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Vancouver might be losing our Whitecaps, but I’m not sure the #MLS is viable long term.
Its reputation as a retirement league may prove to be an albatross around its neck. Sure, MLS is getting stars—but not in their prime.
Meanwhile, #USL is developing American talent. And soon they’ll be competing against MLS with a promotion/relegation format—which all good soccer leagues have.
The other thing is, as much money as MLS has—no matter the Apple deal or the fancy stadiums or attendance—Liga MX teams are still better. And that’s because Mexicans develop talent.
But nevertheless, I’ve been supporting my local MLS team because the Whitecaps have history here.
#soccer
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Portland Hearts of Pine
🇺🇸 USL League One
2025-26 "Woods & Water" Home KitIf you’d like one, I sell these 5.5-inch tall brick collectibles on Etsy:
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@wjmaggos #NPSL had games on YouTube for free for a while. Not sure about #USL, but I think perhaps USL too.
In #cycling there is a cold war between the UCI and ASO.
It's too bad I didn't know you during the Free Culture Sports Show days. Maybe that would have lasted longer. Ryno made guest appearances on a few of those shows and I think maybe @kevie did. That might have been it from the #ccmusic crowd though.
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A new #FallenLeavesPod is online! ❤️🌲 Topics: 🏟️VIP Seats in front of the SG Section? 🏖️ #SARvPOR | Sarasota Recap 🤔To much focus on defensive signings? 🦝 #PORvKNX | Knoxville Preview #UpTheHearts #TheWaySoccerShouldBe #Maine #USL open.spotify.com/episode/7bUQ...
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I'll agree with #TimHoward and #Donovan, MLS is defensively poor because best signings are attackers, not defenders.
It is done this way because they need to sell seats with stars, but at least the tide is slowly equilibrating (Lloris, Alba, etc).
Until they add relegation, to me it will be always an inferior, C-Class, entertainment-driven, retirement sunday league.
#Football #Soccer #MLS #MajorLeagueSoccer #UnitedSoccerLeague #USL #USA #US #Sports
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Settling in for the NM United FC season opener. They're in Oakland, playing the Roots. Both good teams but, obviously, NM oughta win. 😁 #usl #NewMexico #soccer
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#USL season opens with silent protest as strike threat
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/sports.html#25#Fitness influencer Stephanie Buttermore dead at 36
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html17#American Oksana Masters in 'shock' after winning
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/sports.html#25I Picked These Modern Slatted Fence Panels for My #Garden
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/business.html#47Seven people killed after #Ukraine’s second-largest
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#thejournalWeaving the past with the future The #Tennessee
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The "Labor War on the Pitch" has begun. As the CBA expires, the USL's move to undermine the Players’ Association has only strengthened the union's resolve. #Soccer #UnionStrong #USL
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THE COSMOS ARE BACK! (…again)
The legendary New York Cosmos kick off their inaugural season in USL League One next month, and I've added collectible brick figures for both the home and away kits. Available in Sunshine Yellow and Caramel, and customizable with any name or number you'd like.
Get yours here! https://www.etsy.com/shop/1996NYdesigns?ref=dashboard-header&search_query=cosmos
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Peacock March 2026 Schedule: New Movies, TV Shows, & Sports
Link: https://film-book.com/peacock-march-2026-schedule-new-movies-tv-shows-sports/?fsp_sid=150188
#BambiTheReckoning #It’sDorothy #MLB #NBA #Peacock #PGA #SongSungBlue #StreamingSchedule #Ted #USL #WickedForGood
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Il y a 9 ans : Flober Peña Peña : « Je n'ai rien à me reprocher » https://www.cyclisme-dopage.com/actualite/2017-02-09-la1ere-francetvinfo-fr.htm #cyclisme #dopage #JosèFloberPenaPena #USLamentin #TourDeGuadeloupe #USL
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Hey @RiversideBryan !
Our USL women's soccer teams are playing each other in JAX. Pretty even game now.
How is your trash talk?
Your going to need it with those toothpicks your team calls legs.
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A new #LightsOutTalk was published Special guest: John Pascarella Topics: 💚His time at OKC Energy FC 🪦The infamous OKC Town Hall Meeting 🦩His time & love for the Mingos 🧤Are US-Goalies faltering? 🗣️Coaching Philosophy 🌴His first months in Tampa #goMAD #COYR #USL open.spotify.com/episode/6g8d...
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Congrats to @[email protected] on completing the long climb into the USL playoffs! And congrats to all who love them, notably the one-of-a-kind @[email protected] supporters!
#Riverhounds #Hounds #ELPvsPIT #USL #Soccer #Unleash https://x.com/RiverhoundsSC/…
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In my dreams, #USL announces they're beginning intra-USL promotion and relegation simultaneously with an announcement from #USSoccer that Division 1 standards now require promotion from and relegation to a standard second division.
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Not a fan on this US #OpenCup decision by #mls. I greatly prefer it to the Leagues Cup. I hope the #USL clubs take full advantage of it, and wipe the floor with some of these Next Pro sides in the process.
I also can’t wait for Red Bulls II to win the Open Cup before the first team.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39120689/mls-pulls-first-teams-us-open-cup-play-reserves
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Gold Vs. Oil In 2023
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4563748-gold-vs-oil-in-2023?source=feed
#LynAldenSchwartzer #XAUUSD:CUR #CL1:COM #JJPFF #JJETF #OLOXF #GLTR #SGOL #OUNZ #GLDI #IAUF #GLDM #AAAU #BGLD #IGLD #GBUG #IAUM #PBUG #PHYS #OLEM #OILK #USOI #OILX #GDX #XLE #XOM #GLD #USO #DBP #JJP #IAU #DGL #BAR #DBE #JJE #DBO #USL #BNO
