In 2028, when USL Premier launches, the United States will have a Division One pro soccer league at the top of a promotion-relegation pyramid. Sexy! But we're in 2026, when a potential players' strike threatens the entire USL season. Not sexy! Tom and Kirk look at USL's place in the US soccer landscape--at the intersection of small town dreams and big business--and, with the help of a wooden duck, explore how that tension makes it the most "American" pro soccer league. For better and, possibl...

AN AMERICAN GAME

SOCCERTOWN MEDIA

It's a Duck, It's a League, It's...USL

MAR 4, 202645 MIN
AN AMERICAN GAME

It's a Duck, It's a League, It's...USL

MAR 4, 202645 MIN

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In 2028, when USL Premier launches, the United States will have a Division One pro soccer league at the top of a promotion-relegation pyramid. Sexy!But we're in 2026, when a potential players' strike threatens the entire USL season. Not sexy!Tom and Kirk look at USL's place in the US soccer landscape--at the intersection of small town dreams and big business--and, with the help of a wooden duck, explore how that tension makes it the most "American" pro soccer league. For better and, possibly, for worse.