2015 Louisville City FC season
Louisville City 2015 soccer season
2015 season | |
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Owner | Wayne Estopinal |
Manager | James O'Connor |
Stadium | Louisville Slugger Field |
USL | 2nd, Eastern |
USL Playoffs | Conference finals |
U.S. Open Cup | 4th Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Matt Fondy (22) All: Matt Fondy (24) |
Highest home attendance | 8,517 (Oct 3 vs. Charleston) |
Lowest home attendance | 4,772 (Apr 16 vs. Rochester) |
Average home league attendance | 6,765 |
The 2015 Louisville City FC season was the club's first season playing in Louisville, Kentucky in the United Soccer League (USL), in the third tier of the United States soccer league system.
Background
The club was announced in 2014 when Orlando City relocated to Louisville, led by then-minority owner Wayne Estopinal and played their first season in 2015.[1]
Squad information
As of September 2, 2015 [2]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Scott Goodwin | ![]() |
2 | MF | Bryan Burke | ![]() |
3 | DF | Adam West | ![]() |
4 | MF | Aodhan Quinn | ![]() |
5 | DF | Conor Shanosky | ![]() |
6 | DF | Tarek Morad | ![]() |
7 | MF | Kadeem Dacres | ![]() |
8 | MF | Juan Guzman | ![]() |
9 | FW | Matt Fondy | ![]() |
10 | MF | Magnus Rasmussen | ![]() |
11 | MF | Niall McCabe | ![]() |
13 | GK | Greg Ranjitsingh | ![]() |
14 | FW | Ilija Ilic | ![]() |
15 | DF | Sean Reynolds | ![]() |
16 | FW | Nate Polak | ![]() |
17 | MF | Kevin Cossette | ![]() |
18 | FW | Cameron Lancaster | ![]() |
19 | MF | Guy Abend | ![]() |
20 | MF | Enrique Montano | ![]() |
94 | DF | Charlie Adams | ![]() |
Competitions
Friendlies
Louisville City v Evansville Purple Aces
February 25, 2015 Preseason | Louisville City | Canceled | Evansville Purple Aces | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:45 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Assumption High School |
Louisville City v Young Harris Mountain Lions
February 28, 2015 Preseason | Louisville City | Canceled | Young Harris Mountain Lions | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
11:00 a.m. | Report | Stadium: Woehrle Athletic Complex |
Indiana Hoosiers v Louisville City
March 3, 2015 Preseason | Indiana Hoosiers | 2–3 | Louisville City | Bloomington, Indiana |
3:00 p.m. | ![]() ![]() | Report | Fondy ![]() Lancaster ![]() | Stadium: Mellencamp Pavilion |
Louisville Cardinals v Louisville City
March 11, 2015 Preseason | Louisville Cardinals | 0–3 | Louisville City | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00 p.m. | Report | Rasmussen ![]() Fondy ![]() Illic ![]() | Stadium: Cardinal Park |
Kentucky Wildcats v Louisville City
March 14, 2015 Preseason | Kentucky Wildcats | 0–0 | Louisville City | Lexington, Kentucky |
3:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Lafayette High School |
Louisville City v Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders
March 17, 2015 Preseason | Louisville City | 5–0 | Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:45 p.m. | Rasmussen ![]() Polak ![]() Illic ![]() | Report | Stadium: Assumption High School |
SIUE Cougars v Louisville City
April 9, 2015 Friendly | SIUE Cougars | 1–0 | Louisville City | Edwardsville, Illinois |
7:45 p.m. | Hull ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium |
Louisville City v Orlando City SC
August 25, 2015 Friendly | Louisville City | 3–1 | Orlando City SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Fondy ![]() Guzman ![]() Adams ![]() | Report | Mwanga ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,434 |
United Soccer League
- All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 |
Source: Match reports
Results
Louisville City v Saint Louis FC
March 28, 2015 1 | Louisville City | 2–0 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
4:00pm | Rasmussen ![]() Adams ![]() | Report | Lynch ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,067 Referee: Brandon Artis |
Richmond Kickers v Louisville City
April 4, 2015 2 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | Louisville City | Richmond, Virginia |
5:00pm | Callahan ![]() Yomby ![]() Robinson ![]() Delicâte ![]() Davis IV ![]() | Report | Shanosky ![]() King ![]() Burke ![]() King ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,683 Referee: Matthew Franz |
Louisville City v Rochester Rhinos
April 16, 2015 3 | Louisville City | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | West ![]() Guzman ![]() | Report | Ruggles ![]() Dixon ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 4,772 Referee: Aaron Hernandez |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Louisville City
April 19, 2015 4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1 - 1 | Louisville City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
