USL Week 22: OC digs go splash, western bigs to clash

TORONTO, ONTARIO - DECEMBER 10: Soccer balls wait prior to action between the Seattle Sounders and the Toronto FC in the 2016 MLS Cup at BMO Field on December 10, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Seattle defeated Toronto in the 6th round of extra time penalty kicks. (Photo: Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO - DECEMBER 10: Soccer balls wait prior to action between the Seattle Sounders and the Toronto FC in the 2016 MLS Cup at BMO Field on December 10, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Seattle defeated Toronto in the 6th round of extra time penalty kicks. (Photo: Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
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USL welcomes new Orange County home grounds

The USL once more saw expansion of a kind this past week. Orange County SC got set to debut a new stadium on Friday. The home side celebrated their new digs by hosting conference rivals, Phoenix. Rising owner-player Didier Drogba even made an appearance on a relevant tweet:

Neither OC SC nor Phoenix seem much of a threat to the leaders in the western conference however. But #22 may yet be a telling week for those same top teams…