Jake Edwards, president of the second-tier USL, spoke with the Inquirer and Daily News while in Philadelphia for the United Soccer Coaches convention and Major League Soccer’s draft. Here’s a transcript of the conversation, edited lightly for clarity.
How hard of a process was it to secure Division 2 sanctioning for the USL from the U.S. Soccer Federation this year?
That’s been a rigorous process. For us, it dates back to the winter of 2014 when we first pitched this to our owners, and then first acknowledged to the Federation our intent in January of 2015.