Derek Reese

ok but since the NL has the DH now and everybody plays everybody else each season, have the eagles making out

what and i cannot stress this enough the fuck

I know everyone else has 2 games in hand but it's absolutely insane that #FTLUTD still remains alive for a #USLSL playoff spot. Last 4 matches against the 4 teams directly ahead of them in the table.

Yes it's not as fun when none of the lower division teams are left but the @opencup.ussoccer.com remains the most unique, cool, and interesting sports event in the United States. You should watch it.

The logo/wordmarks themselves are fine enough (the "S" is giving me some SEPTA/Subway vibes tho), but I really, really, hate everything having the same color. I thought the current color coding of each league/division was very well done.

Very pleased to see the real team also couldn't resist using the "SCSC" initials like I did for the Space Coast team in my all-Florida PES option file many moons ago lol

Spot kicks can and do produce hilarious content such as this, but they should be banned forever

I very much believe that if you reference Open Cup and FA Cup in your press release about a new tournament that your new tournament should actually resemble those two things and include amateur teams. That's the growth. Not two div. I leagues.

"Damn you, Walt Whitman! I-hate-you- Walt-freakin'-Whitman! Leaves of Grass, my ass!"

A good start. But needs W-League/WPSL/other national amateur competition inclusion. Hopefully clarification (and expansion) of US-based Concacaf spots as well beyond the one up for grabs here + NWSL league spots.

I audibly gasped at a level that disturbed my wife on the other side of the room when I saw this email ping from eBay

This exact same thing happened in a FTLUTD #USL Super League match a few weeks back, I had never seen it called before, neither had the commentators.

i'm tired boss #USL

The visuals are great. Couldn't come up with a better name than "City FC"? Ugh. I hope in the tradition of Angel City FC being abbreviated on broadcast scorebugs as "LA", this team is abbreviated as "Phoenix"

ok baseball gods next up I know a full time return to teal is a long shot but can we at least get "Marlins" back on the front of the Marlins home uniforms again?

Watching this team since the 2024/25 playoff semifinal has been like pushing a big rock up a hill covered in grease. Insane monkey paw energy. "Yes FTL gets a pro club back BUT they lose in the inaugural final in ET, incapable of beating TB, consistently lose matches by 1 goal" #USLSL

The rest of you sickos are following Minor League Cricket too, right? #MiLC

It's cool that this is in Florida, however it's also within a confederation (Concacaf) that has arbitrarily excluded winners from a division 1 league under it's umbrella from competing in its continental club championship & has no clear info on who is competing from USA when it restarts in 2027.

Yep. Things like this are why I’m on the socials at all. 100% the content I am here for.

Just goofing around a bit here but - Team called "Flight" - Major DC *airport* has iconic terminal building that kinda looks like a volleyball net from the side #MLV #Volleyball

New #MLV team in Washington, D.C.

and then we coughed up the lead and blew it, appreciate the historical accuracy

Stadium light problem delay in Tampa. UTD x Sun rivalry officially part of TB v FTL heritage now, got “wacky shit” checked off #USLSL

(Kirk van Houten voice) I don't like the idea of Milhouse having two Barb(a)ra B forwards in one league

While we're on the subject of "random stupid stuff that might have been be funny 6 years ago but I only thought of it just now", may I present: Darmok and Jaap Stam, at Tanagra

please enjoy this incredibly niche Simpsons x #NWSL crossover meme

Good news, everyone! (I'd like to see expansion fees be a part of this)

CAPS LOCK STUCK ENTIRE STARSHIP

You could fit EVERYONE into the #USOC & do the entire thing in the July-Dec footprint: - ALL indy pro clubs in, including expansion - Expand field to 128 by adding 16 amateur clubs (additional league slots and/or open qualifiers) Would add only 1 game to calendar for MLS-based finalist

Massive disappointment that not all USL clubs are participating. Pro clubs should not have to qualify for this tournament, and expansion clubs should be eligible. Adding more amateur teams and starting everyone one measly game earlier in round one would solve it. www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026...

What having your entire league bounced from the QFs of your own made up tournament does to a MFer (this is fantastic news)

License plate fun fact for non-Central FL people: When they released the FL Orlando City license plates, the standard lettering/numbering sequence was on "SEA". So you see a bunch of OCSC plates around here that start with "SEB". Wild coincidence (played for OC in addition to coaching Pride)

Thought he earned a stay of execution after putting Morché in last week and getting a shutout over Washington but then this week was a stinker. Maybe the GK switch was more of a "welp nothing to lose now" move (GK coach gone too)

>when the WNBA Finals does a better Marlins rebrand than the Marlins

Casually scrolling the USL Soccer feed column this morning when "guy who apparently just hangs dong and drinks coffee" was doing so today with a NM United mug

[disgruntled Raging Rhino noises]

Bill's money kept the Strikers in business thru the end of 2016 (which kept me & my wife's paychecks coming in, even if late). And him holding Strikers trademarks all those years possibly kept MLS from scooping them up & mothballing forever or doing something dumb with it (B team) RIP

For reference, that's a comparable drive distance to what Inter Miami had between temp and permanent venues. Similarly ramshackle rollouts for those two organizations. Whether Legacy also gets to paper over all the mistakes by landing biggest star on planet remains to be seen lol.

I know they won't do it because of appearances, but USL regionalizing both USLC *and* USL Premier would be such a positive thing. Zero real competitive or commercial reasons teams from opposite sides of the continent need to ever play each other outside of late round Open Cup/USL Cup or Concacaf.

Big news from the USL: Gainbridge Super League president Amanda Vandervort will be leaving the position on Friday. According to the USL's statement, Vandervort is leaving to "pursue other opportunities." No word on who will be replacing her in charge of the league that just started its 3rd season.

tickets for a league championship game should not go on sale until a week before said championship game because we do not know who is going to be playing in said championship game until that time and the participating team with the better record should be hosting said championship game

Interested to see the spin/evolution of the "no you see that rule only applies to you countries/leagues that already had pro/rel" reasoning that came out of the Miami FC/Kingston CAS case

MLS competition format is invalid unless it adopts referee over-the-head backwards throw ins

#MLSPlayoffIdeas - 8 teams in a seeded simple single elimination bracket but teams 5-8 are the worst 4 *NFL* teams - 90 mins of penalty kicks followed by two 15-minute halves of normal soccer if still tied - QF matchups determined by alphabetical order - Everybody plays IMCF once, losers advance

Long Island RoughRiders implies the existence of Short Island SoftRiders