3:00pm | Okiomah ![]() | Report | Guzman ![]() Dacres ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 995 Referee: Tori Penso |
Louisville City v Tulsa Roughnecks FC
April 25, 2015 5 | Louisville City | 2 - 0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Fondy ![]() Burke ![]() Adams ![]() Price ![]() | Report | TM ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 4,877 Referee: Donovan Noocha |
Charlotte Independence v Louisville City
May 2, 2015 6 | Charlotte Independence | 1 - 0 | Louisville City | Charlotte, North Carolina |
7:00pm | DelPiccolo ![]() Cox ![]() Herrera ![]() Slogic ![]() Duckett ![]() Calvert ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,987 Referee: Jeremy Smith |
Louisville City v Wilmington Hammerheads
May 12, 2015 7 | Louisville City | 3 - 0 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Rasmussen ![]() Quinn ![]() Shanosky ![]() Burke ![]() | Report | Fairclough ![]() Parratt ![]() Arnoux ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 4,911 Referee: Joshua Brooks |
Louisville City v Toronto FC II
May 16, 2015 8 | Louisville City | 4 - 0 | Toronto FC II | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Dacres ![]() Fondy ![]() Shanosky ![]() | Report | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,090 Referee: James Dumstorf |
Saint Louis FC v Louisville City
May 24, 2015 9 | Saint Louis FC | 3 - 3 | Louisville City | Fenton, Missouri |
8:30pm | Lynch ![]() Bushue ![]() Gasecki ![]() Ambersley ![]() Gaul ![]() ![]() Kann ![]() Musa ![]() | Report | Fondy ![]() Morad ![]() Goodwin ![]() Polak ![]() Rivera ![]() | Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 4,783 Referee: Brandon Artis |
Louisville City v Saint Louis FC
May 30, 2015 10 | Louisville City | 1 - 1 | Saint Louis FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Dacres ![]() Montano ![]() | Report | Renken ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,185 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
FC Montreal v Louisville City
June 10, 2015 11 | FC Montreal | 0 - 2 | Louisville City | Montreal, Quebec |
6:30pm | Report | Morad ![]() Fondy ![]() Guzman ![]() Quinn ![]() | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 308 Referee: Chris Grabas |
Rochester Rhinos v Louisville City
June 13, 2015 12 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 - 0 | Louisville City | Rochester, New York |
7:05pm | Walls ![]() Forbes ![]() Duba ![]() | Report | Rivera ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6,896 Referee: Jaroslav Werel |
Louisville City v New York Red Bulls II
June 20, 2015 13 | Louisville City | 0 - 2 | New York Red Bulls II | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Montano ![]() Fernandez ![]() | Report | Plewa ![]() Jean-Baptiste ![]() Etienne ![]() Adams ![]() Bedoya ![]() Akinyode ![]() Castano ![]() da Fonte ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,454 Referee: Esteban Rosano |
Louisville City v Oklahoma City Energy FC
June 27, 2015 14 | Louisville City | 6 - 2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Rasmussen ![]() Fondy ![]() ![]() Quinn ![]() Dacres ![]() | Report | Dalgaard ![]() ![]() Gonzalez ![]() König ![]() ![]() VanCompernolle ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,646 Referee: Tony Crush |
Louisville City v Richmond Kickers
July 4, 2015 15 | Louisville City | 3 - 0 | Richmond Kickers | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Fondy ![]() Morad ![]() Rasmussen ![]() Dacres ![]() | Report | Sekyere ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,254 Referee: Vito Testa Jr |
Louisville City v Charlotte Independence
July 11, 2015 16 | Louisville City | 1 - 0 | Charlotte Independence | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Rasmussen ![]() Morad ![]() Quinn ![]() | Report | Martínez ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,649 Referee: Aaron Hernandez |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Louisville City
July 18, 2015 17 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1 - 2 | Louisville City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
7:00pm | Vincent ![]() Kerr ![]() | Report | Rasmussen ![]() Fondy ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,638 Referee: John Douglas |
Wilmington Hammerheads v Louisville City
July 25, 2015 18 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 - 3 | Louisville City | Wilmington, North Carolina |
7:00pm | Ackley ![]() ![]() Parratt ![]() | Report | Montano ![]() Fondy ![]() Shanosky ![]() Adams ![]() Guzman ![]() | Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 3,373 Referee: Russell Davis |
Toronto FC II v Louisville City
August 1, 2015 19 | Toronto FC II | 2 - 3 | Louisville City | Vaughan, Ontario |
