Six USL Teams That Can Play In MLS (Someday) 

Being from Albuquerque it’s insane the support for New Mexico united everywhere I go people wearing the jerseys

I wish USL teams could be promoted to MLS & MLS teams could be regulated to USL. I honestly think Phoenix should get a MLS team or just having Phoenix Rising in MLS.

I go to a couple of Phoenix Rising games each season and each one has a great atmosphere and is exciting to go to. Every Phoenix Rising fan would love to have them in MLS

Meanwhile NYFC still can’t get a staduim

Out of those six, Phoenix is the most likely to enter. Problem with Louisville (of which I am a supporter btw) is Nashville and Cincy are stone throw away so MLS would likely not want to saturate the market but more importantly, while the current ownership group is great, they don't have 250 million to fork up for an entrance fee. Only way for them to enter would be by local investment from Papa John, Humana or YUM Brands.

If Las Vegas Lights FC becomes an MLS team, they might use Allegiant Stadium temporarily

San Antonio got screwed over they said we would get a team and then Houston took it and then when things looked good Austin comes out of nowhere and takes our spot

Me as joke: What about Philadelphia Union 2?

absolutely love this channel man. i’m a huge fan of MLS in general and it’s refreshing to see someone who shares the same passion for the growth of soccer in this country

We need a European style league system over here. It creates more hype for the lower teams and the passion would be crazy. Unfortunately it’s more of business and it needs to change

Wish the New York Cosmos would be in MLS but that would never happen sadly due to their rocky relationship with the US soccer federation 🤧

Tampa bay rowdies, I just like the logo that is the only reason

Found your page during the covid lock down and really enjoying the content. Really great insight into MLS and US Soccer. Keep up the good work and massive respect from UK 👍

We need a New Orleans team, whether that be nasl or mls! Edit: I meant USL not nasl my bad

I wish that Phoenix Rising or Las Vegas Lights up to the MLS!!

Indy Eleven for MLS!🔴🔵

Before I watched this I also picked Vegas, New Mexico, Phoenix and Louisville, the other two I picked that you did not have were Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay. Indy and San Antonio are great choices I considered as well.

Could you make a video on the inconsistencies of D.C. United’s history

When I see u uploaded a video: YESS FINALLY!!!

I think Birmingham Legion FC has the ability to do well in the MLS. They Can bring in crowds if given the chance. Case in point: They had a preseason friendly with that Atlanta United you mentioned... I went to that game myself. It was soldout and rocking! And the game was very entertaining. Atlanta United even kept in some of their starters in the second half. But for it to be only a PRESEASON game... that kind of crowd just goes to show you soccer could do well in Birmingham. Couple that with the fact that they will be moving into the new downtown stadium that's being built with a possible capacity of 40,000. Their is a LOT of potential going on with Birmingham Legion FC.

Baltimore is soccer crazy. A beltway derby would be insane.

Really enjoy your content As a football fan from Europe(Scottish) I wish MSL would add 40 teams and split it into two divisions MLS-1 and MLS -2 with promotion and relegation. Also would love to see Detroit city in MLS

I just started cracking up right when the guy was going yahoooooo and Danny saying “ I am not suggesting all these teams join MLS.” LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I'm from the UK and like the Vegas Lights but if they moved to the MLS they wouldn't be allowed to do all that crazy shit.

The whole time I was watching this video I (as a Louisville City fan) was like "yeah we do that too, or even better", so I loved getting to the end and hearing it said by an outside observer. "Louisville City just checks all of the boxes" well said! In the before times I would drive past Lynn Family Stadium every morning on my commute and it's absolutely beautiful on a clear sunny day. I do understand that we're like an hour or two away from multiple other bigger markets but I don't think that many people right now in Louisville are spending money supporting Indy or Cincy (unless they have roots from there) there just isn't that much overlap, and I think Louisville getting an MLS franchise would certainly not hurt those teams, as much as it would bring in casual fans/people who aren't particularly into soccer by legitimizing the team as "major league" (I love the team but I see people from time to time dismiss it on account of not being MLS.

