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The USL Championship season may have ended in November but teams have already started moving to make sure they improve in 2024. This series will look at the moves teams have made and what gaps still need to be addressed as they take this offseason to build a Championship-caliber squad. This is part three of the series.
by Phil Baki
Read MoreThe USL Championship season may have ended in November but teams have already started moving to make sure they improve in 2024. This series will look at the moves teams have made and what gaps still need to be addressed as they take this offseason to build a Championship-caliber squad. This week, we look at the teams that finished 2nd, 7th, and 11th in their respective conferences.
by Phil Baki
Read MoreWith under 24 hours to go before the US Open Cup Final, Major League Soccer franchise Orlando City SC admit they are being investigated for possible spying on the “Underdogs” - are the “Favorites” scared?
by Joshua Duder
Read More“Major League Soccer doesn’t deserve the Sacramento market… They played their inaugural season in 2014 and only went on to win the league in their first foray into the soccer world – in nearly every civilized footballing nation, that would have seen them move up.”
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreWith only four matches this round, we are running out of teams to care about - Sacramento Republic of the USL Championship and Union Omaha of USL League One are the only two clubs left carrying the guidon for non-MLS teams to root for.
by Joshua Duder
Read More“I’m not saying we can take this roster and go play in MLS, and compete week-in week-out at that level, but in a knock-out competition, I think we can win any game we play in. We’ve proved that so far, and hopefully it can continue, but even if it doesn't, I think we proved that no matter what YOU are, you need to respect Union Omaha in a knock-out game.”
by Joshua Duder
Read More“Beyond our community, we do user interviews every week with club presidents, operations directors, coaches, and players, from clubs at all levels of the pyramid in the US, Canada, UK, and other countries. I've personally spoke to 150 people about how they manage their club.”
by Joshua Duder
Read MoreThere are eight matches left in the whole competition and only three of them really matter to us - otherwise its the end of the road for the teams we can get behind in the 2022 US Open Cup.
by Joshua Duder
Read More“Winners of the 1999 US Open Cup, where they beat four MLS franchises in succession, including stunning the Colorado Rapids 2-0 to secure the title - Rochester brings a particular pedigree to the contest which is hard to ignore.”
by Joshua Duder
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