Some of you know that Legion assistant coach Khano Smith recently obtained his USSF Pro coaching license (only two USL coaches did that in 2022, the other being new San Diego Loyal head coach Nate Mil...
Alabama’s women’s soccer has long been a model of strength, most especially in the youth ranks and most recently at the University of Alabama, which had its best season ever, going all the...
Late yesterday the Legion announced it has signed defender Moses Mensah to a multi-year deal. Mensah is a 24-year-old Ghanaian (yes, another one!) who played most recently at Campbell University (the ...
The Birmingham Legion today announced the signing of defender/midfielder Gabriel Alves. Alves is a 23-year-old Brazilian from Sao Paolo and was a star at Marshall University, where he missed just one ...
Well, I should learn not to make roster predictions, especially when suffering from jet lag. Your faithful correspondent is currently in the UK for family reasons and is 6 hours ahead of Birmingham. T...
In a somewhat unexpected move, the Legion today announced the return of forward Neco Brett. After two solid seasons in Birmingham, Brett left last year to play with New Mexico United, where he had a r...
This past Wednesday, the USL Players Association filed suit in federal court against the owners of Charlotte Independence. As I am sure you will recall, the Independence dropped from the Champio...
The Legion and Chicago Fire of MLS today announced that a transfer deal has been made for defender Jonny Dean. Jonny had been on the Fire’s radar since last summer and will provide some apparent...
The USL Championship today revealed the full season schedule. For the Legion, there were really only two questions: which Western Conference teams will we play at home and will we suffer through a lon...
Today the USL announced the home opener games for all 24 Championship teams. There are a few unexpected dates in there, but the Birmingham Legion gets to play at home in the opening weekend for the 5t...