KKR, a leading global investment firm, has made a strategic investment in MLS NEXT Pro, forming Hometown Soccer Holdings to support MLS NEXT Pro business. Said MLS commissioner Don Garber, “This investment will help build and grow MLS NEXT Pro and reflects our ambition to expand into new markets, develop soccer-specific infrastructure, elevate the matchday experience, […]
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Ali Curtis on MLS Next Pro progress and the personal experience that inspires his work
Ali Curtis is the President of MLS Next Pro, which launched in 2022 and in its fifth season fields 30 teams — 27 of which feed into their MLS affiliate teams and three three independents: Carolina Core, Chattanooga FC and CT United. When a record 30 teenagers saw action on Matchday 4 of the current […]
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U.S. Open Cup amateurs: Asheville City and Vermont Green come closest in second round
All seven remaining amateur teams in the 2026 U.S. Open Cup exited in the second round.
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GA Cup in Bradenton will feature 88 teams
The 2026 Generation adidas Cup — one of youth soccer’s biggest international events — will kick off Friday at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The U-15 and U-16 age groups will feature 40 teams each. Most are MLS academy teams from MLS NEXT, but there will also be 18 different teams from Asia, Europe, South […]
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Tacoma pipeline yields Antino Lopez
• Seattle Sounders: Antino Lopez, a 23-year-old Las Vegan, became the latest player to jump from Tacoma Defiance to the Seattle Sounders, signing a first-team contract. The former Sounders academy player and 2024 SuperDraft pick out of Duke has suited up for the Sounders four times so far in 2026, making 90-minute shifts in the 3-0 […]
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American soccer weekend (March 6-8)
Schedules, scores and attendances. MLS. USL Championship. USL League One. MLS NEXT Pro. Gainbridge Super League.
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Marlon LeBlanc on steering Brooklyn FC’s launch and the rise of young U.S. talent
Brooklyn, the most populous (2.7 million) of New York City’s five boroughs, kicks off its pro soccer era on Sunday.
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MLS NEXT Pro kicks off fifth season
MLS NEXT Pro kicks off its fifth season on Friday with 30 teams.
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Ali Curtis on the MLS rule innovations that may go global
• Update: On February 28, IFAB voted to approve measures tackling time-wasting that were originally introduced by MLS Next Pro in 2022 and MLS in 2024. In 2022, MLS Next Pro took action against the time-wasting gamesmanship that has plagued soccer for decades. On Saturday, the sport’s rule-making body, IFAB, will vote on making the […]
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Soccer Media Watch
All MLS NEXT Pro matches (regular season and playoffs) will stream free-to-air on OneFootball in 2026.