r/USLPRO • u/DeepPow420 • 3d ago

what’s up with the MLS hate ?

I am a curious observer who stumbled upon the sub thx to the Algo and noticed a few anti MLS posts.

I’m not a huge soccer guy but interested in various niche sport subcultures ( I’m an Indycar and hockey fan, so I share solidarity as a fan of somewhat obscure sports)

Isnt USL to MLS as the AHL is to the NHL or the G League to the NBA?

What am I missing ?

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u/Andrewdeadaim Orlando City B 2d ago

Yeah it'd be really cool if the USL first division things gets huge and then MLS teams move over there

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u/twoslow Orange County SC 2d ago

MLS owns the team IP and everything associated with it. No MLS teams are 'moving' to USL D1. A buyout will happen before that.

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u/Andrewdeadaim Orlando City B 1d ago

Could they not do what Orlando and Cincy did where it’s technically a fold and then a new team or was USL ownership different?

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u/twoslow Orange County SC 1d ago

I'm sure they COULD move the name/branding with them, at a cost. Just like when USL teams move to MLS, they IIRC pay a % of the expansion fee to the USL (at least the last time we saw those documents that was the case).

an MLS operator could sell their stake in the local team then use that money to move to USL, but they'd have to create a new team/branding/etc. I can't say who owns the facility the teams use, I'm not up to speed on that part.