We’ve already given our season long predictions this week, so now it’s time to get into the nitty gritty. As last year, we will be using our patented Forge Factor to assist in ranking teams...
139 days. Come Saturday, that is how long it will have been since the Legion last played a competitive game. A new season is finally upon us. The Birmingham Legion stands atop the league currently, if...
The 2023 USL Championship season is now just days away, which means it’s time for the Forge to start gearing up after being relatively quiet for what seems like eons now. Regular readers m...
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 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...
The USL today released initial details on the Championship format for the 2023 season. There are some changes from last year, and mostly for the better. Obviously, with the remaining MLS 2 teams dropp...
This morning the USL teased Birmingham soccer fans with two tweets hinting at the announcement of a League 2 team and a W-League team in Alabama, the official announcement to be made at noon Central t...
And so it comes down to this. Ultimately, both conferences ended according to seed and the USL Cup will be decided in San Antonio with Louisville City as the visiting team. Kickoff is at 7:30pm this S...
We’re down to the last four in the USL Championship. We’ve adjusted the seeding to reflect who stands where with regard to hosting the USL Cup. Note however that both games are the confere...