A hit at the National Premier Soccer League level, Detroit City FC owners are working on a move up to USL Pro and then potentially to MLS. (more…)
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Sacramento Republic FC preps for new stadium
Sacramento Republic FC will play its final game at its temporary home, Hughes Stadium, before moving to a new stadium at Cal Expo — another temporary venue. (more…)
USL Pro expands to St. Louis for 2015
Good news for Missouri soccer fans, as USL Pro expands to St. Louis for the 2015 season. “We are thrilled to welcome St. Louis into USL Pro,” USL CEO Alec Papadakis said in a statement. “St. Louis, more than any other U.S. city, has significantly contributed to the development and growth of American soccer on […]
Is success bad for American pro soccer?
Seattle Sounders FC set attendance records while playing in a football stadium. Sacramento Republic FC sells out a 20,000-seat municipal football bowl. And New York City FC is playing at Yankee Stadium next season. Are these events good or bad for American pro soccer? (more…)
Sounders still working on USL Pro team; home up in the air
Seattle Sounders FC part owner and general manager Adrian Hanauer says his team is close to fielding a USL Pro team in 2015, but the team’s home still needs to be determined. (more…)
Sacramento Republic FC sells out Hughes Stadium for home opener
Talk about a strong debut: Sacramento Republic FC drew more than 20,000 fans to the team’s debut at Hughes Stadium. (more…)
Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh Riverhounds bankruptcy announced
Owners of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds Professional Soccer Club (USL Pro) and Highmark Stadium have declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a move to restructure debt. (more…)
RSL planning second team in Oceanside?
Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen is pitching a soccer academy and potential 8,000-seat stadium on city land in Oceanside (CA), but some locals don’t want to see a community golf course go by the wayside. (more…)
Work begins on new Sacramento Republic FC stadium
It’s the beginning of the pro soccer era in Sacramento, as work as begun on a new $3-million Sacramento Republic FC stadium at the Cal Expo grounds. (more…)
MLS-USL Pro alliance expanded for 2014
After alliances between between four MLS and USL Pro teams last season ended up hailed by all as successes, there are now 11 such partnerships. Will we see a true MLS farm system emerge in the future? (more…)