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Colorado Springs Switchbacks President Brad Estes address the SportsTravel Road Trip.

SportsTravel Road Trip Puts Spotlight on the Quest for Greatness

“We will no longer be comfortable being great.” That message was heard both directly and indirectly at the recent 2026 SportsTravel Road Trip in Colorado Springs. It was a line delivered by former Penn State football coach James Franklin after his Nittany Lions suffered a crushing one-point loss to Ohio State for the second consecutive […]

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The top two divisions of USL will each feature 20 clubs. (Pat Eaton-Robb/AP)
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United Soccer League Brands Top-Division as USL Premier

The top division of the United Soccer League will be named USL Premier, the league announced this week. The league is expected to launch in 2028 with a single national table and ultimately grow to 20 clubs. This new first-division league will also lead to the introduction of a promotion/relegation model, a first for a […]

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United Soccer League Partners with BWH Hotels

The United Soccer League and BWH Hotels have announced a partnership that will provide travel benefits and enhanced experiences for USL teams, supporters and communities across the country. The sponsorship will debut on April 6 during the first match of the season between San Antonio FC and Phoenix Rising FC, with BWH Hotels featured as […]

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Rhode Island FC

Bryant University to Host Rhode Island FC’s Inaugural Season

Rhode Island FC has announced that Bryant University’s Beirne Stadium will serve as the temporary home of the new United Soccer League professional soccer team for the club’s inaugural 2024 season in the USL Championship, while construction continues on the Stadium at Tidewater Landing. “Professional soccer is coming to Rhode Island in 2024,” said Rhode […]

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Jeremy Alumbaugh

Jeremy Alumbaugh Named USL Championship Senior Vice President

The United Soccer League has named veteran executive Jeremy Alumbaugh as the organization’s senior vice president of the USL Championship, a newly formed position. Alumbaugh joins the USL with more than 25 years of experience in the soccer industry from the youth to professional ranks. He was previously the vice president and general manager of […]

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Energy FC to Resume Play in Oklahoma City

With renovations completed to Taft Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Energy FC will resume operations after a one-year hiatus and return to the USL Championship for the 2023 season, the club announced while also agreeing to a multi-year extension to the team’s lease at the stadium with Oklahoma City Public Schools. Taft Stadium has been […]

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The new soccer stadium will be home to a USL Championship team.

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Breaks Ground on USL Championship Stadium

An official groundbreaking in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, has moved the city closer to the arrival of a United Soccer League Championship club. Investors, elected officials, executives and dignitaries gathered August 12 to celebrate a major milestone for the club and community. Brett M. Johnson, founder of Fortuitous Partners, along with supporting owner and former United […]

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USL’s Indy Eleven Secures Location for Eleven Park Development

Indy Eleven of the USL Championship has acquired over 20 acres of land in downtown Indianapolis that will serve as the future home of Eleven Park, a neighborhood village development that will include a 20,000-capacity stadium for the club with an eye toward completion in time for the 2025 season. Keystone and Indy Eleven are […]

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