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	United Soccer Leagues (USL)
		The largest organization of elite-level soccer leagues in North America, United Soccer Leagues is dedicated to growing the sport at the grassroots level in every community.
		The league is the birthplace of professional players that aspire to reach the highest-levels of the game, while providing affordable family entertainment within their city.
		The league is the proving ground for players that aspire to reach the highest-levels of the game, while providing affordable family entertainment within their city.
	www.uslsoccer.com /aboutusl/index_E.html (696 words)

	Encyclopedia: United Soccer Leagues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The USL Premier Development League (PDL) is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada.
		In the sports leagues â€” especially soccer leagues â€” of many countries, relegation (or demotion) means the mandated transfer of the worst team(s) (often the bottom three) of a higher league into a lower league at the end of the season.
		The USL Premier Development League (PDL) is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-Soccer-Leagues (1229 words)

	United Soccer Leagues - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Soccer Leagues (USL) is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA).
		The USL is the parent organization for the men's lower division leagues of US Soccer USL First Division (second division), USL Second Division (third division), and Premier Development League (PDL) (fourth division).
		The USL structure allows for the Second Division champion to be promoted to the First Division, provided that the team to be promoted meets criteria set by USL and the USSF, and space exists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Soccer_Leagues (290 words)

	Soccer - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The word soccer was added to the name in 1945, making it the US Soccer Football Association, and it did not drop the word football until 1974, when it assumed its current name.
		However, the use of soccer is on the rise, perhaps due to the global influence of American culture on the English language.
		The global power of soccer might be a little hard for Americans, living in a country that views the game with the same skepticism used for the metric system and the threat of killer bees, to grasp fully.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /soccer.htm (4024 words)

	USL First Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is the second division of soccer in the United States league pyramid behind Major League Soccer, and is effectively the top division in Canada.
		The American Professional Soccer League was formed in 1990 with the merger of the Western Soccer League and the third incarnation of the American Soccer League.
		The APSL was officially sanctioned as an outdoor pro league in 1992 by United States Soccer Federation and changed its name to A-League Soccer in 1995.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USL_First_Division (509 words)

	USL
		To the typical hometown soccer fan, the role of the USL can be explained most easily in the shape of a pyramid, which symbolizes the entire sport in the United States.
		The league grew to 106 teams in 1996 (when there were three men's outdoor leagues) and 125 teams for 1997 and 135 teams in 1998.
		Umbro was instrumental in bringing together the USL and the A-League for their successful merger between the 1996 and 1997 seasons.
	www.open.org /~surgerks/usl.htm (534 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (USL)
		United Soccer Leagues announced Friday the 2005 USL First Division Defender of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year and Most Valuable Player honors as voted on by the league’s coaches and general managers.
		United Soccer Leagues announced Thursday the 2005 USL First Division All-League Teams, honoring 22 of the top players in the organization’s top flight as voted on by the league’s coaches and general managers.
		United Soccer Leagues announced Friday evening the Rookie of the Year, Defender of the Year, Coach of the Year and Most Valuable Player honors for the 2005 USL Second Division season as voted on by the league’s coaches and general managers.
	aleague.uslsoccer.com /honors/index_E.html (342 words)

	United Soccer Leagues
		United Soccer Leagues officially announced the single-table alignments for the USL First Division and USL Second Division for the 2007 season.
		The United Soccer Leagues Second Division is a professional men's soccer league in North America, part of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) league pyramid.
		The USL Premier Development League (PDL) is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid.
	pointme.to /soccer/usl.htm (484 words)

	FAU MBA Sport David Askinas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		United Soccer Leagues is the largest North American soccer league and serves as the system of minor league soccer in North America.
		While at United Soccer Leagues, Askinas was instrumental in engineering the transformation of a regional sports league to an international franchise sales business that has grown to over 100 locations throughout North America and the Caribbean.
		He served on the Board of Directors of the United States Soccer Federation from 1997-2004 and was selected by two presidents to key governance task forces committees in 1998 and 2003 as U.S. Soccer investigated and implemented fundamental changes to their governance structure.
	www.fau.edu /mbasport/Askinas.htm (469 words)

	ASO- United Soccer Leagues
		The United Soccer Leagues (USL) was founded in 1986 as a coalition of national soccer leagues.
		Comprised of 132 teams in six leagues, the USL is the second largest organization in the nation- second only to Minor League Baseball.
		In 1996 an official partnership was established between USL and Major League Soccer.
	www.geocities.com /fanunited/USL.htm (254 words)

