This is a pretty cool event that should be adopted across the sport: USL League One’s Union Omaha and Forward Madison FC are launching the Unified Soccer Series, featuring Special Olympics Unified teams from both Nebraska and Wisconsin. (more…)
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USL’s Papadakis: Creating an investable sports league with real estate development
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…)
Lexington Pro Soccer releases sneak peak at proposed High Street soccer stadium
USL League One’s Lexington Pro Soccer released renderings of a proposed High Street soccer stadium, as four groups vie for development rights to the parking lot of Central Bank Center. (more…)
Greenville Triumph SC pitches new USL League One/W stadium
Greenville Triumph SC Chairman and Lead Owner Joe Erwin unveiled plans for a 8,100-capacity stadium for USL League One and USL W League teams as well as other events as part of a larger Maudlin (S.C.) development. (more…)
Previewing the big 2022 soccer business stories
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…)
Spokane opts for USL League One over MLS Next Pro for new stadium
Swayed by a $4 million stadium investment from the league, the Spokane Public Facilities District opted to lease a new stadium to the USL for a League One team over a bid from Brett Sports for a MLS Next Pro team. (more…)
MLS Next Pro unveiled, in massive soccer realignment
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…)
Charlotte Independence shifts to USL League One for 2022
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…)
Lexington on tap for USL League One in 2023
We’ll see a Lexington USL League One team beginning in 2023, as a group has committed to launching play and efforts for a new stadium as part of a development project. (more…)
New for 2021: Choctaw Stadium
The home of North Texas SC (USL League One) and the former home of the Texas Rangers will have a new name, Choctaw Stadium, as Choctaw Casinos & Resorts buys naming rights to the former Globe Life Park. (more…)