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Security report for uslchampionship.com

USL Championship · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

USL Championship operates as the official website for the USL Championship soccer league, providing comprehensive information including news, schedules, scores, standings, and player statistics. The site targets soccer fans and stakeholders interested in the league's activities and teams. It holds a strong market position as the official digital presence of the league, offering key services that support fan engagement and league promotion. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including AngularJS, jQuery, and integrates with multiple analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Osano for consent management. The site is hosted on a platform likely provided by SportNgin, optimized for mobile use, and demonstrates good SEO and accessibility practices. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS, uses reCAPTCHA for form protection, and provides cookie consent mechanisms, though it lacks explicit security policies and incident response information. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable anomaly, slightly impacting trust, but the professional branding and content quality support the site's legitimacy. Overall, the website presents a moderate to good risk profile with recommendations to enhance transparency and security documentation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
42
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
64

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The USL Championship website serves as a critical communication and engagement platform for the USL soccer league, a medium-sized entity in the sports sector. Its business model revolves around providing official league content and promoting teams and matches to a broad audience of soccer enthusiasts. The site links to multiple related USL properties, indicating a well-established partnership ecosystem. Revenue streams likely include sponsorships, advertising, and league promotions. The site’s content and structure support fan engagement and brand consistency across the USL network. Growth indicators include active content updates and integration with marketing tools. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to improve business credibility by publishing more detailed corporate and security information.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with HTTPS enforcement, use of reCAPTCHA, and cookie consent management aligned with GDPR requirements. Security headers are partially present but could be enhanced with explicit Content-Security-Policy and other modern headers. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of published security policies, incident response plans, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents a compliance gap. The site would benefit from formalizing these aspects to improve security culture and readiness. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with room for improvement in transparency and documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a detailed security policy and incident response plan on the website.
  2. Add a terms of service page to clarify user agreements and legal protections.
  3. Implement and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  4. Enhance security headers including Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Improve accessibility features to meet higher standards and broaden user inclusivity.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
USL Championship
Description
Official website of USL Championship. Get news, schedules, scores, standings, and stats on teams, players, and matches across the league.
Key services
News updates, Schedules, Scores, Standings, Player and team statistics
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, AngularJS, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, reCAPTCHA, Osano Consent Management, Slick Carousel, Opta Sports Widgets, WisePops
Frameworks
AngularJS
Platforms
SportNgin CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of reCAPTCHA for forms
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, SportNgin Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
WisePops, Osano Consent Management
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content about USL Championship soccer league.
  2. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual for a commercial domain.
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  5. Multiple external trusted domains linked, including official USL sites.
  6. Use of modern analytics and marketing tools.
  7. No signs of adult or NSFW content.
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  9. No terms of service page detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack with AngularJS and jQuery, supported by SportNgin CMS platform. It integrates multiple third-party services for analytics, marketing, and user engagement, including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Osano consent management, and WisePops. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. The site uses reCAPTCHA for bot protection and has a cookie consent banner for privacy compliance. Technical debt appears low, but modernization opportunities include upgrading AngularJS to a newer framework version and improving accessibility compliance. Hosting appears stable and reliable, likely leveraging cloud infrastructure. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business needs effectively with minor areas for enhancement.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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