Hello and welcome to another edition of the Los Angeles Times weekly soccer newsletter. I’m Kevin Baxter, the Times’ soccer writer.
OK, that’s enough of the niceties because we’re going to start this week with one of the most contentious issues in American soccer. And no I’m not talking about the 13 months it has taken to find a U.S. men’s coach, a national nightmare that could end this week when, if expected, Gregg Berhalter is finally given the job.
I’m referring instead to promotion and relegation. You think there’s a chasm separating Pelosi Democrats and Trump Republicans?