Great vid! And of course you had to throw in the dig at the Fire owners😂

I think Birmingham Legion FC would have a decent chance at MLS. I went to their preseason game against Atlanta United last year and that little stadium they use was packed and rockin. It's even better that they are going to be moving to the brand new stadium that's going to open in a few years in downtown.

I would love to see San Antonio, Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Phoenix and Louisville, Kentucky go straight from the USL to the MLS and that would be great for soccer!

Sweet video man. Hopefully some of these teams can get into MLS!

Forward Madison FC should be considered in the conversation! Yes, they’re new - but they sell out almost every game, and play in a beautiful historic venue. They have a dedicated supporters group - #FullMingo! The Great Lakes region lacks in MLS teams when compared to other areas - this could help balance it!

Love these vids. You’re getting really good at them and the topics are very interesting.

Good job, love your videos. Thanks to your videos, I feel connected to USL and I’m getting to know the clubs that have the potential to be in MLS.

wow, great work man! This is an awesome video for the USL which doesn't get much extra research/coverage.

Tampa Bay deserves a second chance in MLS. We have a huge fan base for the Rowdies currently, we have a stadium plan for Al Lang Stadium, it was approved, and if we need a temporary home, we have Raymond James Stadium and Tropicana Field. Don Garber has to consider Tampa Bay as an MLS market

Please keep posting these vids are AMAZING!

Love the USL videos and I hope you do more Danny

Your channel is amazing, bro 👍🏾

Of the six teams from the USL you have listed, only Phoenix and Indianapolis deserve to be elevated to the MLS.

Love your content man, love your way of thinking about soccer in the country

Honestly I would like to see all of these teams in the top division at some point. (pro rel cough cough) But since that doesn’t look like it’s gonna happen soon I’d like to see most of these teams stay In The USL so we could have a strong Second division, and hey maybe if they grow the USL 1 enough we’ll see pro rel between that. ( I know that is also a long way off). I think at this point USL should keep its GEMs, and hey if they start having a good amount of DIV2 sides doing better than MLS sides regularly on the business front, maybe we’ll see real talks of pro rel.

As an Eglishman, its Great to see The World Game of FOOTBALL grow and prosper in The U.S. I am so happy that you are joint hosting The F.I.F.A. World Cup across North America as well ... I hae nothing but All The Very Best Wishes for you in your endevour of World FOOTBALL !.

Love your videos!! Keep it up bro!!

Great video, Danny. I'd personally love to see Indy Eleven in the MLS. They would make good rivals for the Chicago Fire

I need to see lousiville, indy, phoenix or hartford in mls.also new mexico and pittsburgh

Nice insight Danny and the channel is looking great! I agree with most of your ideas here but I'd put Phoenix or Las Vegas at the top of the list. I hear Louisville doesn't have the finances. Also, I was surprised not to hear about San Diego Loyal. I know we can only put so many out west to balance the country/conferences but they've got a decent following and Landon Donovan as an owner. My first choice given my preference is still Indy. The rivalries with my Crew and Chicago & Cincy & Nashville & St. Louis seem perfect. As always, "Go Crew & Piss on the Fire!" Lol

Good stuff as always D.

Honestly, the next 6 I wanna see: STL, Austin, Sacramento, and Charlotte for the first 30. Rochester and Detroit/San Antonio. I don’t know if the others will fit MLS. All I know is that we need to get Pro/Rel while we have 30, If 32 teams join before we get Pro/Rel it’ll be a mess

Great vid. Man

Love the channel mate 👍🏻 any chance we can see the USL team logos and jerseys ranked in future episodes? Keep up the good work!!!

