These “Universal Principles” are the bedrock principles that have made association soccer the leading sport in over 100 countries. Yet, U.S. Soccer has effectively instituted a de facto ban on their implementation and acceptance within the country.
For decades, the United States has been mired in a “soccer wars” conflict, pitting the traditional ideals of association soccer—rooted in sporting merit, solidarity, promotion and relegation, and subsidiarity—against the closed-off, gatekeeping model of franchise soccer, leaving the nation entirely without a system that truly embodies the global essence of the beautiful game.
United Soccer America aims to tear down the walls built by the U.S. Soccer Federation and build back a greater soccer nation grounded in these bedrock Universal Principles. Only by embracing these core values of association soccer can we unleash American soccer’s full potential to become our nation’s preeminent sport, igniting a passion that unites communities, inspires players, and elevates the American game to its rightful place on the national & global stage.
Together, we unleash the game’s power, freeing a soccer nation ready to soar.