This weekend, thousands of elite youth soccer players will kick off 2020 competition as part of MLS NEXT, the new elite youth development platform created by Major League Soccer in collaboration with the top elite youth academies around the country, ushering in the future of soccer in North America.
MLS NEXT was unveiled yesterday exclusively to the elite youth player group, as well as young players aspiring to achieve a spot on one of the platform’s 489 teams across 113 clubs. The MLS NEXT brand is an expression of the transformative movement in North America that has already begun to set new standards for world-class player development.