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I really enjoyed Chicago Red Stars' CEO Peter Wilt's post on Pitch Invasion the other day. Titled
Grading WPS in Year One, he takes a hard look at 8 aspects of the just-finished inaugural season of
Women's Professional Soccer. These include attendance, fan experience, marketing and operations,
and quality of play.
The drama continues. Following on the first installment, here's a quick update. This post doesn't
present any new or breaking news, it's just a summary of events to date. Most links are to Brian
Quarstad's estimable Inside Minnesota Soccer blog, which in more pleasant times focuses on the
Minnesota Thunder, but which has been all over this whole story from the start, like white on rice.
Just a quick update on the big USL vs TOA grudge match that none of us bought a ticket for, but are
being forced to watch anyway.
Some stuff was said, and then unsaid, bluffs are being made, and called, and everybody's kind of
confused, and now they're circling the lawyers, and the league meeting is this week.
My, my. The drama we've had in the United Soccer Leagues in the last week is enough to support a
new soap opera. Perhaps USLLive.com should branch out. Here's an episode guide, in case you're just
catching up. It's a long story already, so get some popcorn and settle in.
First, we got the news that some outfit called "NuRock" had acquired United Soccer Leagues:
Rob Hoskins, Chairman of NuRock Soccer Holdings, commented, "Our vision for USL is to
become the most competitive and profitable pyramid of soccer leagues in North America, while
providing affordable family entertainment, and serving as the inspirational destination for
professional and amateur youth soccer players in the U.
The Cleveland City Stars are no more. I'd heard rumors that they might move back down to USL-2, but
for some reason the league decided to pull the plug:
After months of negotiation and meetings, and in the midst of the conclusion of our
sale, the USL decided to terminate our franchise just prior to Thanksgiving.
The 2006 hit "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley popped up in my iPod's shuffle today, and it struck me as a
near-perfect fit for the mood of uncertainty facing 2nd division pro soccer in America this winter.
A sort of theme song for the USL/TOA/NASL train-wreck, if you will.
You can listen along to the song in this YouTube video.
