Yesterday (December 6, 2021) MLS NEXT Pro announced the 21 clubs that will compete in the new professional league’s inaugural 2022 season. The new professional league will complete a player pathway from MLS NEXT through to the MLS pro-teams. The newly created league will offer youth players and some experienced professionals that opportunity to develop their talents while competing for…
New Orlando City chairman Mark Wilf: “We want to win The MLS”
US SoccerThe Wilf family has wanted to gain access to the Major League Soccer for a long some time. The family group led by siblings Mark and Zygi and their cousin Lenny acquired a few months back a non-majority stake inNashville Soccer Club. Now, with the purchase ofOrlando City SCand Orlando Pride, the Wilfs finally have now a soccer club under…
MLS to launch a development league in 2022 to bridge the gap between youth academies and first-team.
US SoccerThe new MLS development league, which has yet to be given a name, is expected to include all MLS club teams in its first year. By 2023, all Major League Soccer teams with a lower-division team will play in the new league, which will most likely include a number independent clubs outside of the MLS. There are three factors for…
Is Soccer Undeveloped or Wrongly Developed in the United States?
US SoccerESPN released a survey recently indicating that soccer is now thesecondmost popular sport (behind Baseball) among 12 to 24 year old’s. The United States stands also in second place for adults playing soccer (24.3 million). 32% of households have at least one person playing soccer in a competitive league. With the best infrastructure in the world and millions of athletes…
Orlando City S.C. Pointing on becoming the Top Youth Development Program in the U.S.
US Soccer“We want to be the top academy in the country. We have a club commitment to develop players. We have the training facility, our academy is fully funded. We see that we have a lot of opportunities here.†Orlando City (currently consists of over 2000 players aged 4-19 years of age), wants to become the leader for homegrown player development.…
MLS Next: Creating the New “Homegrown” Professional Soccer Players
US SoccerThe MLS NEXT academy leagues began 2 weeks ago The newly formed academy program isÂinevitably focused on the future given that some of its participants will be as young as 10 years old. Homegrown soccer players and it’s happening right now, before our eyes. Many quality soccer players are being given opportunity to enter and play in this program, and…
The United Soccer Coaches 2021 Convention will be an Interactive Digital Event
US SoccerThe United Soccer Coaches digital convention is set for Jan. 11-15 The United Soccer Coaches last month announced that its 2021 convention will be an interactive digital convention. The convention was scheduled to be held south of LA in Anaheim, California. but the organization decided to cancel the actual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic and create a web-based version…
FIFA Has Made a Rule Change That Involves Directly Goalkeepers!
US SoccerFIFA has experimented over the winter a new rule to add to the laws of soccer and starting the new Summer/Fall soccer season these changes will go into effect: A goal kick: The ball is in play once it is kicked, and does not have to leave the penalty area, has created a faster and more dynamic/constructive restart to the…
MLS relegation: Major League Soccer will not budge, sparking FIFA President to take action.
US SoccerI hate to be crude and straight forward, but I personally find the MLS the most boring league that there is at a worldwide scale. First of all because a team ends up in the MLS not for merit, but because they bought themselves in. That however is not the boring part. Teams don’t relegate, so basically if you have…
There are development soccer coaches and then there are locusts
US Soccer, Youth SoccerI would start by going straight to the point and define clearly and completely the difference between the two breeds of coaches out there. When I state “Out There” I’m talking about the United States, reason: I’t pay-to-play and is seen just like a fresh crop of lettuce that yet has to be treated for insects and pests, in many…
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