During this extended period without sports, leagues and clubs alike have largely relied on two types of content to engage with fans. The first is “Remember this person?” content — replays of memorable games, catching up with old fan favorites or any other injection of sweet nostalgia. The second, uniquely modern type is streaming video games. MLS is broadcasting FIFA 20 matches on FS1, where current players and eMLS gamers face off in a knockout bracket.



The USL is no stranger to the latter content category. Over the past month-plus, the league has run a tournament involving its clubs in both the Championship and League One. On Monday, FC Tucson claimed an emphatic victory over expansion club Union Omaha to win the competition.



The key difference: While the USL exists in the Football Manager series, the U.S.’s second and third divisions aren’t playable in it — or any video games, for that matter. (Although, FM does allow users...