USL League 1 leadership has been considering Portland, Maine as a potential market since the league was preparing to launch. Now, the president of a Portland-based marketing agency and a Maine real estate developer are meeting with USL executives and city officials in an attempt to make professional soccer in the city a reality. They're scouting stadium sites, optimistically targeting a 2021 launch, and have settled upon Portland United (meh) as a name. https://www.pressherald.com/2019/09/18/pro-soccer-in-portland-its-a-possibility/