3:00pm | Babouli ![]() Roberts ![]() Hamilton ![]() | Report | Quinn ![]() Dacres ![]() McCabe ![]() Burke ![]() Guzman ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 303 Referee: Alexis Vaughan |
Louisville City v FC Montreal
August 5, 2015 20 | Louisville City | 0 - 4 | FC Montreal | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Morad ![]() | Report | Riggi ![]() Haman ![]() Crépeau ![]() N'Diaye ![]() Morelli ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,836 Referee: Chris Ruska |
Harrisburg City Islanders v Louisville City
August 12, 2015 21 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 - 5 | Louisville City | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
7:00pm | Barril ![]() | Report | Fondy ![]() Dacres ![]() | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,846 Referee: Mark Treilman |
Tulsa Roughnecks FC v Louisville City
August 15, 2015 22 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 2 - 2 | Louisville City | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
8:30pm | Venter ![]() Black ![]() Mata ![]() | Report | Cossette ![]() Quinn ![]() Dacres ![]() McCabe ![]() | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,519 Referee: Brook Weiss |
Louisville City v Charleston Battery
August 22, 2015 23 | Louisville City | 3 - 1 | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Fondy ![]() Rasmussen ![]() ![]() | Report | Kelly ![]() Chang ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,850 Referee: Adam Behrens |
Louisville City v Pittsburgh Riverhounds
August 29, 2015 24 | Louisville City | 0 - 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Guzman ![]() Rasmussen ![]() | Report | Vincent ![]() ![]() Hunt ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,414 Referee: Marco Antonio Vega |
Louisville City v Harrisburg City Islanders
September 2, 2015 25 | Louisville City | 4 - 0 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm | Fondy ![]() Quinn ![]() Morad ![]() Ilic ![]() | Report | Ekra ![]() Dyer ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,702 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
New York Red Bulls II v Louisville City
September 5, 2015 26 | New York Red Bulls II | 3 - 2 | Louisville City | New York City, New York |
8:30pm | Sanchez ![]() Stolz ![]() Bedoya ![]() Akinyode ![]() | Report | McCabe ![]() ![]() Fondy ![]() Polak ![]() | Stadium: Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium Attendance: 576 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
Charleston Battery v Louisville City
September 12, 2015 27 | Charleston Battery | 2 - 0 | Louisville City | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:30pm | Portillo ![]() vanSchaik ![]() Kelly ![]() Marini ![]() | Report | Quinn ![]() Shanosky ![]() | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,978 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
Saint Louis FC v Louisville City
September 19, 2015 28 | Saint Louis FC | 2 - 1 | Louisville City | Fenton, Missouri |
8:30pm | Hardware ![]() Bryce ![]() Maher ![]() | Report | McCabe ![]() Guzman ![]() Montano ![]() | Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 5,662 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
Standings
- Eastern Conference
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rochester Rhinos (C, X) | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 61 | Conference semi-finals |
2 | Louisville City FC | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 48 | |
3 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 46 | First round |
4 | New York Red Bulls II | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 42 | |
5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 41 |
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion
- Western Conference
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Orange County Blues | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 47 | Conference semi-finals |
2 | Oklahoma City Energy | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 47 | |
3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 46 | First round |
4 | Sacramento Republic | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 46 | |
5 | LA Galaxy II | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 45 | |
6 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 42 | |
7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 39 | |
8 | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 35 | |
9 | Austin Aztex | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | |
10 | Arizona United | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 32 | |
11 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 30 | |
12 | Real Monarchs | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 |
