Charles Altchek, the MLS NEXT Pro president since its launch in 2022, has been named MLS’s executive vice president, club performance and league growth. Club Performance focuses on working with individual teams — and owners and chief business officers — to optimize long-term growth in such areas as ticket revenues and local sponsorships. Altchek will […]
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College recruits: Ivy League men
All eight Ivy League schools have announced their 2025 men’s soccer recruiting classes.
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Youth: MLS Next 2024-25 MVPs
Orlando City’s Justin Ellis scored 18 goals in U-19 play and also had five goals and three assists for Orlando City B in 10 MLS Next Pro games.
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MLS Injury Report
SDFC’s Alejandro Alvarado Jr. and Andrés Reyes will be placed on the Season-Ending Injury list.
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Luis Robles on MLS Next innovations, coaching and reffing — and his own unique playing career
Luis Robles retired from his 14-year professional goalkeeping career in 2020 and holds the record for most consecutive MLS starts — 183 for the Red Bulls in 2012-2018. In May of 2024, Robles was named Technical Director of MLS Next, the youth league with more than 16,000 players on more than 750 teams. He had […]
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Teams selected for 2025 MLS Next All-Star Game
East and West teams were selected for the 2025 MLS Next Star-Star Game, which will be played July 21 at Parmer Field in Austin
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MLS NEXT Cup champions crowned
LA Galaxy completed a three-peat. Inter Miami won in a shootout.
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MLS NEXT Cup: RSL U-16s make history, Baby Snakes take first U-15 crown
RSL became the first team to sweep both Generation adidas and MLS NEXT Cup titles in the same season.
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Results: MLS NEXT Cup
Cedar Stars Academy Bergen and the LA Galaxy will meet in the under-19 final at MLS NEXT Cup. Inter Miami and South Florida rival Weston FC will play for the U-17 championship.
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U.S. U-18s impress against France and Argentina at UEFA Friendship Cup
Marlon LeBlanc’s U.S. under-18 men’s national team opened play at the UEFA Friendship Cup at UEFA’s headquarters in Switzerland with a 5-4 shootout win over France (after blowing a 2-0 lead in stoppage time) and a 2-0 win over Argentina.