Full 2025/26 schedule has already been announced with Jacksonville being the only new team joining. Season kicks off on August 23. Carolina signed 15-year-old academy player Stella Spitzer to a multi year pro deal. She debuted last year at age 14 as the youngest female player to appear in a US professional game. DC claims Audi Field will be their home again, despite it not being listed on the schedule, and they have hired a new coach in Omid Namazi. The full list of transactions for the offseason are at this link. Lexington has made the biggest moves with 14 new players including the captains of both league champion Ft. Lauderdale and Spokane.
1 key new signing for each team Brooklyn hires a successful Portuguese coach Dallas Trinity player Deb Abiodun played the entire final for Nigeria's women's AFCON champs
Darya Rajaee scores off a free kick for the first goal of the season. 1-0 Ft Lauderdale over Lexington 20 minutes in. Brooklyn and Tampa scoreless at halftime despite 10 total shots.
Brooklyn now up 1-0 over Tampa in the second half. Jacksonville's debut is about 10 minutes away as the weather has cleared in Florida. They get the DC Creampuffs in their first ever match.
Brooklyn wins 2-1 over Tampa. 1,275 in attendance. Ft Lauderdale went up 2-0 over Lexington early in the 2nd half only to have Lexington come back and take a 2-3 lead in the 87th minute. Ft Lauderdale ties it up on a penalty in the 1st minute of stoppage time and we're 3-3 in the waning moments. 2,946 in the stands getting more than their money's worth. Jacksonville's start has been delayed again due to the field being too waterlogged. The new start time is 9:50pm ET. Not sure how many of the sellout crowd will still be there. Dallas trailing at home 0-1 at the half against Spokane. Probably the best played game so far tonight.
Dallas wins 2-1 in front of 2,763. Jacksonville 1-1 against DC at the half. Decent crowd remaining despite the weather. Field is holding up better than expected considering how much water is on it.
Navratilova joins Carolina women's ownership group - The Soccer Business Martina Navratilova has become a minority owner in the USL’s Gainbridge Super League women’s club Carolina Ascent FC, the Charlotte based club announced this week.
Ft. Lauderdale United currently has a women's team in the USL Super League, with the organization set to add a men's team that will compete next season in USL League One. USMNT's Gio Reyna buys stake in USL Ft. Lauderdale United - ESPN
Dallas is playing Club America in the "State Fair of Texas Classico" Saturday at 4pm CT streaming free on Victory+.