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Making The Case: Four Candidates Worthy of The 2026 Black Arrow Award

 Every season since 2012, Detroit City FC has given out the Black Arrow Award for the most valuable player of the club for that particular season. It a fan generated vote in honor of Detroit soccer legend Gil Heron, who was the first African American player to play in Great Britain when he wore the hoops of Celtic back in 1951 and is the father of poet/singer Gil Scott Heron.  For your consideration I have selected four players who I think have made a significant impact on the club this season. Voting will take place in the next few weeks as the regular season approaches its climax on October 24 with a road trip to Louisville City. Le Rouge’s final home regular season match of this year is on October 10 against Rhode Island FC. First we have the obvious and high output choice, striker Darren Smith. Smith continued his legacy and his tendency for finishing by scoring a club leading 14 goals in all competitions this season, including tying an all time single match record by bagg...
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USL Gets Hosed by MLS and USSF In Open Cup Format

 Today the USSF (United States Soccer Federation) announced the format for the 2027 Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup. It features the return of full participation of Major League Soccer US based teams in the competition, a practice which has been compromised since 2024 when the league decided to not fully participate in the tournament due to commitments to its own Leagues Cup tournament with Liga MX.  However the return of MLS to the Cup is coming at a huge cost. The United Soccer League (USL) will be limited on how many clubs will be able to play in the tournament. Currently the ecosystem has 25 clubs playing in the USL Championship (US Division II) and 17 clubs playing in League One (US Division III). Under the new format which will be instituted in 2027, up to 10 USL professional clubs would not be eligible to qualify for the first round proper of the tournament in April, thus going against the PLS rules stating that every professional team must be eligible to participate ...
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