	SoccerTimes: Original news, features, anlaysis, Top 25 polls, soccer links
		United might be ready to drop D.C. from its address.
		With a new mayor, United might be forced to look to the suburbs for a new home.
		CARSON, Calif. (Friday, July 20, 2007) -- Signing David Beckham to a long-term contract was a brilliant move by the Los Angeles Galaxy and Major League Soccer, but the team and league are now showing considerable short-sightedness in pressuring their new superstar to play in tomorrow night's exhibition between the Galaxy and English power Chelsea.
	www.soccertimes.com (3711 words)

	ipedia.com: United Soccer Leagues Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The United Soccer Leagues is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation, United States Adult Soccer Association and the Canadian Soccer Association.
		The USL is the parent organization for the men's lower division leagues of US Soccer A-League (second division), USL Pro Soccer League (third division), and Premier Development League (PDL) (fourth division).
		The USL structure allows for the USL Pro Soccer League champion to be promoted to the A-League, provided that the team to be promoted meets criteria set by USL and the USSF, and space exists.
	www.ipedia.com /united_soccer_leagues.html (281 words)

	Brisbane Force Football Club - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Soccer is the most popular international team sport, followed by vast, emotional audiences and associated at times with such events as the 1969 “Soccer War” between El Salvador and Honduras and oubreaks of mass hooliganism, notably by British supporters.
		Since the 1970s, American soccer has grown at many levels, from childrens' to collegiate; professional soccer, however, has achieved only sporadic success, with the birth and decline of several leagues as fan interest generally lagged.
		Sparked by these successes, a U.S. professional women's soccer league consisting of eight teams recruited from the best players worldwide began play in 2001, but it folded two years later.
	www.brisbaneforce.com.au /modules.php?name=Encyclopedia (935 words)

	Regional Canadian Soccer Leagues
		In a country as vast as Canada the geographical extent of viable amateur and semi-pro soccer leagues is going to be limited to the distance that can comfortably be travelled in a single round trip by bus or car during the players time away from their regular jobs on weekends.
		In February 2000 KPMG concluded that such a league was "risky and highly speculative" due to the lack of several key components that would be required for it to be successful and that "Without firm financial commitment/guarantee, the financial viability of the league would be in question from Day One".
		Despite this the CSA decided to try to proceed anyway and nine months later after 156 meetings and 71 pizza dinners involving soccer enthusiasts from various cities from coast to coast it was announced that a new 8 team pro league called the Canadian United Soccer League would be formed based on a blueprint document.
	www.geocities.com /london_ontario_soccer_fan (1324 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (USL)
		Thirteen of the 24 former W-League players were playing in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), which announced yesterday that it was suspending operations after three seasons.
		Akide finished 10th in the league in scoring with seven goals and five assists for 19 points, but scored her most important goal of the year in overtime of the championship to give the Piranhas the 2003 W-League Championship.
		Norway's Kristine Edner is unique in that in addition to playing for the Tampa Bay Extreme from 1998-99, she was also a member of USL's staff in 2000-01 when she was employed by USLsoccer.com, the official website of United Soccer Leagues.
	wleague.uslsoccer.com /wwc/62406.html (1242 words)

	USATODAY.com - Competition guide: U.S. divisions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		USL (A-League, Pro Select League and PDL): Don't think of the lower divisions of American soccer as "minor leagues" in the sense of the baseball and hockey farm systems.
		The A-League and USL (United Soccer Leagues, formerly USISL) provided a home for many professional players chasing national championships in the years between the demise of the NASL in 1984 and the formation of MLS in 1996.
		The A-League is also the top division for Canada, which has a few teams in the league.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/soccer/guide-usa.htm (688 words)

	United Soccer Leagues, Part 2 (1994-1996)
		The United Soccer Leagues started in 1986 as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League, and has since grown into the largest professional league ever in the United States, comprising over 140 teams in both indoor, outdoor, amateur and women's leagues.
		In 1997, the USL absorbed the A-League teams, creating a new USSF sanctioned Division 2 league (called "USL Division 1") of 24 teams, as well as a USSF sanctioned 3rd division (called "USL Division 2"), and and the Premier Development League (an amateur circuit, informally the "4th division").
		The league has flourished, with nationwide presence and the stronger teams drawing in excess of 4,000 fans.
	www.sover.net /~spectrum/usl2.html (911 words)

	United Soccer Leagues, Part 4 (2000-2003)
		Premier Development League Before the season, Greenville and South Jersey were relegated from D3Pro League.
		PREMIER DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE Austin, Riverside County, and Cape Cod were relegated from the D3Pro League.
		Colorado Springs became the Ascent.Texas was relegated from the D3Pro League and became the Spurs.
	www.sover.net /~spectrum/usl4.html (898 words)

	Business Wire: United Soccer Leagues and USLsoccer.com Announc... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		United Soccer Leagues and USLsoccer.com Announce Relationship With the Gem Group/CSS Stellar.
		The United Soccer Leagues and USLsoccer.com (USL) today appointed The GEM Group/CSS Stellar as their combined sales and marketing agency.
		USL was started in 1986 and consists of three men's leagues (A-League, D3 Pro, Premier Development League), two women's leagues (W-1, W-2) and the Super Y-League (youth) system.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:77804881&refid=ink_tptd_np (449 words)

