Today, the United States Soccer Federation announced their decision to sanction neither the NASL nor the USL as the United States’s second division of soccer. Set Piece Analyst Kartik Krishnaiyer talked with me about the issues surrounding this decision and what the immediate implications are for second division soccer in North America.
We will be distributing a number of podcasts throughout the evening discussing all angles of this story. Stay with Set Piece Analysts and our iTunes feed as we’ll have at least four more small podcasts today discussing the disintegrating situation surrounding the pyramid’s second level.
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This week's Set Piece Analysts' daily podcasts will focus on the international competitions going-on across the globe: UEFA and CONCACAF Champions Leagues, Copa Libertadores, and even some talk about AFC and UEFA Women's Champions League.
Good Stuff guys!
I hope NASL plays unsanctioned.
Thanks, Uncle Ed. We appreciate the feedback, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the pods we’ll be throwing out there tonight. There are definitely people, particularly in potential-MLS markets that were touched by the NASL, who would rather “keep the door open” for a first division option.
Great stuff, guys. Some really good points and truly unfortunate news today. I wish I had something more positive to say, but as you both put it, there is a lot of cynicism surrounding all of this.