It’s Official: MLS NEXTÂ Pro Player Pathway Changes
I talked about the rumors of MLS Next adding U-16 and U-18 teams in November of 2023. Now it is official! As a parent…
8 New Clubs Will Join MLS NEXT For the 2024/2025 Season
Eight new clubs from across the U.S. will join MLS NEXT next year. Starting in the fall of 2024, these teams will compete among…
Get Ready For the 2024 MLS NEXT Flex: List of Qualify Teams
The stage is set for the 2024 MLS NEXT FLEX in Maryland! The national event will take place from May 10-14, 2024. Teams from…
My Unbiased Observations From the Generation Adidas Cup
The 2024 GA Cup just wrapped up with Valencia CF winning the U-15 bracket and Philly Union winning the U-17 division. Over the past…
Generation Adidas Cup: U-17 Teams Qualifying to Knockout Round
There was a lot of hype surrounding 14-year-old Philly Union star, Cavan Sullivan. He didn’t disappoint! More impressive was the quality of play across…
Generation Adidas Cup: U-15 Teams Qualifying to Knockout Round
The pool play of the 2024 Generation Adidas Cup wrapped up. There were many exciting games including FC Dallas defeating KRC Genk in a…
Sorry, 2008 MLS NEXT players. You Got Screwed.
With MLS NEXT proposing and finalizing plans to transition to a U-15, U-16 & U-18, 2008 players get hosed again. This year, players born…
2024 Generation Adidas Cup Schedule Released
MLS NEXT just released the TV schedule for the upcoming Generations Adidas Cup tournament. There will be twenty eight games streamed for Apple TV…
MLS Territories & Guidelines Updated (How This Might Affect You)
Major League Soccer (MLS) recently released its 2024 MLS Player Development Guidelines. Here is what you’ll find in the guidelines: What Are MLS Homegrown…
MLS NEXT Development Grant Program
MLS NEXT recently announced a new initiative to recognize the contributions of MLS NEXT Elite Academies (not part of MLS Academies) in their role…