Beyond the 90 Podcast

I am not sure if this has been reported yet, but according to many sources, there have been some significant changes made within the USLHQ in recent days and we will discuss those changes and analyze the reasons for the changes in this video podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscr...

This one really makes me scratch my head. Seems RIFC & Breeze Airways are now making the unions case. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Jamaica is two wins away from qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. If they qualify it will represent a public boost to USL. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Licensing and what that entails remains the largest gap in current labor negotiations, and the situation is worse than I had originally thought after talking people on both sides of the dispute. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

The final day of Round One Proper of the 2026 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, we had three matches that ended in cupsets, a destruction, and a few games that were tight till the end. But overall, it was a lovely first week of matches for the clubs in USL Championship, USL League One, USL League 2, NPSL, and amateur-qualified clubs. Just a reminder, Steel City C Vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds will be played on...

What an amazing second day of US Open Cup Matches in the First Round Proper, as we had 15 games with tons of action, tons of goals and some history being made in a game where a 14-year-old scored in the US Open Cup, two blowouts, and huge Cupsets in North Carolina and California. But we had fireworks on the last match of the night as we might have just seen a new Open Cup Derby. This is a public e...

It was a fantastic first day of Open Cup action in the First Round Proper as the clubs in the lower levels started with a bang, including a cupset as Vermont Green eliminated Portland Hearts of Pine from Maine, while the rest of the clubs from USL Championship advanced to the second round on this day. NOTE: Steel City Vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds was postponed due to very inclement weather and will...

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St. Patrick’s Day Week starts the journey for those sides entering the 20926 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 1 Proper. All the clubs from USL Championship, USL League One, MLS Next Pro, USL League 2, NPSL, and amateur qualifiers will get together in this first round, and the winners will face each other in the second round. While this edition won’t have the new expansion sides entering the cup, and...

Licensing money is the big issue separating the players from management in the USL labor dispute. We dive deeper into this today. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Developments have not been positive this week so far. Federal mediators have been sent away and both sides are increasingly dug in. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Events are fluid- it appears we will play this weekend, but with some major caveats. And playing this weekend does not mean a strike is less likely. In fact, I think the likelihood of a work stoppage at some point is increasing because real progress has not been made even with the presence of federal mediators. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a...

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USL HQ released a statement Friday which led to a multitude of conversations over the weekend that I had with parties within the USL family. We also discuss the larger environment in the country around society, business politics, and labor, analyzing how that impacts this dispute. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

As has been the case during this part of labor dispute, BT 90 remains your best source for news and information going forward. I want to quickly note before you watch the video that to authorize a strike is different than actually striking. There remains time for negotiations, but the players have indicated if there is no further progress, which was quite clearly there has not been in the last mon...

A lot to unpack in this video. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

Explaining why there is a conflict between owners and USL HQ I’m terms of selling expansion franchises. And how PRO/REL could solve this. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

USL has been on the front foot the last few years but now it feels MLS NP is back in the game. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

As reported by our Alex Ashton, Tormenta FC which has been one of the strongest USL clubs at developing players and selling them upwards over the course of the last decade will not field a professional men’s team in 2026. Yet again, when a crisis hits the American lower divisions, the governing body for the sport in this country is nowhere to be found. There is plenty of culpability in all of this...

I keep hearing from folks “my club isn’t one of the bad ones.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

I wanted to give you a brief update on what’s happened this week. In short, there has been limited to no progress. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

A great tournament in Venezuela. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

After weeks of bad news we have some potential positive news in this short update. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe

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We update what happened this week with labor negotiations, discuss the club side of things, but start off with a message for FIFA and Gianni Infantino. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beyondthe90.substack.com/subscribe