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Weidner Field, the home of the Colorado Springs Switchbacks, will host the USL Summer Showcase in 2023. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

USL Summer Showcase Awarded to Colorado Springs

The United Soccer League has named Colorado Springs as the host city for the 2023 USL Summer Showcase, a multi-day event that will include meetings for the league’s more than 200 professional and pre-professional clubs culminating in a nationally televised game between the Colorado Springs Switchbacks and FC Tulsa on August 9 on ESPN2. Founded […]

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Utah Royals Returning to NWSL in 2024

The Utah Royals will return to the National Women’s Soccer League in the 2024 season, announced NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman along with a host of dignitaries on Saturday at America First Field in Sandy, Utah, hours ahead of Real Salt Lake’s home opener in Major League Soccer against Austin FC. “We are delighted to welcome […]

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Mexican Women’s National Team to Visit Houston and Chicago

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and Soccer United Marketing have announced the launch of MexTour W, an annual U.S. tour featuring the Mexican Women’s National Team with the inaugural matches scheduled for April 8 in Chicago and April 11 in Houston against NWSL opponents. Mexico will face the Chicago […]

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Jeremy Alumbaugh Named USL Championship Senior Vice President

The United Soccer League has named veteran executive Jeremy Alumbaugh as the organization’s senior vice president of the USL Championship, a newly formed position. Alumbaugh joins the USL with more than 25 years of experience in the soccer industry from the youth to professional ranks. He was previously the vice president and general manager of […]

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FIFA May Scrap Proposed Visit Saudi Sponsorship for Women’s World Cup

FIFA, which reportedly was to have Visit Saudi as a sponsor for this summer’s Women’s World Cup, is reportedly changing course after co-hosts Australia and New Zealand, plus other stars in the women’s game, all voiced opposition to the sponsorship. The Sydney Morning Herald first reported the development on Monday. The soccer governing bodies for […]

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Formula 1 and Tottenham Hotspur Announce Strategic Partnership

Tottenham Hotspur has announced a 15-year strategic partnership with Formula 1 that will bring a new motorsport experience to London with the world’s first in-stadium electric karting facility and London’s longest indoor track based below Tottenham Hotspur Stadium’s South Stand. The experience will include separate tracks for both adults and juniors and has been accredited […]

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U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team to Play in Austin, St. Louis

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team will play two April friendlies against the Republic of Ireland as both teams prepare for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The teams will meet on April 8 at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, at 1:30 p.m. CT. The second match will be April 11 at the brand new […]

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USL’s Indy Eleven Getting New 20,000-Seat Stadium

The United Soccer League Championship’s Indy Eleven and Keystone Group unveiled renderings of plans for the Eleven Park neighborhood development, anchored by a new multipurpose stadium. With an expected capacity of around 20,000 seats, the stadium will serve as the new home for Indy Eleven in the center of a development in southwest downtown Indianapolis […]

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Christopher Busey Joins USL Front Office

The United Soccer League has announced that Dr. Christopher Busey has been named vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion and community impact. Beginning in mid-March, Busey will work across the USL ecosystem to develop, execute and amplify the organization’s diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and community initiatives, both internally and externally. Busey most recently served as […]

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The TOCA Social location in London is the first of what is planned to be multiple soccer entertainment venues throughout the country. Photo by Jason Gewirtz/SportsTravel

TOCA Football Announces Social Venue in Mexico

TOCA Football will open a TOCA Social soccer, entertainment and dining venue in 2023 with Ventura Entertainment, with plans to open seven more sites ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and a minimum of 20 TOCA Social venues over the next 10 years for a total investment of more than $100 million. The partnership […]

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