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    MLS 2024: It’s Leo’s league, we’re all just playing in it

    The Crew went down to Mexico after a 1-1 draw in Columbus and came back from a disastrous start to tie the second leg against Tigres and advance on penalties. Schulte was the goat early on and the hero in the shootout. Big, big win for the Crew against one of the big three clubs from Mexico.
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    MLS 2024: It’s Leo’s league, we’re all just playing in it

    https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/02/business/revolution-stadium-everett-renderings/ A standalone bill that would reclassify the industrial parcel in Everett to a designation that would allow for the construction of a stadium got a hearing today. Here's an Everett rendering that was released:
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    Americans Abroad 2022-23

    I haven't followed Lainez's career closely so I can't tell if he is actually a bust or just a guy who was never that good and got overrated because of that one really nice goal against the USMNT in 2021.
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    Curb Your Enthusiasm: US Youth National Teams, Prospect Hype, and Youth Development Thread [The DA is DEAD updates]

    Historically, I believe that part of the USMNT struggle to find good ball-playing center backs is that guys with size, athleticism, and a modicum of passing ability were used as DMs at the youth level, where they'd have more impact in terms of winning youth games, and switched to CB too late (or...
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    Curb Your Enthusiasm: US Youth National Teams, Prospect Hype, and Youth Development Thread [The DA is DEAD updates]

    TBH, the main reason for this is simply that the senior player pool is rather static at this point in time. The last cycle (2018-22) was a perfect storm for wholesale roster turnover because the incumbents were either old guys on their last legs or Lost Generation placeholder types and...
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    Curb Your Enthusiasm: US Youth National Teams, Prospect Hype, and Youth Development Thread [The DA is DEAD updates]

    Correction: you are mixing up your U17-eligible fullbacks named Miller. Harbor Miller '06 recently signed a homegrown contract with the LA Galaxy and is considered a decent prospect, but he's a RB and was not in the picture for the U17 WC squad last year. McFarlane's competition was Peyton...
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    Curb Your Enthusiasm: US Youth National Teams, Prospect Hype, and Youth Development Thread [The DA is DEAD updates]

    Cavan Sullivan reached a deal with Philadelphia and Man City. He's signing the biggest homegrown player deal in MLS history and then joining Man City at age 18. View: https://twitter.com/tombogert/status/1773053014992884167
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    MLS 2024: It’s Leo’s league, we’re all just playing in it

    View: https://twitter.com/tombogert/status/1772812325222764670
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    Curb Your Enthusiasm: US Youth National Teams, Prospect Hype, and Youth Development Thread [The DA is DEAD updates]

    The vibes are marching forward. View: https://twitter.com/chuckme92soccer/status/1772385489602990310
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    USMNT Fall 2023 - Spring 2024: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss

    Just to emphasize how significant this point is: Mexico almost never plays in Mexico outside of WCQ and Nations League games. Since the beginning of 2020, they have played two friendlies in Mexico, and one of them was their first game back from the COVID shutdown of soccer. During that time...
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    USMNT Fall 2023 - Spring 2024: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss

    What a finish from Gio!
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    USMNT Fall 2023 - Spring 2024: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss

    Holy shit what a STRIKE. From Adams of all people.
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    USMNT Fall 2023 - Spring 2024: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss

    Four changes, which hopefully will help keep the legs fresh. Dest returns from suspension and replaces Scally. Ream for Miles; I think it's sensible to split them up this way across the two games. Robinson's athleticism vs. the Jamaican counterattack, Ream's passing vs. Mexico Adams for...
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    Curb Your Enthusiasm: US Youth National Teams, Prospect Hype, and Youth Development Thread [The DA is DEAD updates]

    He made his debut for Philly's reserve team in MLS Next Pro today. I watched most of his sub appearance. He was definitely a 14 year old boy playing against men and lost the ball at times simply by being outmuscled by adults. He also did this: View...
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    MLS 2024: It’s Leo’s league, we’re all just playing in it

    Goalkeeping masterclass in the Revs vs. Fire game yesterday as both teams started backups in a cold, rainy, windy game. Richey gifted the Revs a goal with a rebound that he conceded and Jackson attempted to return the favor by getting dispossessed with the ball at his feet. One point from five...
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