And it’s good news for fans of traditional promotion and relegation: because on-field performance could effectively be the ...

The 2025-26 League One season will get underway when recently relegated Luton Town play host to AFC Wimbledon in Friday's ...

Promotion and relegation might be ideal for the long-term future, but for now, the existing structure appears to be effectively fostering soccer's growth in the U.S.

Obviously there's more to it other than the path to promotion and relegation, but that's a different story for a different day. Three words perfectly describe why this is needed: World. Cup. Bid.

Of course, promotion and relegation existed long before the implementation of Article 9, but FIFA was concerned about additional “Grenedas” and wanted to codify the language around it.