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Anonymous wrote:Are Alexandria and SYC in MLS Next?

Yes. Along with Bethesda, Achilles, Armour and DCU.

I don't have a son so I'm not familiar with this league. Is MLS Next something new? Is this comparable to what GA is on the girls side? Were those teams (Alexandria and SYC) in the DA prior to this year?

It’s something the MLS put together in the wake of DA dissolution. Core DA teams DCU and Bethesda were retained as top members, as were other MLS academies and top DAs across the country. They planned to play only U15 and U17. MLS then sought applications from other noncore clubs for expansion. 175 applied across the country. 17 were accepted. Achilles, SYC and Alexandria were among them. VDA and Arlington boys had decided to leave for ECNL so they are out this year. League is playing U13-17, with the expansion teams playing U13 and U14.

1 MLS told USSF soccsr that they were backing out of Boys DA. Said it was a waste of their time and that they were going to form their own league. The idea of this was not post- DA.

2. You can not have a National league such few clubs. It cost too much. Thats were you come in, SYC, Alexandria, and whoever else who will cut the check to financial support this endeavor. Arlington and VDA didn't join for a reason.

On the second point, the supplemental clubs are a small percentage of membership, and if what you say is valid, they would have taken more than 17 out of 175. But whatever makes you feel better. I don’t think leagues matter for top coaches and teams.

Lol...then why play in the MLS league...if none of it matters?

Cause you don’t want to play ecnl? What I mean is that the league does not make the team. The teams make the league.

You mean clubs...and they've already done this before...this isnt new....its super expensive and the filler clubs will pay to off set what they really want. Money to develop their chosen players. You will be essentially funding MLS youth academies of which your kids are not in.

No. I mean teams. Clubs are not great. Individual teams are great. Great clubs will often generate great teams. But club based leagues are generally dumb, especially at younger ages. I wouldn’t care about helping MLS DAs by having my kid play for a non-MLS team. I would rather do that have my son play in a country club league like ECNL, where they are paying airlines instead of MLS academies when they are not playing clubs down the street that had to drop out of CCL. But that is just me. Other reasonable people may disagree, though I might not count you among the reasonable.

You really don't know how this works

So that's your go-to after "it's all about the money?" What next? "The system is rigged?" Any other tired-ass cliches that we hear from every college freshman who hasn't lived or breathed a sec in the real world. Grow the F up and stop throwing shade.

No, you're right. Its a charity. For the betterment of youth soccer for boys

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Anonymous wrote:Are Alexandria and SYC in MLS Next?

Yes. Along with Bethesda, Achilles, Armour and DCU.

I don't have a son so I'm not familiar with this league. Is MLS Next something new? Is this comparable to what GA is on the girls side? Were those teams (Alexandria and SYC) in the DA prior to this year?

It’s something the MLS put together in the wake of DA dissolution. Core DA teams DCU and Bethesda were retained as top members, as were other MLS academies and top DAs across the country. They planned to play only U15 and U17. MLS then sought applications from other noncore clubs for expansion. 175 applied across the country. 17 were accepted. Achilles, SYC and Alexandria were among them. VDA and Arlington boys had decided to leave for ECNL so they are out this year. League is playing U13-17, with the expansion teams playing U13 and U14.

1 MLS told USSF soccsr that they were backing out of Boys DA. Said it was a waste of their time and that they were going to form their own league. The idea of this was not post- DA.

2. You can not have a National league such few clubs. It cost too much. Thats were you come in, SYC, Alexandria, and whoever else who will cut the check to financial support this endeavor. Arlington and VDA didn't join for a reason.

On the second point, the supplemental clubs are a small percentage of membership, and if what you say is valid, they would have taken more than 17 out of 175. But whatever makes you feel better. I don’t think leagues matter for top coaches and teams.

Lol...then why play in the MLS league...if none of it matters?

Cause you don’t want to play ecnl? What I mean is that the league does not make the team. The teams make the league.

You mean clubs...and they've already done this before...this isnt new....its super expensive and the filler clubs will pay to off set what they really want. Money to develop their chosen players. You will be essentially funding MLS youth academies of which your kids are not in.

No. I mean teams. Clubs are not great. Individual teams are great. Great clubs will often generate great teams. But club based leagues are generally dumb, especially at younger ages. I wouldn’t care about helping MLS DAs by having my kid play for a non-MLS team. I would rather do that have my son play in a country club league like ECNL, where they are paying airlines instead of MLS academies when they are not playing clubs down the street that had to drop out of CCL. But that is just me. Other reasonable people may disagree, though I might not count you among the reasonable.

