insidemnsoccer.com - 13 days ago
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USL_at-a-crossroads The Members of the Team Owners Association, TOA, have just released a press statement making their plans public with the decision to move forward with a new division 2 league in North America. OWNERS OF PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAMS IN ATLANTA, CAROLINA, MIAMI, MINNESOTA, ...
carolinarailhawks.com - 13 days ago
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carolinarailhawks.com —
Nov. 10, 2009 The owners of the Atlanta
Silverbacks, Carolina RailHawks, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Montreal Impact
and Vancouver Whitecaps, formerly of USL-1, together with St. Louis Soccer United today announced that they have formed a new ...
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TOA announces formation of new league for 2010
matchfitusa.com - 13 days ago
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matchfitusa.com —
The Teams Owners Association has officially announced their
split from the USL. The Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina Railhawks,
Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Montreal Impact, Vancouver Whitecaps, and a...
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TOA Announces Split from USL
fakesigi.com - 13 days ago
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fakesigi.com —
Via Andy Mead : Nov. 10, 2009 –
The owners of the Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina Railhawks, Miami
FC, Minnesota Thunder, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps, formerly of USL-1, together with St. Louis Soccer United today announced that they have formed a new professional soccer league to ...
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Team Owners Association applies for sanctioning of USL ...
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The Sweeper: Breakaway American League Confirmed
Pitch Invasion —
... of speculation about a breakaway in North America’s second division, featuring farcical news management by USL and ambitious statements from the renegade Team Owners Association, it’s been confirmed today that a new second division professional league will launch in the United States in 2010, consisting of the Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina Railhawks, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps and St. Louis Soccer United, most of those leaving USL-1. The new league has submitted its ...
New Professional League Being Formed To Replace USL-1
Springfield MO Soccer —
... new professional soccer league to play in the United States and Canada beginning in April 2010.
The team owners yesterday submitted an application for sanctioning of the new league as a Division II Men’s Outdoor Professional League by the United States Soccer Federation. An application for sanctioning as a Division I League will be submitted to the Canadian Soccer Association shortly and applications to other sanctioning bodies in the region will be submitted as needed.
Click on the link for the full details and for a three part series by the Inside MN Soccer ...
Totally Outlandish Attempt to grow sport? Or a "TOA" to destroy it?
The 24th Minute —
... I'm not sure I have much more to add to the news today that the Team Owners Association has filed an application with the USSF and CSA to be a recognized league in both Canada (Div 1) and the US (Div 2). ...
5 Clubs Beakaway from USL-1 and Form New League
SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated —
... known as the Team Owners Association and began the discussion about forming a new league. The owners of the former Atlanta Silverbacks and the owners of a new team in St. Louis joined the group, which on November 10, filed an application for sanctioning as a Division II league in the US and a Division I league in Canada. A copy of the group's press release and a short description of each club's ownership and management can be found at Inside Minnesota Soccer here. USL-1 reacted with its own press release which can be found ...
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majorleaguesoccertalk.com 10 days ago —
I guess some would look at this as a continuation of the war of press releases between the United Soccer Leagues and the Team Owners Association, but nonetheless it’s still news.
According to the press release the USL First Division will ...
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