USL season kicks off with on-field CBA protest

The USL Championship season opened Friday, but play halted immediately as Lexington SC and Louisville City FC players stood motionless for one minute to protest stalled CBA negotiations.

USL season opener at risk amid CBA deadlock

Football is life! 'Dani Rojas' from 'Ted Lasso' is on trial at a USL club

Cristo Fernández, beloved by fans the world over for his role as Dani Rojas in Ted Lasso, looks set to make his soccer dreams a reality as he trials with El Paso.

USL players authorize strike as CBA talks stall

The USLPA has voted to authorize its bargaining committee to call a strike unless an agreement with the USL can be reached on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

USL, players to resume talks after CBA expires - sources

The USL and the USL Players Association will resume talks on Wednesday towards a new CBA for players in the USL Championship, but the two sides remain far apart on some key issues, according to sources.

Sources: USL proposes min. $55K top-tier salary

As part of talks on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the USL Players Association, the USL has proposed a set of minimum salaries for the Division I league set to start in 2028, sources tell ESPN.

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.

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.

Soccer's longest away trips: Journeys that clock up thousands of miles, cross continents

As Truro prepare to make the longest round trip for a professional league match in English football history, here's a look at the furthest that teams have to travel every season.

Daouda Peeters: From Juventus, to paralysis, to the USL with Las Vegas

Daouda Peeters was on a fast track to success at Juventus only for a rare neurological disorder to halt his career in its tracks.

USL players take social media action amid stalled CBA talks

The USLPA said its members will be blocking the social media accounts of the USL Championship in response to foundering talks on a new CBA.

Will USL's move to pro-rel change U.S. soccer, threaten MLS?

USL's introduction of promotion-relegation could change U.S. soccer forever, but it's still unclear how it will work.

The best, worst, wildest U.S. soccer kits outside MLS, NWSL

Without leaguewide kit deals, U.S. soccer's lower-league clubs are making their mark with eye-catching shirts.

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.

Jury sides with MLS, USSF in NASL anti-trust suit

A federal jury has found in favor of the U.S. Soccer Federation and MLS in the antitrust lawsuit filed against the two entities by the North American Soccer League.

Bournemouth sign US' Akinmboni from DC United

AFC Bournemouth on Friday announced the signing of United States youth international Matai Akinmboni from MLS club D.C. United.

From Miami to Wrexham, Macron made some of 2024's best kits

While Nike, Adidas and Puma have been kitting out most of the world's top teams, Macron has produced some of the finest jerseys we've seen this year.

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.

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.

Source: Chivas to sign Pelayo from North Carolina

Liga MX's Chivas is set to sign defender Adrian Pelayon from the USL Championship team North Carolina FC, a source told ESPN.

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.

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.