Soccer Canada has approved the Canadian Premier League for play in 2018. NASL met Friday to try to appeal from U. S. Soccer’s demoting them from division 2. The only certainty about the future of minor league professional soccer in North America is that it won’t be the same in 2018.
Analysis
The Steel and the playoffs — it’s gonna be close
PSP looks at the Steel’s playoff chances, both the old-fashioned eyeball instinctual way and using Chris Sherman’s statistics. the techniques both old and new say it will be extremely close against Red Bulls 2 for the final slot and the right to go to Louisville on Friday October 20th.
A more frugal 2018 Union bench?
Possible off-season organization roster promotions ranging from plausible to bold. They would clear salary space for needed help, if our salary guesses are anywhere close to reasonable.
Distance, time and money: USL conference realignment
PSP analyzes travel time and travel costs for the USL east and the USL west, and guesses what realignment into three conferences might look like.
What went wrong for USMNT Friday night
Analysis and thoughts on the World Cup Qualifier between the USMNT and Costa Rica.
Steel playoff chances revisited
At the three-quarter mark of the season, Bethlehem Steel FC are still in the playoff picture but are in a dogfight with four other sides for one of the bottom three qualifying slots. Here’s our opinion of their chances.