Read Talking with Kort Ford Part 1: Youth development in the US here.
The 2018 season feels like a tipping point for Major League Soccer. Wayne Rooney has joined DC United for a couple victory-lap seasons and help to fill the seats of a new stadium, but that’s the old model. The future of MLS is guys like Tyler Adams, Ezequiel Barco, and just maybe Kortne Ford. MLS is evolving into a selling league where players early in their career can get minutes, grow, build a profile, and then move on to a bigger stage.