USL Week 25: 65 for 1st, 45 for 8th, and a lot for 3d (Div)

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JULY 29: A general view of balls priot yo the International Champions Cup 2017 match between Real Madrid and Barcelona at Hard Rock Stadium on July 29, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JULY 29: A general view of balls priot yo the International Champions Cup 2017 match between Real Madrid and Barcelona at Hard Rock Stadium on July 29, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
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USL: Making North America vote again

The USL celebrated its first week as the sole men’s Division II league in North America by opening its doors to all pretenders to Division III.

On the heels of bad news for the NASL—that the USSF would not be certifying that league as Division II any longer—the USL sought to focus everyone’s attention on its own plans to inaugurate USLD3 in 2019.

Busy times indeed for the USL. And yet, the playoffs haven’t even begun…