NASL approved as second division league.

MLS fans who desperately want a promotion/relegation system should be happy this week because the division 2 soccer situation in the United States seems to be settling.  Last weekend USSF approved NASL's application to become the official second division league in the United States.  This ends the battle between the NASL and USL that has been going on for around a year and a half now.  USL will become USL-Pro and become the third  division league.  If MLS is ever to go to a promotion relegation system these lower tier leagues will need to flourish.  So no matter what division your local team is in go out and support your club. NASL will begin its first division 2 season with eight teams. Those include the Carolina Railhawks, FC Edmonton, Atlanta Silverbacks, Puerto Rico Islanders, NSC Minnesota, Montreal Impact, FC Tampa Bay, and Miami FC.  San Antonio is set to join in 2012 and the future of AC St. Louis is in limbo right now but if current owner Jeff Cooper manages to sell the team they could possibly join the league for the 2011 season.

Vote: San Antonio's new NASL team holding open Name-the-Team contest

I don't know how many of you follow Division 2 soccer in the United States but if you're not from a MLS city, then this is relevant.  Even if  you are, you should still promote Division 2 soccer because a strong soccer pyramid is what makes MLS stronger (i.e., Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, Montreal).  Anyways, Division 2 has been a complete shit show the past year with the feud between the re-vamped NASL and USL.  It seems now that USL has refocused their motives for Division 3 soccer in the new USL-PRO league (Go Battery!!!), and NASL is applying to be the viable Div. 2 league.  NASL granted my home city San Antonio a franchise for the 2012 season, owned by local philanthropist Gordon Hartman.  The organization is going in motion by letting the fans name the team and decide the colors.