USL fans spent the past week with stars in their eyes. Didier Drogba announced his move to the league’s Phoenix franchise. And the league itself also turned the key on expanded broadcast coverage.
Both moves seem aimed at bringing the league closer to MLS in terms of fan base. An increasingly popular 2nd Division in the national Federation’s men’s pyramid, in turn, brings relegation closer to a reality for US club soccer.
But that’s a topic for another day (maybe tomorrow). All of which also drew focus away from the actual matches.
Two of the most interesting of those for this week are highlighted below.