The lower divisions of US soccer have been described quite accurately as the Wild West. New leagues and clubs popping up almost daily all off season every year for generations now. Many fans do not realize that amateur and semi-pro soccer leagues in the... Read More
As all of you are I’m sure aware by now USSF sanctioned both the USL and NASL as Co-Division 2 pro leagues in the US last week. A big question is… what exactly does this mean in the long term for soccer in the... Read More
Recently a reform minded group released a great document calling for an overhaul of USSF governance touching on everything from Transparency to USWNT pay equality… ARTICLE I: A Call For Transparency In a time when FIFA has been shown to be filled with corruption,... Read More
We have all heard the “Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Effort”, or to most of us simply known as the “We choose to go to the moon” speech. It was delivered by U.S. President John F. Kennedy to the nation in... Read More
As I’ve said several times writing posts for this blog, its main purposes are to educate and myth bust. If you’ve ever had a discussion about how closed league single entity MLS business affects soccer as a whole in this nation, I’m sure you’ve... Read More
A week ago I was sent this very simple tweet… @THEChrisKessell what’s next? — Derek (@Derek525) December 14, 2016 What do we do next? About a year and a half ago I wrote an article about the massive growth of the #ProRelForUSA reform movement.... Read More
The day you stop thinking of USSF as simply who puts together the US Men’s and Women’s National Teams and start to think of it as the regulatory agency tasked with one specific portion of the nations economy is the minute you see that... Read More
Recently Stefen Szymanski and Roger Pielki Jr released a wonderful article about the Conflict Of Interest issues within USSF and the lack of external oversight on these potential conflicts. READ IT HERE While this current crop of COI issues concerning many of the non-profit... Read More
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