North American Soccer League (2011–2017) (English Wikipedia)

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Neil Morris [@ByNeilMorris] (September 20, 2017). "@NorthCarolinaFC not issuing statement. But sources close to club say NCFC does not support NASL lawsuit v USSF" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
@DaveMartinezNY (December 21, 2018). "So I guess the answer depends on the health of NASL. Clearly they had MLS ready owners. But lots of folks pulling in different directions. In one case (apparel), it was the #NYCosmos that hurt the league, refusing the idea of a single provider (which would have helped all teams $" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
@DaveMartinezNY (December 21, 2018). "Wasn't reported. Early days. They wanted to go the adidas/MLS route in an attempt to create ancillary revenue streams for all teams and strengthen the NASL FO. Seamus saw more profit in making his own apparel deals but quickly realize it came at the cost of the league" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
@DaveMartinezNY (December 21, 2018). "They had a distributor lined up. Seamus unilaterally opposed (and apparently regretted his decision weeks later after he saw what it could have meant for the league). Why it wasn't picked back up is (shrug emoji)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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