NASL Commisioner confirms that Co-D1 is possible
In the debut Soc Takes podcast North American Soccer League interim commissioner Rishi Sehgal gives a very thorough interview about many behind the scenes issues facing and solutions for the league… he also drops this overlooked gem concerning a question many of us have had about a potential Co-D1 in the future for US Soccer.
Nipun Chopra – Do you know or are you assuming based on the way the legality of it is written out that there can be two D2 leagues at the end of the year?
Rishi Sehgal – We have had conversations with US Soccer about the sanctioning process in the past and they have been very clear that as long as the league meets the standards then they are under an obligation to sanction them at that level.
As we have discussed in the past a Co-D1 set up for the US Soccer Pyramid can be a way toward an open pyramid. This quote seems to finally put to bed the question of whether or not a Co-D1 set up is actually possible under USSF’s sanctioning process.
Listen to the entire interview below
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