Ryan Allen

🎙️WE ARE BACK TO THE GRIND TODAY🎙️
9pm ET/6pm PT

🕐 1 Minute of Stillness
🔝 Top 5 Moments of the Week
🐴 Trinity Top Lexington
⚡ Boise's Historic Win
⚜️ Louisville Best in Bluegrass State
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

See you tonight at 9pm ET/6pm PT!

I wonder what grounds in the Championship that Spurs haven't been to in a while will be neat to visit next season.

Tudor has not won a single game of his tenure and is most certainly not getting the job across the line. Don't let him take charge away at Anfield on Sunday.

Go get Sean Dyche or Big Sam. It's time. #COYS

🔥TOP 5 PLAYS OF THE WEEK🔥
Here are the Top 5 Moments of the Week across the USL for March 5-8th!

If you want to submit clips for the Top 5 Moments of the Week, join our Discord down below!

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USL League One: Athletic Club Boise’s impressive debut & everything else All season long, we’re covering the ins and outs of League One. Here’s what stood out from opening weekend.

All season long, Backheeled is covering the ins and outs of USL League One 🆕

What stood out from opening weekend? And which new teams impressed? @usltactics.com breaks it all down.

Read ⤵️

Folding teams, a labor fight, and … expansion? The USL’s structure allows for it all to happen The organization that runs most of US lower-league soccer is making a big push after the 2026 World Cup – is it a bridge too far?

NEW: The USL has enjoyed a decade of dominating the lower league landscape. Since 2015, 20 of its independent clubs have folded - the latest just two weeks before the 2026 season.

Is the USL’s structure built to handle even more jeopardy with pro/rel? www.theguardian.com/football/202...

The render of Al Lang in iRacing’s newest St Petersburg track had been teased previously but it is absolutely glorious. Look at that

That’s seven opening day wins in row for @loucity.com and a perfect 4-0-0 over Lexington in Bluegrassico. #LEXvLOU

We’re 1/1 to start the USL season 👀

With a CBA deal still pending, Lexington and Louisville begin the season with a minute-long moment of stillness.

The USL-Championship opener between Lexington SC and Louisville City FC is underway, but both sides stood motionless for a minute to call attention to ongoing CBA talks. #USL-C

@loucity.com hasn’t lost the opening match of a season since 2019. They’ve won all six season opening matches since then. Louisville are also a perfect 3-0-0 against Lexington all time. Can Lexington reverse all of that tonight?

#LEXvLOU

USL Odds, March 6 We're back! Welcome to the 2026 USL Championship and League One seasons!

USL Odds, March 6th. @theuslshow.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/statrobo...

Statement from USLPA on “union-busting” tactics of management

USL emails players about union resignation procedures as strike looms The email, sent to all USL Championship players, includes an “FAQ” section on crossing a potential picket line

REPORT: On Wednesday, the USL emailed all Championship players with information on procedures for crossing a potential picket line and resigning their union membership, multiple sources have confirmed to The Guardian.

Details, including the attached "FAQs" pdf: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Toy Story (1995) has a runtime of 81 minutes. Tottenham Hotspur have led for only 81 minutes in Premier League play in 2026.

gonna be an all-timer for worst-and-shortest managerial tenures for Igor Tudor

USL League One 2026 season team previews: In-depth look at all 17 clubs With a new USL League One season starting this weekend, we have unparalleled previews for each and every team.

All 17 USL League One team previews for the 2026 season are live 👀

It’s @usltactics.com's guide to the new season, complete with depth charts, tactics, and questions — all in one place.

𝗨𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗦𝗟 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 ⤵️

USL Championship 2026 season team previews: In-depth look at all 25 clubs With a new USL Championship season slated to start on Friday, we have unparalleled previews for each and every team.

All 25 USL Championship team previews for the 2026 season are live on Backheeled.com 👀

It’s @usltactics.com's guide to the new season, complete with depth charts, tactics, and questions — all in one place.

𝗨𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗦𝗟 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 ⤵️

USL Over/Under Predictions Split the action, do you think these numbers are over or under for the upcoming USL Championship and USL1 seasons?

USL Over/Under Predictions. @theuslshow.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/statrobo...

USLPA authorizes strike with season kickoff looming The USLPA has voted to authorize its bargaining committee to call a strike unless an agreement with the USL can be reached on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

BREAKING: The USLPA has authorized its bargaining committee to call a strike unless an agreement w/the USL can be reached on a new CBA for players in the USL-Championship. 90% of eligible members took part in the vote, w/ 90% of votes in favor of authorizing a strike.

www.espn.com/soccer/story...

How the USL’s expansion-first business model is breeding instability in American soccer Clubs are folding at a breakneck pace, but the USL keeps cashing expansion fee checks.

While teams fold, the USL is cashing expansion fees.

A privately owned league without revenue-sharing, the USL has an incentive to keep expanding without fully vetting new owners.

Read @usltactics.com on a business model — and a league — at a crossroads ⤵️

🚨EASTERN CONFERENCE PREVIEW SHOW🚨
9pm ET/6pm PT
We will go LIVE and talk about the Eastern Conference, team-by-team.

🛡️ Can Louisville Win the Shield Thrice?
♟️ Why Are We So High on Loudoun?
🌎Miami Better Than You Think?
🦝Will Charleston Finally be the Bride?

TONIGHT 9/6pm

Tormenta won't take the field in 2026 In a surprising move just 13 days from the start of their season, South Georgia Tormenta and the United Soccer League announced Monday that the team will suspend operations and not participate in the ...

As promised:

www.statesboroherald.com/sports/torme...

Tormenta Updates: Players Head to Free Agency Per our sources, the proposed player draft will not proceed.

While there is still confusion in the air, we're now hearing from multiple affected parties that the draft idea will not proceed, and players will hit free agency with three months of severance pay. But with 12 days remaining in preseason, most rosters are all but full at this point.

The Back Four: Friendly fire On Jacksonville's preseason, new-look Madison, and the Super League

NEWSLETTER: Jacksonville has been a mystery this winter, but we learned a lot about their intentions in a Saturday friendly against Charleston.

I over-analyze that, plus looks at Madison’s rebuild and the Super League weekend.

www.usltactics.com/the-back-fou...

South Georgia Tormenta Will Not Field Team in 2026 The club's future is uncertain at this time.

BREAKING: per multiple sources, South Georgia Tormenta will not be fielding a team in 2026. Signed players to enter a draft, or take severance pay.

Sources: USL League One club South Georgia Tormenta shuts down two weeks before new season Tormenta will not play in 2026, leading to a never-seen-before draft for the club’s players.

Per sources, South Georgia Tormenta won't be participating in the 2026 USL League One season, and that's creating an unprecedented situation for the league. I dig into the troubles that came to a head in Statesboro and what that means for the USL.

www.backheeled.com/sources-usl-...

Eastern Conference Standings Prediction

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