NEW YORK – Major League Soccer today announced that 65 former U.S. Soccer Development Academy clubs, including the Portland Timbers, will join the League’s existing club academies to create a partnership that will transform youth player development in the United States and Canada.
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The 65 youth clubs will join the MLS academies as Founding Members of MLS’ elite player development platform. The new platform, which will include more than 8,000 players throughout the U.S. and Canada, will consist of elite year-round competition, as well as player identification initiatives, coaching education opportunities, and additional programming to create the premier player development environment.