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US Soccer D2, D3 Status To Be Determined Today
Posted on 1/6/17 at 8:19 am
Posted on 1/6/17 at 8:19 am
I found the following in an SI article that I believe sums everything up as succinctly as possible:
IMO, the answer to the second is yes.
Why? IMO, two primary reasons:
One, the nasl has massive issues with finances, ownership, oversight, management. And it's corrupt, in the words of an owner who jumped ship (Tampa Bay Rowdies). Kill it off. The viable, legit clubs will move into a D2 USL and be better off.
Secondly, the USL has earned it. Growth and investment has been impressive. Meanwhile NASL has made one bumbling move after another. I believe the USL deserves it more.
Yet I have no idea how this will go. If I am forced to pick, I think US Soccer maintains the status quo. They just seem to be reluctant to pull the trigger and make a big decision.
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How much faith does it have that each affected USL team will close every sanctioning loophole in a reasonable amount of time? And if that happens, is a second-tier USL worth the likely death of the NASL?
IMO, the answer to the second is yes.
Why? IMO, two primary reasons:
One, the nasl has massive issues with finances, ownership, oversight, management. And it's corrupt, in the words of an owner who jumped ship (Tampa Bay Rowdies). Kill it off. The viable, legit clubs will move into a D2 USL and be better off.
Secondly, the USL has earned it. Growth and investment has been impressive. Meanwhile NASL has made one bumbling move after another. I believe the USL deserves it more.
Yet I have no idea how this will go. If I am forced to pick, I think US Soccer maintains the status quo. They just seem to be reluctant to pull the trigger and make a big decision.
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Posted on 1/6/17 at 8:38 am to LuckyTiger
quote:that's why we had klinsmann for so long
US Soccer maintains the status quo. They just seem to be reluctant to pull the trigger and make a big decision.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 9:10 am to LuckyTiger
Nothing will change. Too many pending lawsuits if it does
Posted on 1/6/17 at 12:07 pm to LuckyTiger
NASL is shite.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 8:41 pm to EastNastySwag
Well, it just came out...
Ussf essentially split the baby and granted D2 status to both the nasl and the usl. They basically pushed a big decision back another year and called time with the hope that the situation will resolve itself or something.
Ussf essentially split the baby and granted D2 status to both the nasl and the usl. They basically pushed a big decision back another year and called time with the hope that the situation will resolve itself or something.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 8:51 pm to LuckyTiger
Jeff Carlisle of espn fc:
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The decision concludes a long, winding process that leaves the USSF with the imperfect and awkward arrangement of having two Division II leagues. Neither league will be happy to have another entity alongside it with the same designation. But ultimately, both leagues got most of what they wanted. The NASL, which had been rumored to be shutting its doors, lives to fight another day, and will begin the 2017 season with eight teams. The USL, which will see 30 teams compete next year, moves up from Division III to Division II, a sanctioning that it has long coveted.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 8:53 pm to LuckyTiger
More from Carlisle:
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standards dictate the minimum requirements needed to operate at each level, and include the number of teams, the geographic distribution of the teams, and size of the markets for the teams involved, as well as the minimum financial requirements of team owners. However, there has been considerably flexibility with how the USSF has applied those standards, with it granting numerous waivers to the NASL over the years. It must be said that, at present, the USL doesn't completely comply with Division II standards either.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 8:55 pm to LuckyTiger
More from Carlisle:
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Now both leagues will have the remainder of 2017 to get their proverbial houses in order. But left unexplained are what steps the USSF will take if one or both leagues fail to meet the standards it has laid down. That apparently will be left to the internal working group that Gulati mentioned.
Posted on 1/6/17 at 10:01 pm to LuckyTiger
This is just delaying the inevitable. The NASL is built on an unsustainable model and will collapse soon. MLS's investment into the USL by putting reserve teams there basically sealed its fate. Probably after this year, the NASL will fold and the USL will stand alone as the official second division.
This post was edited on 1/6/17 at 11:41 pm
Posted on 1/7/17 at 12:38 pm to LuckyTiger
Posted 5/20/15 by GeorgeTheGreek:
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USL Pro and its ties to the MLS is slowly becoming the #2 league. I see it and the NASL flip flopping, or at least both becoming USSF Division 2 soon.
Posted on 1/7/17 at 5:48 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
NASL ownership seems to be an embarrassment. USL has done very well starting with the PDL. Looking forward to Pro/Rel soon! 
Posted on 1/8/17 at 10:54 am to keeper007
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Looking forward to Pro/Rel soon!
Everything that's happening right now is ensuring the opposite
Posted on 1/8/17 at 10:58 am to keeper007
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Looking forward to Pro/Rel soon!
for what league?
Not MLS
Posted on 1/9/17 at 4:47 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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for what league? Not MLS
I know. Sarcasm. MLS is tough to watch and this debacle of "leaders" making decisions at USSF isn't going to improve it anytime soon.
Posted on 1/9/17 at 5:38 pm to keeper007
I enjoy watching MLS 
Posted on 1/9/17 at 6:54 pm to keeper007
Whatever you say eurosnob....
Posted on 1/10/17 at 12:01 am to cwil177
Honestly MLS is like other leagues. Top teams play great soccer. Lower level teams struggle. Except our lower level teams look really poor. Still, will support. 
Posted on 1/10/17 at 1:08 am to LuckyTiger
Nasl and their commish parted ways today. Supposedly, they will be up to 20 teams next year
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