kenn.com 20 November @ 08:58 PM EST
Statement tonight from the United Soccer Leagues:
"In response to the Team Owner's Association (TOA) announcement that the Tampa Bay
Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore will be joining a prospective new professional soccer league,
United Soccer Leagues (USL) has issued the following statement:
"Both the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore have contractual commitments to USL to
play in the 2010 USL First Division (USL-1) season.
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USL News Release Friday, November 20, 2009
TAMPA. Florida – In response to the Team Owner's Association (TOA) announcement that the Tampa
Bay Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore will be joining a prospective new professional soccer
league, United Soccer Leagues (USL) has issued the following statement:
"Both the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore have contractual commitments to USL to
play in the 2010 USL First Division (USL-1) season.
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This morning, my personal site, the Kartik Report along with partner site Inside Minnesota Soccer
was among those breaking the story that Crystal Palace Baltimore and Paul Daglish's Tampa Bay
Rowdies were joining the new TOA "breakaway" league . Later it was reported at USL News, Â and
discussed at Match Fit USA among other places, today it was revealed that Miami FC purchased the
trademark for the defunct North American Soccer League.
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kenn.com 20 November @ 04:20 PM EST
The future of American soccer appears to be the past of American soccer.
It's being reported that the new breakaway league consisting of several former USL clubs has
registered the name North American Soccer League, apparently with the intent of using it at launch
next spring.
There are those of us old enough to remember the original NASL (if you're not, go here).
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TAMPA, BALTIMORE TO JOIN NEW PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE
Expansion brings new league to nine teams
Nov. 20, 2009 – The Tampa Bay Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore have joined the new
professional soccer league announced last week, beginning play in the United States and Canada in
April 2010.
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The Dayton Dynamo were, I now realize, far from a high-quality team. But in Southwest Ohio in
early 1990s, there were few better options. European soccer on television would come later that
decade, but growing up the only live option was the Dynamo.
The Dynamo did not even play the true 11-a-side game seen around the world.
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USL_at-a-crossroads
From the Inside Minnesota Soccer website, which has been breaking this story from the beginning,
comes word that the Members of the Team Owners Association, TOA, have just released a press
statement making their plans public with the decision to move forward with a new division 2 league
in North America.
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USL_at-a-crossroads
From the Inside Minnesota Soccer website, which has been breaking this story from the beginning,
comes word that the Members of the Team Owners Association, TOA, have just released a press
statement making their plans public with the decision to move forward with a new division 2 league
in North America.
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USL News 10 November @ 11:40 AM EST
Official Press Release
TOA announces formation of new league for 2010
Owners of teams in Atlanta, Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, Montreal, St. Louis and Vancouver form new
league that will debut in 2010
Nov. 10, 2009 – The owners of the Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina RailHawks, Miami FC, Minnesota
Thunder, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps, formerly of USL-1, together with St.
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Press Release:
OWNERS OF PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAMS IN ATLANTA, CAROLINA, MIAMI, MINNESOTA, MONTREAL, ST. LOUIS
AND VANCOUVER FORM NEW PRO SOCCER LEAGUE TO BEGIN PLAY IN 2010Nov. 10, 2009 – The owners of the Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina Railhawks, Miami FC, Minnesota
Thunder, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps, formerly of USL-1, together with St.
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Six ownership groups that were previously part of the USL-First Division have joined forces with
St. Louis Soccer United to form a new professional soccer league that will begin play in 2010.
The Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina Railhawks, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Montreal Impact and
Vancouver Whitecaps have joined St.
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Six ownership groups that were previously part of the USL-First Division have joined forces with
St. Louis Soccer United to form a new professional soccer league that will begin play in 2010.
The Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina Railhawks, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Montreal Impact and
Vancouver Whitecaps have joined St.
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WVHooligan 10 November @ 09:54 AM EST
Some big news is coming out today. The Team Owners Association or TOA is moving forward in their
plan to break away from the USL first division and form their own league. TOA just released a press
release making their plans public with the decision to move forward with a new division 2 league in
North America.
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The Members of the Team Owners Association TOA have just released a press statement making their
plans public with the decision to move forward with a new division 2 league in North America.
OWNERS OF PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAMS IN ATLANTA, CAROLINA, MIAMI, MINNESOTA, MONTREAL,
ST.
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The Members of the Team Owners Association TOA have just released a press statement making their
plans public with the decision to move forward with a new division 2 league in North America.
OWNERS OF PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAMS IN ATLANTA, CAROLINA, MIAMI, MINNESOTA, MONTREAL,
ST.
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The Members of the Team Owners Association, TOA, have just released a press statement making
their plans public with the decision to move forward with a new division 2 league in North
America.
OWNERS OF PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAMS IN ATLANTA, CAROLINA, MIAMI, MINNESOTA, MONTREAL,
ST.
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Dear Mr. Goodell,
What has been witnessed all season long at Qwest Field in Seattle is the potential of
professional Soccer in the U.S. Interestingly, it has all taken place at a football stadium.Â
Who would have ever guessed, 14 years in, that MLS would make its biggest impact in a football
stadium.
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The Denver Dynamite has brought back three-time MISL champion Chris Handsor as player-coach and
youth director for the new Dynamite Academy, to be operated in conjunction with the Highlands Ranch
Community Association.
John Wells is stepping down as coach for personal reasons after staying with the organization
through the summer as the coach of the Dynamite reserves and most of the preseason for the
Dynamite.
