In my December 2021 article, I had a 30,000 feet look at the professional leagues in the World and in our soccer landscape. What that article revealed is that in order to move on the MNT rankings and play at least a semifinal in 2026, we must rely on an expanded and enhanced professional league system both quantitatively and qualitatively.
How do you expand and enhance the leagues both quantitatively and qualitatively? I will try to answer that question as well as have a look at MLS as a tool for developing USMNT players in this and the next article in February 2022.
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USMNT and the development of elite players — Professional leagues (Part II)
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In my December 2021 article, I had a 30,000 feet look at the professional leagues in the World and in our soccer landscape. What that article revealed is that in order to move on the MNT rankings and play at least a semifinal in 2026, we must rely on an expanded and enhanced professional league system both quantitatively and qualitatively.
How do you expand and enhance the leagues both quantitatively and qualitatively? I will try to answer that question as well as have a look at MLS as a tool for developing USMNT players in this and the next article in February 2022.
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