Lower Divisions

NEW YORK - AUGUST 01: Soccer Legend Pele announces the return of The New York Cosmos at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on August 1, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for the New York Cosmos)

Pelé: The Immortal Legacy of the Soccer King in the United States

Sacramento Republic FC: Zombie expansion club returns to the living

Leonardo Carvalho: A Career of Learning and Adaptation

Morris Elite SC sees value after first USL League 2 season

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USL2 side Morris Elite SC promotes development throughout club

Members of the Rainbow Unicorn team, composed of six and seven-year-old girls, celebrate after scoring a goal during their West Valley Soccer League soccer match in Los Angeles, California on April 28, 2019. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

MLS Next: Youth development population explosion continues

PORTLAND OREGON - AUGUST 26: The Los Angeles Galaxy II celebrate a goal by Augustine Williams #48 of Los Angeles Galaxy II in the first half to take a 1-0 lead against the Portland Timbers 2 at Providence Park on August 26, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

USL: Making soccer work without relegation/promotion

Deportivo Lara's player Freddy Vargas celebrates after scoring against Emelec during the Copa Libertadores football match between Venezuela's Deportivo Lara and Ecuador's Emelec at George Capwell stadium in Guayaquil, Ecuador on April 11, 2019. (Photo by Ariel Ochoa / AFP) (Photo credit should read ARIEL OCHOA/AFP via Getty Images)

FC Dallas: New striker Freddy Vargas bids on stardom

SACRAMENTO, CA - JULY 25: Mike Fucito of the Sacramento Republic controls the ball during the friendly match between West Bromwich Albion and Sacramento Republic at Bonney Field on July 25, 2014 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Alexis Cuarezma/Getty Images)

MLS expansion: Sacramento Republic projected trapped in doldums

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 25: Fans cheer on the teams before A.S. Roma plays Tottenham Hotspur in an International Champions Cup match at SDCCU Stadium on July 25, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/International Champions Cup/Getty Images)

Youth soccer: San Diego Surf fights county cease-and-desist order

KANSAS CITY, KS - SEPTEMBER 20: Jimmy Conrad carries the US Open Cup to the field prior to the match between Sporting Kansas City and the New York Red Bulls at Children's Mercy Park on September 20, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/New York Red Bulls via Getty Images)

US Open Cup: Southeast region second round recap

KANSAS CITY, KS - SEPTEMBER 20: The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup before the final between the New York Red Bulls and Sporting Kansas City on September 20, 2017 at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS. Sporting Kansas City won 2-1. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

US Open Cup: Southeastern region first round recap

NEW YORK, NY -APRIL 22: Captain Ayoze

USL: Indy Eleven adding impressive pieces ahead of USL debut

DURHAM, NC - NOVEMBER 25: Duke's Brian White reacts after scoring a goal during the Duke Blue Devils game versus the Fordham Rams on November 25, 2017 at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, NC in an NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Third Round game. Fordham advanced 8-7 on penalty kicks after the game ended in a 2-2 tie after overtime. (Photo by Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

New York Red Bulls: Reviewing and Grading the 2018 MLS Draft Class

ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 14: Miami FC team During the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with Orlando City FC versus NASL Miami FC soccer match on June 14th, 2017, at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando FL.(Photo by Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

USL: Indy Eleven officially move to USL, another NASL club could also be on it’s way