USL
There’s conflict between the USL and MLS NEXT Pro as the LA Galaxy II are apparently seeking exclusive use of Championship Soccer Stadium, which would replace Orange County SC as the tenant. [read more...]
For a handful of clubs in MLS, the reserve team to first team pipeline is running smoothly. Let’s look at which young players might be ready for a big leap up to the first team. [read more...]
The Sacramento Republic are through to the U.S. Open Cup Final. Let’s talk about how they became the first non-MLS team to make it to the final in more than a decade. [read more...]
Which USL offseason signings are having the biggest impact on the field this year? Let’s take a look at a pair of players who are shining with their new teams in 2022. [read more...]
Don’t look now, but it looks like the Pittsburgh Riverhounds are back in the USL’s Eastern Conference. [read more...]
Recently, Backheeled sat down with a key player in the American lower-divisions: USL President Jake Edwards. Edwards discussed expansion, transfers, TV rights, and much more. [read more...]
The 2022 USL regular season has been full of exciting surprises…and it’s also been full of disappointments. [read more...]
Though the USL Championship is full of different tactical styles, there are some common themes in the Eastern and Western conferences. [read more...]
As a young lower-division organization inside a misshapen pyramid, the United Soccer League has a unique opportunity to shape the changing American men’s soccer landscape [read more...]
With reports that Landon Donovan is being considered for an open coaching job in MLS, which other USL managers should be getting some attention from MLS teams? Let’s run through three candidates. [read more...]