The launch of USL Championship and USL League One in 2019 has created some interesting facilities challenges, as teams look to create a stadium identity. With Madison’s Breese Stevens Field, home of USL League One’s Forward Madison FC, there’s a clear model for both leagues to follow. (more…)
The Chicago Fire will pay the Village of Bridgeview $60.5 million to break its SeatGeek Stadium lease, per a local report, paving the way for a move to Soldier Field in the short term — and a new home for the MLS team potentially down the road. (more…)
MLS expansion remains a hot topic, as Commissioner Don Garber teases the issue after last week’s league meetings and leaves open the possibility that the process may not end after 30 teams are in the fold. (more…)
With a cutting-edge design and one of the most intimate atmospheres in all of American soccer, Minnesota United opened Allianz Field on Saturday to wide acclaim, serving as a model for future MLS stadium development. (more…)
We have updated renderings for the new FC Cincinnati MLS West End stadium set to open in 2021, as the team updates fans with a new look. (more…)
We have some clarity as to the next selection in MLS expansion, as Commissioner Don Garber announced that St. Louis and Sacramento are the last two bids standing to land the 28th team. (more…)
Last week we unveiled 2019 MLS attendance numbers, and this week we follow up with 2019 USL Championship attendance numbers, as both circuits are attracting some surprising early-season crowds. (more…)
A look at the next wave of MLS stadiums opening this season and in future years reveals one big commonality: An urban experience eschewing the old days of a sporting facility surrounded by a sea of parking. (more…)
Will 2019 MLS expansion end with 28 teams? Given the number of strong ownership groups emerging and the willingness of the league to be flexible, there’s now open talk of a 32-team circuit emerging in coming years. (more…)
Keeping the team’s expansion plans alive, North Carolina FC put in a request for Wake County sales taxes to fund $11 million annually over 30 years for a new Raleigh MLS stadium. (more…)