Was hoping you could do a list some of the USMNT kits of the last decade or so, love your hot takes, even if i dont agree with them. Keep up the good work

Vegas could possibly move to Sam Boyd Stadium if they went to MLS since the stadium is being vacated by UNLV. Not the best location but it can work.

Buenazo mano manito, estan en todas las 6 franquicias, ojalá siga creciendo el fútbol en U.S.

3:45 DJ WashYoAzz !! 🤣🤣 I always think of that tweet from USL Memes when mentioning the locker room DJ..

This video was great, please more USL content. I agree with a lot of the comments here, I hope these clubs stay in USL, let Garber go chase the cash and keep the passion in the USL. For the sake of your video, I would add OKC or Pittsburgh to the list.

I really hope phx gets a team. Also I would love it if you would do ranking videos on best fanbases and stadiums that would be amazing

I would love to see the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the MLS, it would create a natural rivalry with the Philly Union

Great Video The Beautiful Game 😊

I hope safc gets in the mls

I would kill to see Indy in the big time

I heard a rumor today MLS won't expand 32 teams they will keep only 30 teams because since Liga MX got rid of promotion-relegation and they will expand two more teams to make it 20 teams that Liga MX also they said Liga MX and MLS are trying to join together as one League in whick we'll have 30 US teams and 20 mexican teams, can you imagine 50 teams in just one League that's crazy. 😳😳😳😳😳

Bro i love ur vids hit 10k

Most usl supporters for a team that is popular would probably agree with me that the usl has their shit together while mls doesn’t. As a hartford supporter we finished second to bottom in the league last season and still sold 5000 seats in our 5500 seat stadium. The stadium has had previous plans approved and had actually begun to be made into an nasl stadium that could hold over 15000 while being expandable but that fell through after some money laundering incident (I’m not sure exactly what happened). But our stadium is on a sight where we could expand it into a 20000 seat stadium and play at Pratt and Whitney Stadium while it’s being built but we just remodeled Dillon Stadium so it’s doubtful that we’re gonna see anything like that happen in the next 5 seasons

As a Crew fan, Indy And Louisville would be great as it would be a relatively easy drive to away games. Cincy, Indy, Louisville, Nashville etc.

I’m surprised San Antonio never got a mls team years before.

If only Canadian Premier League teams could enter the MLS. Teams in FC Edmonton and Cavalry FC.

these videos don't get enough appreciation

If I had to pick two it would be Vegas and Louisville. You have a small hardcore market in Loucity contrasted with a bigger market in Vegas. Vegas does seem like a wildcard but keep in mind when we talk about supporting a team it doesn't just come from the immediate city but also the surrounding neighborhoods. Henderson and the neighboring towns will embrace this team.

As a Louisville City supporter it's nice to see praise and mention of our beautiful club. As bih bih. already said in the comments, Nashville and Cincy being in the league and us being close regionally, doubtful MLS would want us in the league. I prefer it this way. Louisville isn't a big market, probably bigger than Cincy but smaller than Nashville. We would probably be on a similar playing field to those guys and we see how that's worked out for them in MLS (racking up Ls). I'm confident there will be Pro/Rel in my life time and then we'll see Louisville earn a spot in MLS. If not, continuously dominating USL sounds good.

Goal at 2:56 was so nice, good vid. by the way

Louisville and Phoenix definitely deserve MLS teams, much more deserved than some current MLS teams (e.g. Houston Dynamo, Dallas FC, and Colorado Rapids).

Good video as always. Assuming theres pro rel in the future how many divisions or tiers do you think the US would have

I would also add the rowdies to the list myself. They have a decent following. The fans are passionate. Also they have the plans to convert their current stadium into and 18k stadium.

How did I just now find your channel?!!

The thing about Louisville city fc is that they used to be Orlando City, which did eventually end up going to mls

My Richmond kickers are growing new stadium upgrades and TV deals, and now they are kicking butt

As a Marylander I think a Baltimore team would make a great MLS Team with a great atmosphere,toughest place vibes,have a hashtag defend the land, you get the picture.

