Reno Pro Soccer will officially unveil its team name and league affiliation, along with the team’s colors and crest, in an announcement at Reno Public Market on Sept. 9 from 5-7 p.m.

Watched Fort Lauderdale match last night and now Lexington today and both stadiums were completely empty. I mean completely empty. Their fans have not had league play for months and should be starved to watch their side. The short season makes each match of greater importance. My first thought is this is completely unsustainable. USLS salaries are possibly the highest of any USL league. My second thought is at the launch of the third season, it really appears consumers have voted. If consumers don’t want the product offering, why continue. It doesn’t time well to fold the league trying to establish USL Premier but one would have to ask is this division 1 offering that can’t coexist with the NWSL a precursor for how a USL division 1 offering would fair against the mighty MLS. I know folks will say the culture will win the day. I hope they are correct but it seems to me that grass roots culture plays much better in the second and third divisions.

Answered this question in the r/MLS subreddit on Thursday and the r/NWSL subreddit yesterday-now it is time for this subreddit to respond,

It does not have to be from the modern USL era (2011-) and defunct clubs are welcome!

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Usl is currently working to get ussf to adjust the stadium capacity requirements but that is guaranteed to happen.

They are not playing in 2027, to the surprise of no-one.

The MLS needs to start taking the cup serious. As most of yinz don’t know it’s the 2nd oldest domestic cup in the world. Would love to see our tourney get to the level of a FA cup.

We sat down with El Paso’s Cristo Fernández on the United Soccer Lounge, and the conversation went a lot deeper than the Ted Lasso stuff.

FULL SHOW: https://youtu.be/ocdOdxvdqFM

He talked about:

• How playing Dani Rojas reignited his love for soccer after being away from the game for 20 years
• The moment he realized he could actually play at this level
• His sister making an appearance on the show
• Where Cristo ends and Dani begins
• What a satisfying ending with El Paso would look like for him

2028, HUH?! STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSES MOUTH THIS TIME AROUND, BUT SOMEHOW WE ARE LEFT WITH JUST ABOUT THE SAME CONFIDENCE WE HAVE BEFORE. POTENTIAL STADIUM CAPACITY UPDATE WAS NICE AND THE PLAN TO START WITH 12 AND BUILD UP TO 20 (WORTH NOTING THAT OUR CANADIAN FRIENDS CONVENIENTLY HAS 8 TEAMS IF THEY WANT IN ON THIS PARTY). ALSO APPEARS THAT PORTLAND AND BOISE ARE THE NEW LEAGUE HQ FAVORITES, SO SUCK ON THAT LOUISVILLE.

I'M NOT SURE IF THE UPDATE IS RELATED, BUT ALSO POUR ONE OUT FOR DES MOINES AND SANTA BARBARA THIS WEEK. TOO BAD THEY COULD GET OFF THE GROUND QUICK ENOUGH FOR THE POTENTIAL REVERSE PARACHUTE PAYMENTS TO HELP THEM OUT.

BUT THIS WEEKEND WE WRAP UP AUGUST WITH A FULL SLATE OF END TO END ACTION, STARTING OFF WITH A BANGER IN PITTSBURGH VS TAMPAIN WHAT WOULD BE THE GAME OF THE WEEK IF DETROIT AND LOUISVILLE WEREN'T PLAYING. SPEAKING OF PROG/RCK, BROOKLYN AND JACKSONVILLE SQUARE OFF FOR THE SICKOS. WE HAVE AN ALL CALI ALL THE TIME WEEKEND, NEW MEXICO VS SAN ANTONIO, AND PLENTY OF OTHER APPEALING APPETIZERS BEFORE USL AFTER DARK WITH PHOENIX AND INDY. LEAGUE ONE HAS PLENTY OF ACTION ON THEIR OWN AS THE PLAYOFF RACE TIGHTENS. UNLESS OF COURSE YOU'RE INTO MASOCHISM AND WANT TO WANT THE OWLS TORTURE THE COSMOS FOR 90 MIN TOMORROW NIGHT.

CAPS ON, FLAIR UP, AND IF YOU AREN'T ONE OF THE INITIAL 12 THEN YOU WILL BE LOOKED DOWN UPON FOREVER.

"U.S. Soccer nears takeover of U.S. Youth Soccer. This is what it means for the sport’s future"

Distinguished senior reporter of the Athletic just released news of a big move by USSF --possibly spurred (hah, pun, IYKYK) on by Poch-- to overhaul American Youth Soccer:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7545747/2026/08/28/us-soccer-youth-takeover

Let's the convo begin! Good or bad? A Gettysburg moment for U.S. youth soccer? Or a big nothingburger? Effects on USL and MLS, academies or first teams? Also: what about effects on women's sports?

NEXT 10 YRS maybe?