You really don't know how this works

So that's your go-to after "it's all about the money?" What next? "The system is rigged?" Any other tired-ass cliches that we hear from every college freshman who hasn't lived or breathed a sec in the real world. Grow the F up and stop throwing shade.

No, you're right. Its a charity. For the betterment of youth soccer for boys

It’s possible that there is something between these two extremes. You will understand all this more as you get older. The only people who say it’s all about money are those that do not have enough and need excuses and those who have too much but nothing else. And the reason people often don’t have enough money is not because they know how things really work, but because they do not, whether or not they are to blame. Have a nice weekend.

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Anonymous wrote:Are Alexandria and SYC in MLS Next?

Yes. Along with Bethesda, Achilles, Armour and DCU.

I don't have a son so I'm not familiar with this league. Is MLS Next something new? Is this comparable to what GA is on the girls side? Were those teams (Alexandria and SYC) in the DA prior to this year?

It’s something the MLS put together in the wake of DA dissolution. Core DA teams DCU and Bethesda were retained as top members, as were other MLS academies and top DAs across the country. They planned to play only U15 and U17. MLS then sought applications from other noncore clubs for expansion. 175 applied across the country. 17 were accepted. Achilles, SYC and Alexandria were among them. VDA and Arlington boys had decided to leave for ECNL so they are out this year. League is playing U13-17, with the expansion teams playing U13 and U14.

1 MLS told USSF soccsr that they were backing out of Boys DA. Said it was a waste of their time and that they were going to form their own league. The idea of this was not post- DA.

2. You can not have a National league such few clubs. It cost too much. Thats were you come in, SYC, Alexandria, and whoever else who will cut the check to financial support this endeavor. Arlington and VDA didn't join for a reason.

On the second point, the supplemental clubs are a small percentage of membership, and if what you say is valid, they would have taken more than 17 out of 175. But whatever makes you feel better. I don’t think leagues matter for top coaches and teams.

Lol...then why play in the MLS league...if none of it matters?

Cause you don’t want to play ecnl? What I mean is that the league does not make the team. The teams make the league.

You mean clubs...and they've already done this before...this isnt new....its super expensive and the filler clubs will pay to off set what they really want. Money to develop their chosen players. You will be essentially funding MLS youth academies of which your kids are not in.

No. I mean teams. Clubs are not great. Individual teams are great. Great clubs will often generate great teams. But club based leagues are generally dumb, especially at younger ages. I wouldn’t care about helping MLS DAs by having my kid play for a non-MLS team. I would rather do that have my son play in a country club league like ECNL, where they are paying airlines instead of MLS academies when they are not playing clubs down the street that had to drop out of CCL. But that is just me. Other reasonable people may disagree, though I might not count you among the reasonable.

You really don't know how this works

So that's your go-to after "it's all about the money?" What next? "The system is rigged?" Any other tired-ass cliches that we hear from every college freshman who hasn't lived or breathed a sec in the real world. Grow the F up and stop throwing shade.

No, you're right. Its a charity. For the betterment of youth soccer for boys

It’s possible that there is something between these two extremes. You will understand all this more as you get older. The only people who say it’s all about money are those that do not have enough and need excuses and those who have too much but nothing else. And the reason people often don’t have enough money is not because they know how things really work, but because they do not, whether or not they are to blame. Have a nice weekend.

My kid is a U19 player that has been recruited to play at the next level. Survived age change, ECNL, DA, to ECNL. I'm somewhat familiar. Have a nice weekend and enjoy the ride.

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Anonymous wrote:Are Alexandria and SYC in MLS Next?

Yes. Along with Bethesda, Achilles, Armour and DCU.

I don't have a son so I'm not familiar with this league. Is MLS Next something new? Is this comparable to what GA is on the girls side? Were those teams (Alexandria and SYC) in the DA prior to this year?

It’s something the MLS put together in the wake of DA dissolution. Core DA teams DCU and Bethesda were retained as top members, as were other MLS academies and top DAs across the country. They planned to play only U15 and U17. MLS then sought applications from other noncore clubs for expansion. 175 applied across the country. 17 were accepted. Achilles, SYC and Alexandria were among them. VDA and Arlington boys had decided to leave for ECNL so they are out this year. League is playing U13-17, with the expansion teams playing U13 and U14.

1 MLS told USSF soccsr that they were backing out of Boys DA. Said it was a waste of their time and that they were going to form their own league. The idea of this was not post- DA.

2. You can not have a National league such few clubs. It cost too much. Thats were you come in, SYC, Alexandria, and whoever else who will cut the check to financial support this endeavor. Arlington and VDA didn't join for a reason.

