Earlier today, the US Soccer Federation denied the North American Soccer League its rightful status as a second division league in the North American "pyramid."
Instead, USSF - at this point a completely bought subsidy of MLS - handed D2 status to USL, a league and organization so inept that they really shouldn't exist.
If you're a conspiracy theorist, you could make the argument that this is MLS/USSF attacking NASL, specifically Miami FC and their owner Riccardo Silva - he of the #ProRelForUSA lawsuit that sits before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. If true, this demonstrates how irredeemably corrupt USSF is.
In his rant today, Mike puts out a call for action: the time has come to boycott MLS and USL and continue to fight for #ProRelForUSA. This may mean an alternative federation - one more in line with FIFA standards than USSF/MLS is - with NASL, NISA and NPSL that features promotion and relegation.
NASL was a champion for the #ProRelForUSA cause, the upstart NISA is being started with pro/rel in mind, and the amateur NPSL is vocally pro-pro/rel.
Fair use: It's been a while since we "meddled with the primal forces of nature," so we "will atone" with the classic soundbyte from Network.
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