ALL POSTS TAGGED "USL League One"

News
/ 140 days agoNew York Cosmos, Pelé’s legendary club, set to return to competitive soccer after years of inactivity
After years off the professional radar, the historic Cosmos will make their comeback in 2026—this time not as New York’s team, but as Paterson, New Jersey’s. The club will compete in USL League One, the third division of American soccer, under new ownership aiming to rebuild the brand from the grassroots.

News
/ 420 days agoRonaldinho joins ownership of USL League One club Greenville
Legendary Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho has officially joined the ownership group of an American soccer club. The move, however, does not involve a Major League Soccer team. Instead, the 44-year-old icon is investing in UCL League One side Greenville Triumph SC. The division is the third-highest professional men's soccer league in the United States. The South […]

News
/ 633 days agoAmerican football lines have no business on pro soccer fields
The USL season started this past weekend, with games in the USL Championship and League One joining the professional soccer landscape in the United States. However, the return of these leagues and the MLS clubs that play at NFL stadiums brought back the all-too-familiar reminder that too many soccer games are ruined by football lines. […]

News
/ 633 days agoAmerican football lines have no business on pro soccer fields
The USL season started this past weekend, with games in the USL Championship and League One joining the professional soccer landscape in the United States. However, the return of these leagues and the MLS clubs that play at NFL stadiums brought back the all-too-familiar reminder that too many soccer games are ruined by football lines. […]

Leagues: MLS
/ 646 days agoHow the number of pro soccer teams in the USA compares to abroad
As of 2024, ninety-four men's soccer teams in the United States are designated as professional. That spans Major League Soccer, the USL Championship, MLS Next Pro, NISA, and USL League One. Granted, it does not include all of MLS Next Pro, because many teams in that division are reserves. While 94 professional men's teams are […]

CBS Sports
/ 717 days agoUSL excited about major CBS Sports TV rights deal
In an interview with World Soccer Talk, one of the top USL executives shared that he's excited about the major broadcasting agreement between USL and CBS Sports. The new arrangement will see 100 total matches from USL divisions air live on CBS Sports Platforms. Both the USL Championship (D2) and League One (D3) are set […]

Leagues: USL
/ 722 days agoNew USL cup competition adds to US soccer calendar
USL has announced an addition to its competitive calendar starting in 2024. A new, in-season cup competition featuring USL League One clubs will kick off next Spring. The unnamed cup competition is very similar in overall structure to the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup. That competition, which has since been shelved in its previous form, also […]

Attendance
/ 798 days agoUSL attendance grows in 2023, and could break record
The United Soccer Leagues – operators of the United States' only men's second division (USL Championship) and one of its three third division leagues (USL League One) – are on pace for record-breaking crowd numbers in 2023. Attendance is up in both USL circuits as the season winds down. Coming off COVID which dramatically affected […]

ESPN+
/ 1007 days agoESPN to air nine USL games on ESPN2 in 2023 season
Between the USL Championship and USL League One, there will be 620 live matches during the 2023 season, all of which are available on ESPN and its platforms. Note that this does not mean ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC. Instead, the vast majority of these games are available on ESPN+, the paid streaming platform from ESPN. […]