MLS commissioner won’t rule out promotion, relegation system …
WEBMar 4, 2023 · MLS commissioner Don Garber is willing to concede that at some point in the future promotion and relegation may exist in the United States, but also suggested he sees no way “that it works...
Inside the effort to bring promotion and relegation to American …
WEBMay 29, 2024 · In a nation whose first-division league (MLS) was launched as a single-entity circuit in a closed system, the USL adopting promotion and relegation would have been a monumental step into...
Explained: Why MLS doesn't have promotion & relegation
WEBOct 15, 2023 · MLS famously does not compete within a system of promotion and relegation. In fact, no league of any real relevance in the United States has ever used the mechanism that has been the standard for the global club game for over a century.
USL efforts to bring promotion, relegation to American soccer …
WEBMay 31, 2024 · The USL adopting promotion and relegation in a July 2023 vote “would have been a monumental step into uncharted territory,” but it did not happen, and it shows the “struggles inherent in applying the world’s rules to American soccer,” according to Jeff Reuter of THE ATHLETIC.
MLS promotion and relegation isn't 'inevitable' - U.S. soccer …
WEBIf promotion and relegation were instituted, promoted teams would be instantly thrown into an impossible situation. Relegated teams, meanwhile, would be thrown into the fire financially.
Will MLS ever start relegation of teams? - World Soccer Talk
WEBDec 2, 2023 · The short answer: not anytime soon. MLS was not designed with, or intended to have, promotion and relegation. It’s a mechanism that is almost entirely foreign to American sports, never used in any meaningful capacity in any sport in the country.
Explained: Why US soccer doesn't have relegation and promotion - and ...
WEBApr 3, 2019 · American soccer does not have promotion and relegation, making Major League Soccer one of the only first-division professional soccer leagues in the world where clubs don't have to fear the...
USL to vote on adopting promotion, relegation system: Sources
WEBJul 11, 2023 · USL proposes promotion/relegation, calendar change. A move to an open system is seen by those in favor as a way to boost interest, sustainability and growth potential in the...
Will USL add promotion, relegation and challenge MLS …
WEBJul 12, 2023 · BREAKING: The USL is set for a milestone vote on the adoption of a promotion and relegation system, per sources. • Plan for three pro tiers • Potential restructure in 2024, pro/rel in 2025
MLS gets favourable promotion-relegation ruling from CAS
WEBFeb 7, 2020 · A long-running lawsuit looking to force promotion and relegation on Major League Soccer has failed. Lower-tier clubs Miami and Kingston Stockade filed a challenge in 2017 with the Court of ...