[ANALYSIS] With the closing of the summer transfer window in the United States and Canada, a new wave of foreigners has entered Major League Soccer. In theirmost recent games, only eight of the 16 teams fielded lineups with a majority of players eligible for the U.S. national team. And only 19 of these Americans — a majority of them defensive players –were under-23 at the beginning of the year, meaning just a small pool of young talent is available for the next national team coach to build upon. How different is the face of MLS from eight years andwhat does it mean?

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