ORLANDO — This week, representatives from USL clubs from across the country gathered together for the league’s annual winter summit — a three-day event of sessions and discussions. The stand-alone event gives league personnel a chance to hash out key decisions like potential expansion, rule changes, and other alterations to the future of the league.



It’s one of two annual events with full-league attendance, with the other event taking place in the summer. In the past, those mid-year meetings had coincided with MLS’s All-Star weekend. This allowed overlapping figures working for both MLS clubs and their USL affiliates a chance to catch both events.



Moving forward, however, the USL will have its own midseason event without any MLS attachment — sources tell The Athletic that the league will hold its first all-star game this June. While the format is still being finalized, the sources pointed to the most likely scenario being a...