Minor League Soccer. A Travel Team Representing Two Towns or more.

For my born and bred baseball brain, I'm going to Americanize this ball for my thoughts.  Please forgive me. For Major League Soccer, this is how I align the domestic feeder system:
 
North American Soccer League (like Triple A)
And the United Soccer League (like Double A)

wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League
wikipedia.org/wiki/USL_Pro 

wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_soccer_clubs_in_the_United_States

NASL:

• Atlanta Silverbacks
• Carolina RailHawks
• FC Edmonton (Canada)
• Fort Lauderdale Strikers
• Minnesota United FC
• New York Cosmos
• San Antonio Scorpions FC
• Tampa Bay Rowdies
• Ottawa Fury FC (Canada)
• Indy Eleven
• Future teams:
  • To Begin Play in 2015
    • Oklahoma City
    • Jacksonville Armada FC
    • Virginia Cavalry FC                           

USL Pro:

• Charleston Battery
• Charlotte Eagles
• Dayton Dutch Lions FC
• Harrisburg City Islanders
• LA Galaxy II
• Oklahoma City Energy FC
• Orange County Blues
• Orlando City S.C.
• Phoenix FC
• Pittsburgh Riverhounds
• Richmond Kickers
• Rochester Rhinos
• Sacramento Republic FC
• Wilmington Hammerheads
• Future Teams (scheduled for 2015)
  • Colorado Springs
  • Tulsa
  • Louisville City FC
  • St. Louis FC

I think the Ohio Shipmen would be a fantastic idea.  Would the Dayton Dutch Lions become a brand housed with Cincinnati (a short drive) and Cleveland?  Or a Great Lakes named team would be nice.  I beat this drum for a team playing in a few spots with a bigger name to represent more of an area (like the New England and Golden State brands).  In minor league soccer, the Indy Eleven, if ever struggling, could join Milwaukee, Cleveland, Cincinnati/Dayton for a Great Lakes named team.

A Nashville-West Virginia alliance could be one hell of a relocated or expansion team for any pro league like soccer.  The Appalachian Bootleggers get the passionate blood a' flowin'?

Any regional tag-teams you can concoct in any of the sports?  Any city mergers of fury?

wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer_in_the_United_States#Lower_divisions


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