Long-time USMNT No. 1 goalkeeper Zack Steffen has had a bad game again , this time for Middlesbrough in the English Championship.
An idea often expressed in American soccer circles is that Steffen is in…
We are more than two-third through the MLS season and beyond the secondary transfer window, so for the most part, barring outbound transfers and free-agency moves, the MLS rosters are pretty set and we are heading down to the…
At its core, the Football Starts at Home® mindset emphasizes two things: the importance of getting children comfortable with having the ball at their feet as soon as possible, and the vital role that parents play in early childhood…
Marcus O'Malley (@chasingacup) & Marcus Chairez (@chai_asc) talking about his bi-weekly MLS USMNT YNT coverage ranking the top 25 under 21 players in Major League Soccer.
Discover who Marcus ranks as his top players, who has…
Series Overview
This is this first article in a series of articles that looks at the landscape of United States eligible youth soccer players. Notice I used the term US eligible. I am defining this as a player, that…
During the June 2022 international window, we got to see the US play against Morocco(3-0 win), Uruguay(0-0 draw), Grenada(5-0 win), and El Salvador(1-1 tie). This window gave us a chance to see both Brendan Aaronson(Leeds) and Yunus Musah(Valencia) operate…
Overview
Version 11 of the American U21 impact rankings in MLS was one of the biggest movement weeks in recent memory with a lot of players that are solidifying roles with their clubs, most notably: Aidan Morris, Caleb Wiley,…
There wasn’t a ton of movement the last two weeks as we reach the halfway point in the 2022 MLS Season. We have seen two American U21 transfers to Belgium. Griffin Yow secured a permanent transfer to 1st tier…
The MLS NEXT Cup marks the end to the 2022 MLS NEXT academy season. MLS broadcasted a selection of games from the U19, U17, U16 and U15 age groups. I watched the broadcasted games and took note of the…
After an International Window and the Concacaf U20 Championships still in progress, many players on this list saw little to no action since our last update. We have a new number one in John Toklin who continues to have…
The summer transfer window is a historically more action packed window where clubs tend to spend more than they do during the winter window. This year it will be an even more important window for players fighting for a…
Gideon Sutherland (@GideonSuth), Alex Calabrese (@amcalabrese12) & Marcus Chairez (@chai_asc) put their combined youth national team brainpower together to develop the Spring 2022 Top 50 U20 edition.
Rank
Player
Position
Club
Birth Year
1
Ricardo Pepi
CF
Augsburg
2003
2
Kevin Paredes
WF
Wolfsburg
2003
3
Justin Che
CB
Hoffenheim
2003
4
Axel Perez
AM
Lyon
2007
5
Cruz Medina
CM
San Jose
2006
6
Jonathan Gómez
FB
Real Sociedad
2003
7
Obed Vargas
DM
Seattle
2005
8
Adrian Gill
CM
Barcelona
2006
9
Pedro…