“The new tier of MLS NEXT is a tremendous development for soccer in the United States. The opportunity for more players to join the Major League Soccer pyramid is important and exciting.

MLS NEXT, a youth soccer organization that features some of the top players in North America and is operated by Major League Soccer, is expanding its number of clubs by creating a new competitive ...

Sitting in the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, MLS Next Pro is largely a developmental league focused on fostering youth talent. Every MLS team except D.C. United owns a club in MLS ...

Major League Soccer announced last week it is creating a new competitive tier through its MLS NEXT Program with a similar line of thinking. MLS NEXT, which features some of the top players in ...

"We will participate in the U.S. Open Cup again next year," said Garber ... among fans at all levels of the U.S. pyramid (not to mention at least some MLS players). "It is going to be nearly ...

MLS Next Pro is sanctioned as a Division III professional ... below the official American professional soccer pyramid. The New York Cosmos, dormant since 2021, also played on Long Island in ...

With the first regular season games of the high school boys’ soccer season less than a week away, Oliver Ames is one of the many programs navigating the impact of MLS NEXT, a development program ...

NEW YORK (Thursday, January 9, 2025) – MLS NEXT today announced a new competition tier that will increase the number of clubs in MLS NEXT and deepen the overall pool of players and coaches.

Emerging talent in the United States and Canada will have another avenue to develop their career with the announcement of a new competition tier within MLS Next. The youth development platform ...