Louisville totally deserves to be on the top of this list. As a huge fan, I know the local soccer culture really well. There are more private youth academies here than in a lot of cities with MLS teams. Many youth teams are the most dominant in the region. On top of that they have a really fierce rivalry with FC Cincinnati. I mean fierce. The games are scrappy and the fans come out in record numbers. I really hope we end up in the MLS someday. We would be so much better than people expect.

Need more Teams in The MLS It's never enough 😊

Please do a video on the Cosmos btw great video.

Lou City would be amazing to get for MLS. While there is a rivalry with Louisville and the rest of the State of sorts, if they become MLS, they can get the support of a bunch of people STATEWIDE. Being the first professional team in state since the 70s would be huge for them. Hopefully it gets done

I’d love to see El Paso Locomotive in MLS one day. I think that if USL teams had SOccer specific stadiums, we could probably have promotion/relegation

As a AZ Native I’m really hoping Phoenix Rising can become one of the next 2 expansion teams

I believe that relegation and promotion will eventually come to MLS

I think Tampa Bay Rodies are ready. They got stadium plans and you got that rivalry with Orlando and Miami brewing. Over all, I think Phoenix should be the first on the list to promote to MLS because Arizona would be a new market for MLS and it's a big market. Plus they have their own stadium and rich owners. Louisville is already surrounded by FC Cincinate and Columbus crew. The market wouldn't be new.

I don't get the hate for the Lights playing in a Former Minor League Baseball stadium. Providence Park in Portland started as a Baseball stadium then transitioned to soccer when the baseball team moved out leaving the Timbers as the sole tenant.

Indy is finally getting a stadium built next year. It’ll be near Lucas Oil.

You guys are sleeping on Riverhounds

Great video. First up, I see why they want to spread teams around the country, but what they might be missing is that teams, and therefore the fans, thrive when they have local derbies to enjoy. So why not another Texas based team? Harder in a country as vast as America I know. . Second, in the same way there's an Ajax in Cape Town, I wonder why there isn't a sister club in Boston to Glasgow Celtic, or even a football team linked to an NBA or NFL team? This happens all the time in Europe with Barcelona and Real having top Basketball teams... I say get the league to 44 teams then split the leagues into MLS and MLS2. Keep up the good videos!

Of these I think that Louisville and San Antonio are the least likely while Las Vegas is the most likely.

I liked the new...Louisville logo...

I think Indy and Phoenix are gonna be the 31st and 32nd teams

LouCityStrong⚜💜

When u think about it 40+ teams makes sense since the US population is the greater than Spain, France, UK, Italy, and Germany

Just an idea you should make a video on a new expansion team and players you would bring in.

Can you make a video about the only 2 teams from the mls to win the CONCACAF champions league and how they did it

No one is talking about Indy, they are definitely going to the MLS! They're finally starting work on their stadium and I predict after 1 season in the USL with their new stadium, they'll get into the MLS. People are saying Phoenix is most likely but they just made a new stadium and it wasn't as they promised with they're Anfield-like stadium but instead just cheaped out and made a regular USL stadium.

Louisville City supporter here who used to be all about trying to move up to MLS. Then they started overlooking us for cities like Nashville and fucking Charlotte. Now if you wanna do pro/rel and we go up that way I’m all for it. Otherwise, Fuck MLS.

San Antonio FC in MLS would be huuuuuuuge! This city needs it. The only other pro team "competing" against them is the Spurs of the NBA, which actually is an owner of SAFC. It would make a great rivalry vs Austin FC too and we all know how much The Don loves rivalries.

How did the Tampa Bay Rowdies not make the list? They had a stadium expansion lined up for one of their previous bids, They consistently draw well, and have history attached to their name.

Let's add Las Vegas, Phoenix, and New Mexico to the Western Conference and move St Louis to the Eastern conference so the Chicago Fire can have a proper rival