Chris Kessell

Chris Kessell

@chriskessell.bsky.social

Soccer, West Virginia, and food.

654 Followers 112 Following 712 Posts Joined Nov 2024
1 day ago

Hahahha...

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1 day ago
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I just saw this graphic on Facebook...

What do you think is causing this trend? What, if anything, do we think happens as a result of this decline?

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3 days ago
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AC Boise Defeats Sarasota Paradise In USL League One Clash of Two BRAND NEW Pro Clubs! YouTube video by Soccer Zombie

A handful of AC Boise supporters travelled 2,700+ miles to see their club play its first ever match at any level...AND WIN!

This is their story.

youtu.be/NeJrjxfjKHQ

#USL #USLLeagueOne

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2 days ago

Agreed

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2 days ago
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One of the boys brought a "We Are FIFA" hat to training today.

He bought it at the gas station for $1.

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1 week ago
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Looks like USYS and US Club just merged their top leagues into one system...

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2 weeks ago
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Does anyone have this document that was reviewed at the USSF AGM?

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1 month ago

Yes. I agree... lots of different ways it can go.

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1 month ago

I agree that they are going to try to sell as many as rhey can before 2028. Might be a moot point of a question. They might sell out. Only need 40 total 1st and 2nd Division teams... already have what 25? 26? teams for 2027... supposedly 5 or so unannounced teams. Only need 10 more in 2 years.

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1 month ago

Eventually theyll not be able to take them for the top 2 divisions just because theyll be full.

Do they wait until they are full to stop, do they stop when they start promoting, do they accept expansions and hold off promotions until they sell all the spots?

Lots of options.

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1 month ago

Its been reported that League 1 is several million. League 2 is 50k.

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1 month ago

I love it too.

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1 month ago

These are dope

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1 month ago
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Cosmos launch 2026 away kit The midnight-blue shirt was introduced via community photo shoots at a bodega and a brew pub in North Jersey, close to the new home of the Cosmos at historic Hinchcliffe Stadium in Patterson.

The Cosmos just introduced their 2026 secondary kit and it's πŸ”₯

Midnight blue, speed stripe, photo shoot with real people at a bew pub and bodega in North Jersey (cc @nycosmossc.bsky.social)

Also: We correctly leaked the kit last week 😜

@battista.bsky.social has the story here HAS GALLERY

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1 month ago

That isnt apple to apples.

The comparison is USL v MLS.... it is 3rd/2nd and 1st... not a second 2nd Division.

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1 month ago

So they could skip the "you have to win your way up" part of the pyramid

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1 month ago

Also, final thing...

It makes a bunch of sense to me to ONLY do promotions the first year, maybe even 2 years.

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1 month ago

I think a question that is an interesting one for the near future...

When does USL only allow teams to join in League 1?

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1 month ago

Another good discussion.

Few things...

1. Actual D1 sanctioning matters.
2. I think they are correct. This does sound far more "real" than lots of the USL media releases.
3. I think we see promotion playoffs in the 2nd and 3rd divisions.

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1 month ago

I disagree with the statement that actual D1 sanctioning doesnt mean anything in practice.

IMO, it is what makes this work.

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1 month ago

Do you think I don't know WV the reddest state in the US?

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1 month ago

I feel you.

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1 month ago

we said all along that they wanted Gawker dead not because we embarrassed a pro wrestler but because the Epstein story is one Gawker was covering a decade before most other people caught up & was just one of many stories exposing powerful people and their misdeeds

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1 month ago

Being honest... it is VERY hard to continue to support US Soccer's national teams just because of how they have tied themselves to Trump in the past, how FIFA has also... I know a few of the players are outspoken against him but you know it is just damn hard.

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1 month ago

If you engage with my posts with what you WISH I was saying so you can argue against points or positions I am not making.

I just block you.

I don't have time for that bullshit.

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1 month ago

Rewarded by removing the roadblocks that were created to protect MLS.

Yes, I see what's going on.

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1 month ago

I think USL would be CRAZY to not just do promotions from year one until the divisions are full.

They have to engage the part of this that makes it different right away.

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1 month ago

Good discussion.

IMO, the PLS will be changed. There is no way USSF will risk another lawsuit to stop this.

Frankly, USL is a better partner for US Soccer than MLS is now (eg: Open Cup) and I think they will be rewarded for that.

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1 month ago
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Soccer Viewership JAN 19 - 25
β€’ Notes on PL viewership on pay-tv now that NBCSN is airing matches β€’ full list... www.helltownbeer.com/2026/01/socc...

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1 month ago
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To all my friends in Minneapolis, Maine, and around the country. Charleston West Virginia is on your side.

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