My city in upstate New York had a shoddy youth league but no junior high football. Couldn't play for a school until 9th grade.
Watching the emergence of Tommy Mcnamara at City shows that College soccer can produce USMNT level players who are on par with players like Villa or Pirlo. This kid Mcnamara is way better than Donovan ever was in his second year in MLS and is only gonna improve more. I think he will be better than Zusi
www.soccerwire.com/news/pro/southern-new-hampshire-university-becomes-education-partner-of-mls/ Someone posted this link on another site and I thought it was interesting and pertinent to this thread.