Schulz Academy joining PDL
Nationally recognized USL SYL club to launch Fort Lauderdale franchise in 2010
United Soccer Leagues announced that long-time Super-Y League member Schulz Academy has acquired Premier Development League franchise rights for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida market. The new team will begin play in 2010.
USL-1 headed to New York City
FC New York unveiled as expansion club for 2010
FC New York has joined the USL First Division, the top flight of United Soccer Leagues. The addition of the club will expand the USL First Division to 13 teams for the 2010 season. The ownership group, led by New York natives Jo-Ellen Treiber and Doug Petersen, along with USL Founder and President Francisco Marcos, and USL Executive Vice President and COO Tim Holt announced the news today at a press conference held at the Yale Club in Manhattan.
Rowdies to return to USL-1 in 2010
New owners to launch club and build privately financed stadium
New owners announced a throwback to earlier times today with the return of the Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer team to the USL First Division. Speaking for the ownership group, which included two other partners, local restaurateur David Laxer and Boston resident Hinds Howard, Rowdies President and CEO Andrew Nestor gave a synopsis of what soccer fans can expect.
