How MLS NEXT is “bridging the gap” with the rest of the world

BLAINE, Minn. – On the week of the first-ever MLS NEXT Pro All-Star Game presented by Allstate, where 45 of the best young players in North America will compete in an East vs. West format, the overwhelming conclusion from those involved in growing the game across the region is that youth soccer player development is moving in the right direction.

"Huge, huge success – obviously with starting in MLS NEXT from scratch, it was kind of dumped on us during the pandemic," Alecko Eskandarian, Senior Director of Player Relations and Player Development, told MLSsoccer.com when assessing the early stages of the MLS NEXT... Read more at MLSsoccer.com.