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
USL Playoffs
First round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | USL Championship | |||||||||||
October 3 | ||||||||||||||
#1 Rochester Rhinos | 2 | |||||||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||||||
#4 New York Red Bulls II | 0 | |||||||||||||
#4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||
October 10 | ||||||||||||||
#5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | |||||||||||||
#1 Rochester Rhinos | 1 | |||||||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||||||
#2 Louisville City FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
#3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
October 3 | ||||||||||||||
#6 Richmond Kickers | 1 | |||||||||||||
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
#3 Charleston Battery | 0 | |||||||||||||
October 16 | ||||||||||||||
#1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
#5 LA Galaxy II | 1 | |||||||||||||
October 3 | ||||||||||||||
#1 Orange County Blues FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
September 26 | ||||||||||||||
#5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | |||||||||||||
#4 Sacramento Republic FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
October 11 | ||||||||||||||
#5 LA Galaxy II | 1 | |||||||||||||
#5 LA Galaxy II | 2 | |||||||||||||
September 25 | ||||||||||||||
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC | 1 | |||||||||||||
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 | |||||||||||||
October 4 | ||||||||||||||
#6 Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||
Results
Louisville City v Charleston Battery
Oct 3, 2015 Conference Semi-finals | Louisville City | 2 - 0 (a.e.t.) | Charleston Battery | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30pm EST | Burke ![]() Fondy ![]() | Report | Kelly ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,517 Referee: Luis Guardia |
Rochester Rhinos v Louisville City
Oct 10, 2015 Conference finals | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 0 (a.e.t.) | Louisville City | Rochester, New York |
7:05pm EST | Apostolopolous ![]() McMahon ![]() Forbes ![]() Walls ![]() Dixon ![]() Dos Santos ![]() | Report | Quinn ![]() | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,561 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer |
U.S. Open Cup
Louisville City entered the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the United Soccer League in the second round.[3]
Lansing United
v
Louisville City
![Michigan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Flag_of_Michigan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Michigan.svg.png)
![Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png)
May 20, 2015 2R | Lansing United ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | East Lansing, Michigan |
7:00pm EST | DeCosemo ![]() | Report | Quinn ![]() Adams ![]() Reynolds ![]() | Stadium: East Lansing Soccer Complex Attendance: 647 Referee: John Douglas |
Indy Eleven
v
Louisville City
![Indiana](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Flag_of_Indiana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indiana.svg.png)
![Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png)
May 27, 2015 3R | Indy Eleven ![]() | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Indianapolis, Indiana |
7:30pm EST | Janicki ![]() Wojcik ![]() | Report | King ![]() Polak ![]() Rivera ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 7,134 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic |
Chicago Fire
v
Louisville City
![Illinois](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/23px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png)
![Kentucky](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_Kentucky.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kentucky.svg.png)
June 16, 2015 4R | Chicago Fire ![]() | 1 - 0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:30pm CST | Watson ![]() Ritter ![]() Amarikwa ![]() | Report | Montano ![]() Guzman ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,544 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
Media
As with the rest of the USL, all of Louisville City FC's USL matches will appear on YouTube.
See also
- 2015 in American soccer
- 2015 USL season
- Louisville City FC
- Orlando City SC, Louisville City's Major League Soccer affiliate
References
- ^ Lintner, Jonathan (June 3, 2014). "Louisville pro soccer club to be unveiled Wednesday". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Roster Louisville City Football Club". Louisville City Football Club. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ "102nd U.S. Open Cup Unveils Format, Record Number of Teams". ussoccer.com.