	Other Professional Soccer Leagues
		The USL is the largest system of national soccer leagues in North America.
		Top male players are able to progress up through leagues, that eventually lead to Major League Soccer, playing for a foreign club, or even being called up to their national team.
		The A-League, classified by U.S. Soccer, the sport's national governing body, as a Division II professional league, includes team in the United States and in Canada, where the league is classified as Division I by the Canadian Soccer Association.
	www.rauzulusstreet.com /soccer/otherpro/prosoccer.htm (178 words)

	Fabian Dawkins, Shane Crawford star in United Soccer Leagues - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A news release posted on USL website read: "Against the Mariners the Jamaican international took a high curling pass from midfielder Alex Pineda-Chacon and after a series of deft touches, tucked the ball low and inside the right post, out of reach of Virginia Beach goalkeeper Matt Nelson.
		Dawkins, having reverted to his familiar midfield position, was once again the player of the week for week 13 of the league in July, scoring a brace and recording an assist in leading his team to a 4-2 win over Puerto Rico Islanders.
		Village United manager Geoffrey White, who was instrumental in securing contracts for the players, said his two former midfielders have impressed club officials and spectators alike since they started playing in the league.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20050729T200000-0500_85079_OBS_FABIAN_DAWKINS__SHANE_CRAWFORD_STAR_IN_UNITED_SOCCER_LEAGUES.asp (621 words)

	Soccer365 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Portland Timbers today announced that Chris Agnello (ah-NELL-o), a veteran United Soccer Leagues coach and administrator with an impressive array of soccer experience at a variety of youth and professional levels, has been named the franchise's new head coach/general manager.
		United Soccer Leagues announced the 2006 regular season schedules for the USL First and Second Divisions.
		One of the most successful professional soccer franchises in the country, the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the United Soccer Leagues' first division, has selected FieldTurf for the playing field of PAETEC Park, the team's 17,500-seat soccer specific stadium that will open next June.
	www.soccer365.com /US_NEWS/United_Soccer_Leagues/page_100.shtml (920 words)

	SL Interviews - Dave Askinas
		With so much growth within soccer in the United States I decided to interview one of the major players within that growth.
		The United Soccer League continues to grow every year and now Major League Soccer will be growing over the next two years as well.
		We’ve been consistent in stating that the future growth of the league is intricately tied to the ability to construct medium sized soccer specific facilities.
	www.soccerloop.com /interviews/dave.askinas (1263 words)

	USA - United Soccer Leagues
		The USISL Pro League was renamed the D-3 Pro League, and the Premier League is now the Premier Development Soccer League (PDSL).
		Texas was relegated from the D3Pro League and became the Spurs.
		PRO SOCCER LEAGUE (3rd Division) Before the season, Pittsburgh and Charlotte were demoted from the A-League.
	www.rsssf.com /usadave/usisl.html (2712 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (USL)
		United Soccer Leagues announced today the final selections for the Super Y-League’s ODP National Camps to be held at the Cocoa Expo Center in Cocoa, Florida in January and February of 2008.
		United Soccer Leagues, the largest organization of elite level soccer in both the United States and Canada will again play host to the Super Y-League North American Finals as part of its ultimate event – SoccerFest.
		The second leg of SoccerFest is USL’s Annual General Meeting being held in downtown Tampa Thursday, November 15 – Monday, November 19.
	supery.uslsoccer.com (693 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (USL)
		The Harrisburg City Islanders have announced the addition of two players to their master roster: goalkeeper Michael Behonick will join the team on loan from the A-League’s Charleston Battery through the end of the season, and rookie defender Adam Schultz has signed with the club, pending United Soccer Leagues approval.
		The Harrisburg City Islanders have acquired goalkeeper Chris Doyle on loan from the A-League’s Charleston Battery, it was announced on Thursday.
		The Wilmington Hammerheads are pleased to announce Adam Smith as Assistant Coach to the Wilmington Hammerheads Professional Soccer Team and Director of Youth Development.
	prosoccer.uslsoccer.com /transactions/index_E.html (874 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (USL)
		In the wonderful world of A-League soccer, unlike any other soccer leagues in the world, our season only lasts for half a year.
		What made it even more painful was knowing that we would have to live with that as our last soccer memory for the next six months.
		During the week, we meet in the mornings in various spots throughout Richmond and train (our primary focus is on fitness and getting a lot of touches on the soccer ball).
	aleague.uslsoccer.com /lockerroom/pascale/54723.html (677 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (USL)
		Beachside SC’s experience at the second annual Super-20 League North American Finals was well documented by their hometown newspaper, The Ridgefield Press of Connecticut.
		United Soccer Leagues Super-20 League announced today the All-League teams following their Super-20 North American Finals held Thursday, August 2 – Sunday, August 5 in Epping, New Hampshire.
		The action at the second annual Super-20 League North American Semifinals began 15 minutes into the match between the Toronto Lynx and Player Development Academy from Zarephath, New Jersey.
	supery.uslsoccer.com /super20league/index_E.html (211 words)

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