Kicking It Around http://kickingitaround.com Soccer in America Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:05:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Ralston signs on with AC St Louis! http://kickingitaround.com/2010/ralston-signs-on-with-ac-st-louis/ http://kickingitaround.com/2010/ralston-signs-on-with-ac-st-louis/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:05:14 +0000 Daniel http://kickingitaround.com/2010/ralston-signs-on-with-ac-st-louis/ MLS vet and recent New England Revolution mainstay Steve Ralston has decided to join new hometown team AC St Louis as a player/assistant coach. It caught me off guard but it’s nice to see a NASL team step up to the plate right away! Details at Inside Minnesota Soccer.

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]]> http://kickingitaround.com/2009/johnson-and-adu-going-greek/feed/ 2 USSF tells USL and NASL to figure it out http://kickingitaround.com/2009/ussf-tells-usl-and-nasl-to-figure-it-out/ http://kickingitaround.com/2009/ussf-tells-usl-and-nasl-to-figure-it-out/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:40:22 +0000 Daniel http://kickingitaround.com/?p=2 USSF put out a press release to that says they are choosing not to sanction USL1 or NASL as a 2nd division league at this time.  The leagues have 7 days to work out a compromise to get them to reconsider.

My thoughts on possible outcomes are as follows:

1. There is no compromise and NASL plays unsanctioned this year. USL1 probably folds into USL2.

2. NASL teams work out an arrangement to play in USL1 this year. There are hurdles here, things like Atlanta and St Louis not owning USL franchise rights in their areas. Would require compromises from those franchise rights owners.

3. NASL owners buy USL1 from NuRock and combine things into one NASL league and get sanctioned. Will cost them millions likely and who knows if they have it or are willing to spend it.

4. Neither USL1 nor NASL play this year, possibly forcing a number of teams to fold. The east cost USL1 teams play in USL2, the western USL1 teams take a year off before going to MLS.

5, 6, 7? Other options?

Good commentary on these matters is happening over at Inside Minnesota Soccer and The Kartik Report.

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