Congratulations to the Richmond Kickers, the new champions of USL’s 2nd Division.  They defeated the Charlotte Eagles 3-1 in a fast and furious matchup.
Richmond joins Ventura County Fusion (PDL) and Pali Blues Soccer Club (W-League) as the best teams in their respective divisions.

ESPN continues to expand its coverage of international soccer. The coming days will show us a whopping 14 live matches, including the debut of Spain’s La Liga. The first weekend of La Liga will be covered by multiple platforms in the ESPN family of programs, including ESPN, ESPN360.com, and ESPN Deportes. 
Spain’s top division includes some of the world’s [...]

First, the Cleveland City Stars (USL-1) were put up for sale.  Now their sister club, the Cascade Surge (PDL) is also on the market. 
The Salem-based club is owned by Surge International, a nonprofit organization that uses soccer as part of its sports ministry program.
The Surge has produced a multitude of talent over the years, including [...]

The U.S. Men’s National Team will face off against El Salvador at the new Rio Tinto Stadium on September 5 at 6 p.m. MT.  Tickets starting at $38 are on sale now at ussoccer.com, by phone at 801-727-2700, and at the Rio Tinto Stadium ticket office.

Hotchkin and Gilstrap were named to Week 20 USL First Division Team of the Week.  Both put in solid performances in Saturday’s victory over the Minnesota Thunder.
Coach Rod Underwood said, “Getting two guys on the team is great news after a good result for us over the weekend.”
We were surprised to see that striker Teteh [...]

“Major League Soccer has had a relationship with the United Soccer Leagues since MLS’ inception in 1996. The USL’s size and longevity speaks to the sport’s widespread popularity and the need for multiple professional divisions in the United States and Canada.” 
“We recently evaluated the opportunity to purchase the USL but elected to not submit a [...]

Congratulations to defender Chad Marshall of the Columbus Crew, who received the MLS Player of the Week for Week 22.
Marshall came away with a game-winning goal on Saturday, but that wasn’t all. He anchored the defense and helped the Crew claim yet another shutout victory. The goal was his fourth of the season, not bad for [...]

Sources close to United Soccer League franchises report that the USL could be under new ownership in the coming weeks.  Umbro, the league’s majority owner, was purchased by Nike in the fall of 2007.  At that time there were some serious questions regarding whether Nike wanted to be in the business of running a soccer league.
Therefore, it [...]

An article this week in the Cleveland Plain Dealer broke the news that the club was up for sale.  Everyone knows that there has been struggles on and off the field this season, but this came as a surprise to many.  No official statement has been given by the club; the topic was revealed to the [...]

The CONCACAF Champions League group play will begin this Monday as the Columbus face the Puerto Rico Islanders. The Crew are the defending MLS Cup Champions, while the Islanders were surprise semifinalists last season.
The remaining teams (16) have been placed in four groups (A,B,C,D):
A-Isidro Metapan, Arabe Unido, the Houston Dynamo, and Pachuca [...]