The Pittsburgh Riverhounds of USL PRO have formed an affiliate partnership with the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer, it was announced today by Riverhounds CEO Jason Kutney. The deal will enable Houston to loan a minimum of four MLS-contracted players to Pittsburgh for the 2014 USL PRO season. Kutney says the affiliation is more proof that the USL PRO team is working to reach the top level of soccer in the United States. “In partnering with a top MLS side like Houston
United Soccer Leagues issued the following elaboration regarding Wednesday morning’s CKAC Sports radio interview with USL CEO Alec Papadakis concerning the status of USL-1 teams. “While the statements made in the earlier interview are accurate in that we have ceased negotiations with the Team Owner’s Association (TOA) as a group, we remain in dialogue with certain individual TOA teams about their possible participation in USL-1 for 2010. We are open to the return of the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps to
We received a very quick response from Mr. Tim Holt. We appreciate that Holt took the time to discuss the situation surrounding the City Stars. It is obvious that he has many other things on his minds with several clubs for sale and what some believe is a real threat of a breakaway league. Here is the quote: “We have been working with the ownership and management of the City Stars to solidify the future of their franchise and will continue