MLS and MLS NEXT have announced the MLS NEXT Development Grant program, an initiative to recognize the significant contributions of MLS NEXT Elite Academies (non-MLS academy programs) in the ...

The Major League Soccer edition of the Columbus Crew is not the only one that is having a successful season. The club's Crew Soccer Academy advanced to the U-18 finals of the U.S. Soccer Development ...

Ousseni Bouda was just 11 years old and growing up in the west African country of Burkina Faso when his family took the ultimate leap of faith by sending him alone to Ghana to play soccer. Bouda ...

Ousseni Bouda was just 11 years old and growing up in the west African country of Burkina Faso when his family took the ultimate leap of faith by sending him alone to Ghana to play soccer. Bouda ...

Alfonso Mondelo was 13 years old when he arrived in the United States from Spain in 1971. "Soccer was almost nonexistent," he tells USA TODAY Sports. "You had to go chase it." Your desire to see the ...

As sports parents, we often try and put our kids on an athletic path to realize their highest potential. But, even if you’re a former goalkeeper for the USMNT and in Major League Soccer, you also want ...

Joaquin Escoto spent years building out a program that had one mission: to find kids, especially from underprivileged communities, and give them a chance to showcase their talents to professional ...

Dancy also played for Blue Valley North High School in Leawood, Kan. Veychek played for Olentangy Berlin High School in Delaware, Ohio, north of Columbus. Veychek also hails from Pittsburgh, playing ...

We saw several homegrown players shine over the weekend, helping teams from the New York Red Bulls to Real Salt Lake earn victories, while multiple MLS academy teams won prestigious youth tournaments ...

To understand the ethos of Major League Soccer’s expansion franchise in San Diego, which will be formally announced Thursday morning amid the elegance and opulence of $310 million Snapdragon Stadium, ...