On the second point, the supplemental clubs are a small percentage of membership, and if what you say is valid, they would have taken more than 17 out of 175. But whatever makes you feel better. I don’t think leagues matter for top coaches and teams.

Lol...then why play in the MLS league...if none of it matters?

Cause you don’t want to play ecnl? What I mean is that the league does not make the team. The teams make the league.

You mean clubs...and they've already done this before...this isnt new....its super expensive and the filler clubs will pay to off set what they really want. Money to develop their chosen players. You will be essentially funding MLS youth academies of which your kids are not in.

No. I mean teams. Clubs are not great. Individual teams are great. Great clubs will often generate great teams. But club based leagues are generally dumb, especially at younger ages. I wouldn’t care about helping MLS DAs by having my kid play for a non-MLS team. I would rather do that have my son play in a country club league like ECNL, where they are paying airlines instead of MLS academies when they are not playing clubs down the street that had to drop out of CCL. But that is just me. Other reasonable people may disagree, though I might not count you among the reasonable.

You really don't know how this works

So that's your go-to after "it's all about the money?" What next? "The system is rigged?" Any other tired-ass cliches that we hear from every college freshman who hasn't lived or breathed a sec in the real world. Grow the F up and stop throwing shade.

No, you're right. Its a charity. For the betterment of youth soccer for boys

It’s possible that there is something between these two extremes. You will understand all this more as you get older. The only people who say it’s all about money are those that do not have enough and need excuses and those who have too much but nothing else. And the reason people often don’t have enough money is not because they know how things really work, but because they do not, whether or not they are to blame. Have a nice weekend.

My kid is a U19 player that has been recruited to play at the next level. Survived age change, ECNL, DA, to ECNL. I'm somewhat familiar. Have a nice weekend and enjoy the ride.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Are Alexandria and SYC in MLS Next?

Yes. Along with Bethesda, Achilles, Armour and DCU.

I don't have a son so I'm not familiar with this league. Is MLS Next something new? Is this comparable to what GA is on the girls side? Were those teams (Alexandria and SYC) in the DA prior to this year?

It’s something the MLS put together in the wake of DA dissolution. Core DA teams DCU and Bethesda were retained as top members, as were other MLS academies and top DAs across the country. They planned to play only U15 and U17. MLS then sought applications from other noncore clubs for expansion. 175 applied across the country. 17 were accepted. Achilles, SYC and Alexandria were among them. VDA and Arlington boys had decided to leave for ECNL so they are out this year. League is playing U13-17, with the expansion teams playing U13 and U14.

1 MLS told USSF soccsr that they were backing out of Boys DA. Said it was a waste of their time and that they were going to form their own league. The idea of this was not post- DA.

2. You can not have a National league such few clubs. It cost too much. Thats were you come in, SYC, Alexandria, and whoever else who will cut the check to financial support this endeavor. Arlington and VDA didn't join for a reason.

On the second point, the supplemental clubs are a small percentage of membership, and if what you say is valid, they would have taken more than 17 out of 175. But whatever makes you feel better. I don’t think leagues matter for top coaches and teams.

Lol...then why play in the MLS league...if none of it matters?

Cause you don’t want to play ecnl? What I mean is that the league does not make the team. The teams make the league.

You mean clubs...and they've already done this before...this isnt new....its super expensive and the filler clubs will pay to off set what they really want. Money to develop their chosen players. You will be essentially funding MLS youth academies of which your kids are not in.

No. I mean teams. Clubs are not great. Individual teams are great. Great clubs will often generate great teams. But club based leagues are generally dumb, especially at younger ages. I wouldn’t care about helping MLS DAs by having my kid play for a non-MLS team. I would rather do that have my son play in a country club league like ECNL, where they are paying airlines instead of MLS academies when they are not playing clubs down the street that had to drop out of CCL. But that is just me. Other reasonable people may disagree, though I might not count you among the reasonable.

You really don't know how this works

So that's your go-to after "it's all about the money?" What next? "The system is rigged?" Any other tired-ass cliches that we hear from every college freshman who hasn't lived or breathed a sec in the real world. Grow the F up and stop throwing shade.

No, you're right. Its a charity. For the betterment of youth soccer for boys

It’s possible that there is something between these two extremes. You will understand all this more as you get older. The only people who say it’s all about money are those that do not have enough and need excuses and those who have too much but nothing else. And the reason people often don’t have enough money is not because they know how things really work, but because they do not, whether or not they are to blame. Have a nice weekend.

My kid is a U19 player that has been recruited to play at the next level. Survived age change, ECNL, DA, to ECNL. I'm somewhat familiar. Have a nice weekend and enjoy the ride.

+1

Then neither of you have an excuse for being that stupid in the guise of being cynical. The joke is counting on soccer for scholarships. But congratulations. I am sure things will work out either way.

