With five announced major stadium/real-estate development deals in the works, United Soccer League is emerging as a major player in a hot field: sports-centric investing and development. We talk with Justin Papadakis, USL’s Chief Operating Officer & Chief Real Estate Officer, about the work USL has done to increase the investability of their leagues. (more…)
Rhode Island Pro Soccer, the group building a new downtown Pawtucket stadium for a USL Championship team debuting in 2023, has launched construction, begun a branding exercise and hired its first employee. (more…)
We now have a date and name for the launch of the new Des Moines USL Championship team, as Pro Iowa is set to debut in a new stadium for the 2024 pro season. (more…)
After almost two years of operations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re on the cusp of a season approaching normalcy, with new and renovated stadiums opening in MLS, realignments in Division II and III men’s pro soccer and the continued growth in women’s soccer. Here are the four stories we’ll be following closely this year. (more…)
Brad Estes is stepping down as Louisville Soccer Holdings president after launching and running Louisville City FC (USL Championship), Racing Louisville FC (NWSL) and Lynn Family Stadium. (more…)
MLS Next Pro, the new Division III circuit launching in 2022, will feature 21 clubs in 2022 and adding at least eight teams in 2023, representing a serious realignment in professional soccer. (more…)
A new San Diego Loyal stadium seating 20,000 is part of a proposal to redo the Pechanga Arena area into a multiuse development featuring a new arena, affordable housing and a concert venue. (more…)
USL Championship’s OKC Energy FC suspends play for 2022 due to renovations at team home Taft Stadium and will return in 2023, while still working toward a new stadium down the line. (more…)
After a challenging 2021 in USL Championship on the business side and the impending arrival of MLS in 2022, Charlotte Independence will drop to USL League One for 2022. (more…)
Detroit City FC will join USL Championship for the 2022 season, as the team moves up to the second-level circuit from the third-level National Independent Soccer Association. (more…)
