USL owners threaten to start own league unless they get more say
Bill Beacon of the Canadian Press is reporting that owners of teams in the United Soccer Leagues
First Division are prepared to start their own league next season unless they get more say in how
USL-1 is managed and run, Montreal Impact president Joey Saputo said Tuesday.
The eight-club Team Owners Association, angry that Nike passed them over last week to sell the league to a corporate owner, NuRock Soccer Holdings, announced they would "explore other options.
MLS Rumors @ Sep 1, 2009 6:13 PM EST | Blog Profile
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