Now, we will take a look at what the top ten American Major League Soccer academies. This is the continued MLS academies count down of the top MLS Academies from the 23-11 count down. All ten of…

Over the last decade we saw numerous changes in the American player development ecosystem. All of the changes we made derived from when the United States Soccer Development Academy decide to go from a Spring season league to a…

Christian Cappis Interview on Underdog Soccer Podcast
Age: 20 (born August 13, 1999) Height: 6’1” Club: Hobro League: Danish Superliga Club Number: 18 National Number: 18 (Jan Camp) Position: Central Midfield - 6, 8* Born: Katy, TX USA…

David Ochoa, Goalkeeper for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer and a U20 USYNT player visited the Underdog Soccer Podcast to talk about his favorite club and players growing up, how he carved a path forward and what…

David Ochoa Interview on Underdog Soccer Podcast
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Age: 19 (born January 16, 2001) Height: 6'2" Club Number: 1
National Number: TBD
Position: GK
Born: Oxnard, CA USA
Nationality: American with Mexican dual citizenship
Youth Career: AC Brea (CA), Chivas Residency Academy, Real Salt…

Ulysses Llanez made his international senior debut and scored the winner for the US Men's National Team in the 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in a friendly. Uly Llanez, an 18-year-old born in California, made the move to…

Age: 18 (born August 13, 2001) Height: 5’9” Club: LA Galaxy League: MLS Club Number: 22 National Number: TBD Position: RB Born: Lompoc, CA USA Nationality: American with Mexican dual citizenship Youth Career: Santa Barbara Soccer Club, Barça Residency…

In February 2015, Borussia Dortmund signed 16 year old Christian Pulisic and brought him to Germany. This was not done to save the USMNT program, but many view it that way as there are more US Soccer players in…

Great start to January talking camp and what's happening with the USMNT:
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Our line ups assume that the European based players are sent back after camp and before the game. Otherwise…

By John Roche (johnrochenj@hotmail.com)
For the die-hard USMNT fan, 2019 was a frustrating year, with much angst attributed to Bert’s dull and inept player selection. (Quick—who was your USMNT breakout player of the year?)
If we can…

One of the main story lines for the end of 2019 for the USMNT was the rise of Sergino Dest. He played very well on the U20 World Cup team, helping them in a memorable come-back win against a…

All around the world we've got players starting to crack into top table teams in the top leagues. Christian Pulisic is far and away leading the pack, but it's exciting to watch the continued intrigue that Europe has…