Major League Soccer is apparently about to bring back an old friend. Reports came yesterday that the league was set to announce the revival of its reserve league, which has been extinct since 2014. The reserve league could begin as early as next year.
The old version of the reserve league didn’t work, mainly because MLS didn’t pump enough resources into it and the teams didn’t really care about the league, trotting out lineups that very few would consider competitive. Still, with the resources and the commitment, a reserve league could be beneficial for the teams in developing players and keeping guys in peak fitness and sharpness if they’re not getting minutes with the first team.