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NCFC won't play USL Championship next season

North Carolina FC announced it will not compete in the USL Championship next season, and will instead file an application to join the USL's proposed Division One league that will likely begin play in 2028.

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Sources: Prem chief Scholes to lead top-tier USL

The USL has hired English Premier League chief football officer Tony Scholes to head up the organization's new Division One league, which will likely begin play in 2028, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Gomez: Promotion and relegation is desperately needed in the USA (1:55)
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How will MLS react to USL adopting a promotion and relegation system? (0:54)
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Pro-rel coming to U.S. soccer for 1st time in USL

United Soccer League (USL) club owners voted on Wednesday for a promotion and relegation system, marking the first time the European-style system would be implemented in the United States.

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USL Super League players join USLPA, seek CBA

Players in the USL Super League, a women's league which has Division I status from the U.S. Soccer Federation, have voted to unionize and will be part of the USL Players Association going forward.

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Landon Donovan named SD Wave interim coach

United States men's national team legend Landon Donovan was named as interim head coach of the San Diego Wave for the remainder of the 2024 NWSL season.

Former Man Utd goalkeeper Tim Howard inducted into US Hall of Fame (0:33)
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No Messi, just 8 MLS 1st teams in U.S. Open Cup

Only eight of the 26 MLS clubs will participate with their first teams in the 2023-24 U.S. Open Cup, the format of which was announced Friday.

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USL upset with handling of MLS-Open Cup row

USL CEO Paul McDonough expressed disappointment at the U.S. Soccer Federation's handling of a dispute involving MLS and the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which is having a ripple effect on the USL.

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MLS set for stand-in refs after union rejects CBA

The Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) rejected a proposed new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) put before it by the union's executive board, and negotiated with the referees' employer.

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USMNT to start 2024 vs. Slovenia on Jan. 20

The United States men's national team will open their 2024 schedule against Slovenia on Jan. 20, U.S. Soccer said on Monday.

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Mexico's Barajas wins USL Young Player of Year

Charleston Battery midfielder and Mexico youth international player Fidel Barajas has won the Young Player of the Year award for 2023's USL Championship season.

Phoenix Rising wins USL championship after 90th minute equalizer (1:38)
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USL Championship Standings

Group EastGPWDLGDP
Louisville City FC302271+3773
Charleston Battery301956+3062
North Carolina FC3013611+145
Pittsburgh Riverhounds3012810+444
Hartford Athletic3013512+1244
Loudoun United FC3012612-342
Rhode Island FC3010812+138
Detroit City FC3091011-237
Indy Eleven3010515-835
Tampa Bay Rowdies309714-734
Miami FC308616-1530
Birmingham Legion FC3051213-1427
Group WestGPWDLGDP
FC Tulsa301695+2057
Sacramento Republic FC301398+1748
New Mexico United3014610+448
El Paso Locomotive FC3010119+241
Phoenix Rising FC309138040
San Antonio FC3011712+140
Orange County SC3010911-139
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC3010713-1237