This should really be a u17 thread post, the 08’s are the next u17 cycle
Scouting levels below MLS Next and ECNL is super difficult. It really should be ODP that is the gathering point for players in non MLS Next/ECNL...
Clubs will market the crap out of sending players to MLS academies, but it doesn’t mean the coaches want to send their players to MLS academies....
If you follow 11 people on Twitter, none of them related to soccer, but half of your tweets are solely dedicated to bashing MLS in every way you...
If a player is on the 45 then they’re protected until there is a homegrown list is submitted and they are not in the 45. There is no out of...
Not unless he moved to Merced California when he retired
Thank you!
College and MLS Next Pro are the only levels that are allowed in the post formation list. Everyone else if eligible to be protected in the +9 can...
Open territory at any age is fair game
I like that it’s expanded. It casts a wider net as a talent showcase. It’ll do more to ensure that the soccer powerhouses all qualify and...
Best of luck with this one. Dallas will be his 4th MLS academy and 5th club in 6 years
Anyone younger is automatically considered protected unless they are from an open territory. Any contact with a player below the age threshold of...
There are 3 age buckets in the protection list currently covering 6 age groups: u15 (2009/2010) u17 (2007/2008) u19 (2005/2006) The age groups...
Teams can scout where they want and when they want. Cincinnati and Columbus both have the state pretty thoroughly scouted by the time players are...
If both clubs protect a player on their +9 at the same time, then it’s a race to sign that player first. Whoever signs that player and adds them...
