MATT KREMKAU - EMPIRE OF SOCCER

by DAVE MARTINEZ

Some days you just want to forget, and Tuesday certainly qualifies as forgettable for the North American Soccer League.

The NASL officially lost two teams in three hours with the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Ottawa Fury moving on to the United Soccer League. In response, the NASL, which has stood quiet in the face of recent exit rumors, issued a statement on the Fury and Rowdies departures.

Here is the full statement: