“USYS members took a historic step to make the game more affordable and accessible to kids and their families across the country.”— Tina Rincon, US Youth Soccer’s Chair of the Board, on Saturday’s announcement that the state associations of the country’s largest youth soccer organization approved a move to integrate into U.S. Soccer. When the […]
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COLLEGE: After setback, NCAA Division I men’s season kicks off
It was anticipated it would be D1 men’s soccer’s last season as a fall sport, but the Division 1 Cabinet threw cold water on that plan. The latest rebuff is not a surprise, given all the upheaval in college sports concerning the payment of college athletes. Of note is a lawsuit involving a MLS NEXT Pro player enrolling as a freshman in college.
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Larry Berg and shining light on MLS’s ‘crown jewel’
Berg, named MLS’s next commissioner on Monday, is a private equity investor with a long background in the education business. That makes sense because MLS’s priority has to be its academies.
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George Altirs’ Wide World of Soccer
We all remember when soccer first enchanted us and where it brought us childhood joy. For George Altirs it was in Mejdlaya.
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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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Generation Adidas Cup: 2026 Best XIs
Six players from MLS academies were named to the Best XIs in both boys divisions.
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Generation Adidas Cup: Quarterfinals
The Seattle Sounders are the only program with teams in the under-16 and under-15 boys semifinals at the Generation adidas Cup in Bradenton, Florida. The U-16s’ wins include a 1-0 victory over Boca Juniors, while the U-15s defeated Bayern Munich 4-0 in their round-of-16 encounters. Under-16, QuarterfinalsSeattle Sounders 1-1 (5-3) New England RevolutionLA Galaxy 2-1 Chicago FireFC Copenhagen 2-1 Real Salt […]
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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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Seven new programs join MLS NEXT’s Homegrown Division
MLS NEXT will add teams from seven programs in its Homegrown Division and 47 in the Academy Division for the 2026–27 season.
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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.