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That's according to Brian Boswell, coach of the Rolling Hills Estates-based Women's Professional
Soccer League club Ajax America (for years now one of the top women's teams in the nation and a
WPSL finalist again last year) and a sometime contributor to this blog.
The revelations were contained in what is essentially a begging letter circulating via e-mail
that seeks to ensure the continued existence of Ajax.
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Boy, I can't wait until Major League Soccer, the United States of Americas' First Division
Professional Soccer League, comes to it's senses and dumps this stupid playoff format and finally
creates a slavish copy of the vastly superior European (read: English Premier League) single table,
winner take all, regular-season-is-all-that-matters setup so that we can have a little excitement
at the end of the year.
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The Denver Dynamite has announced its Webcast schedule for the 2009-10 season and has introduced
Iain Bryant as the voice of the team.
For the first time, the Denver Dynamite Web site will carry a minimum of nine games 2009-10,
beginning with the home opener November 14 against the San Diego Sockers at the Bladium in
Denver.
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A More Splendid Life, a football blog out of Canada, is looking for stories from footie fans that
have experience with MLS. Read the author's appeal below and shoot him an email with your favorite
MLS/soccer stories!
I would love it if you could send me (amoresplendidlife[at]gmail.com) a unique story or experience
with your time in Major League Soccer, even if it's only a few sentences, or even one sentence.
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Major League Soccer displayed an uncharacteristic sense of levelheadedness with its announcement
to break for the 2010 World Cup and move next season's schedule to a balanced, home-and-home
structure. With any other professional soccer league in the world, these moves would not have even
registered.
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At least, that's what Wendy Parker would have you believe. Besides her article on Pitch Invasion,
she's slagged me off on her twitter account, soccer news aggregator site, and even her Atlanta
Soccer News site. The basic premise is the same, but it seems Wendy got increasingly worked up as
she plotted, wrote, and then basked in the afterglow of the article that was largely written in
response to me.
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MIKE JACOBS 11 September @ 08:23 AM EST
The Women's Professional Soccer League has not generated much interest from the casual sports fan,
let alone the average soccer fan. Soccer America's Mike Woitalla examines what problems lie within
trying to develop a women's professional soccer league.
The first season of the Women's Professional Soccer league produced smaller crowds and bigger
financial losses than anticipated. Click to continue reading...
First came talk of labor unrest when Major League Soccer's collective bargaining agreement
expires next year. Then a corporate shake up at United Soccer Leagues. Now a report that a new
professional soccer league might be formed to compete with USL and MLS alike next season. These
developments, all within the last few months, threaten to shake U.
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There's a wonderful song, made popular (if that's the word) by Dr. Demento, done by a guy named
Dana Lyons called
Cows With GunsIt's about how cattle being led to the slaughter rose up and fought "for bovine freedom":
He was a scrawny calf, who looked rather woozy
No one suspected he was packing an UziThis could have been - but undoubtedly was not - the inspiration for the USL Team Owners
Association (TOA) when they announced yesterday that 1) there is something called the USL Team
Owners Association (consisting of the owners from Atlanta, Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, Montreal,
St.
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MLS Rumors 31 August @ 05:08 PM EST
This comes directly from BCSoccerWeb.com. USL-1 team owners are NOT happy with the sale by Nike of
the USL to NuRock. Prospect of USL-1 clubs jumping ship to newly created team owned league
looms.
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TEAM OWNERS ASSOCIATION CHILLS RELATIONS WITH USL Atlanta, Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, Montreal,
St.
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This press release just in from the Carolina Railhawks at 4:00 pm CT today:
TEAM OWNERS ASSOCIATION CHILLS RELATIONS WITH USL AFTER NIKE SELLS USL TO NON-TEAM THIRD
PARTY
Atlanta, Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, Montreal, St. Louis, Tampa and Vancouver to
Aggressively Explore all Options for Future
August 31, 2009.
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This press release just in from the Carolina RailHawks at 4:00 pm CT today:
TEAM OWNERS ASSOCIATION CHILLS RELATIONS WITH USL AFTER NIKE SELLS USL TO NON-TEAM THIRD
PARTY
Atlanta, Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, Montreal, St. Louis, Tampa and Vancouver to
Aggressively Explore all Options for Future
August 31, 2009.
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USL News 31 August @ 03:50 PM EST
USLNews recieved this press release this afternoon:
TEAM OWNERS ASSOCIATION CHILLS RELATIONS WITH USL AFTER NIKE SELLS USL TO NON-TEAM THIRD PARTY
Atlanta, Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, Montreal, St. Louis, Tampa and Vancouver to Aggressively
Explore all Options for Future
August 31, 2009 Following extensive negotiations with USISL, Inc.
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Florida State Soccer To Host Coaches ClinicTony DiCicco headlines the Inaugural Coaches Clinic hosted by Florida State.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Would you like to learn from some of the nation's elite soccer coaches from
the professional, college and high school levels?
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EAT SOCCER! 25 August @ 01:20 PM EST
Soccer isn't immune to the rocky economic climate. Argentina's first division clubs are off to a
late start and without a television licensing deal. Moreover, recent articles reported that a few
clubs in the newly created Women's Professional Soccer league have lost up to $2 million dollars in
its inaugural season.
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The Aztexan 19 August @ 06:37 AM EST
Photo: WPS Fan CornerThis hasn't been the best season for my MLS and USL-1 club teams: FC Dallas
and the Austin Aztex have both struggled mightily, and short of a miracle or two, will both wind up
at or near the bottom of their respective tables.
St. Louis Athletica, however, are a different story.
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