The Future of U.S. Soccer: Promotion/Relegation
Should the U.S. Soccer Federation address the lack of promotion and relegation in the club game? Would MLS owners even agree to ending the current closed system?
In the second installment of our three-part mini series, the conversation turns to the piping-hot topic that is Pro/Rel. Are the barriers to entry anti-competitive? Is the current closed system partly to blame for the men's national team failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup? Can newly-elected USSF president Carlos Cordeiro relinquish control from the de facto gatekeepers, the MLS owners?
Kevin Egan sits down with NASL interim commissioner Rishi Sehgal, 13-year MLS and NASL veteran Hunter Freeman, five-year NWSL veteran Stephanie Ochs, and a man who has seen (and called) it all, Phil Schoen, to discuss the future of the sport in America.
