I t's a groundbreaking moment in American soccer. The United Soccer League has voted to adopt a promotion and relegation system. This will make the USL the first American professi

United Soccer League intends to start a promotion/relegation system along the international model, a contrast to Major League Soccer.

American soccer has defied the global promotion and relegation system for decades. Closed-league models, prevalent in MLS and other North American sports leagues, restrict team development beyond costly expansion fees.