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Anonymous wrote:Are Alexandria and SYC in MLS Next?

Yes. Along with Bethesda, Achilles, Armour and DCU.

I don't have a son so I'm not familiar with this league. Is MLS Next something new? Is this comparable to what GA is on the girls side? Were those teams (Alexandria and SYC) in the DA prior to this year?

It’s something the MLS put together in the wake of DA dissolution. Core DA teams DCU and Bethesda were retained as top members, as were other MLS academies and top DAs across the country. They planned to play only U15 and U17. MLS then sought applications from other noncore clubs for expansion. 175 applied across the country. 17 were accepted. Achilles, SYC and Alexandria were among them. VDA and Arlington boys had decided to leave for ECNL so they are out this year. League is playing U13-17, with the expansion teams playing U13 and U14.

1 MLS told USSF soccsr that they were backing out of Boys DA. Said it was a waste of their time and that they were going to form their own league. The idea of this was not post- DA.

2. You can not have a National league such few clubs. It cost too much. Thats were you come in, SYC, Alexandria, and whoever else who will cut the check to financial support this endeavor. Arlington and VDA didn't join for a reason.

On the second point, the supplemental clubs are a small percentage of membership, and if what you say is valid, they would have taken more than 17 out of 175. But whatever makes you feel better. I don’t think leagues matter for top coaches and teams.

Lol...then why play in the MLS league...if none of it matters?

Cause you don’t want to play ecnl? What I mean is that the league does not make the team. The teams make the league.

You mean clubs...and they've already done this before...this isnt new....its super expensive and the filler clubs will pay to off set what they really want. Money to develop their chosen players. You will be essentially funding MLS youth academies of which your kids are not in.

No. I mean teams. Clubs are not great. Individual teams are great. Great clubs will often generate great teams. But club based leagues are generally dumb, especially at younger ages. I wouldn’t care about helping MLS DAs by having my kid play for a non-MLS team. I would rather do that have my son play in a country club league like ECNL, where they are paying airlines instead of MLS academies when they are not playing clubs down the street that had to drop out of CCL. But that is just me. Other reasonable people may disagree, though I might not count you among the reasonable.

You really don't know how this works

So that's your go-to after "it's all about the money?" What next? "The system is rigged?" Any other tired-ass cliches that we hear from every college freshman who hasn't lived or breathed a sec in the real world. Grow the F up and stop throwing shade.

No, you're right. Its a charity. For the betterment of youth soccer for boys

It’s possible that there is something between these two extremes. You will understand all this more as you get older. The only people who say it’s all about money are those that do not have enough and need excuses and those who have too much but nothing else. And the reason people often don’t have enough money is not because they know how things really work, but because they do not, whether or not they are to blame. Have a nice weekend.

My kid is a U19 player that has been recruited to play at the next level. Survived age change, ECNL, DA, to ECNL. I'm somewhat familiar. Have a nice weekend and enjoy the ride.

+1

Then neither of you have an excuse for being that stupid in the guise of being cynical. The joke is counting on soccer for scholarships. But congratulations. I am sure things will work out either way.

1. You need a hug
2. Nobody has a clue about what your talking about

Either way, I hope it works out for you

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Anonymous wrote:You mean clubs...and they've already done this before...this isnt new....its super expensive and the filler clubs will pay to off set what they really want. Money to develop their chosen players. You will be essentially funding MLS youth academies of which your kids are not in.

I don't think this is accurate. The DA clubs (except Loudoun) did not charge much more than regular travel and the price included two annual events + an extra night of training each week. I never felt I was subsidising MLS clubs - just getting a higher level of competition for my DS.

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Anonymous wrote:MLS is about dineroo.,don’t ever think anything else. Volume funding helps.

Again, if true, why not take many more than 17 out of 175? Answer the question, Claire

I rather suspect they took additional teams where they felt they had lost too many. Here in Northern VA they basically lost all the old DA teams so decided to add more. In places were all the old DA clubs moved to MLS next I imagine they didn't add all that many teams.

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Anonymous wrote:You mean clubs...and they've already done this before...this isnt new....its super expensive and the filler clubs will pay to off set what they really want. Money to develop their chosen players. You will be essentially funding MLS youth academies of which your kids are not in.

I don't think this is accurate. The DA clubs (except Loudoun) did not charge much more than regular travel and the price included two annual events + an extra night of training each week. I never felt I was subsidising MLS clubs - just getting a higher level of competition for my DS.

DA was run by US Soccer.
MLS is run by MLS.

MLS is not in this without financial considerations

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Anonymous wrote:Are Alexandria and SYC in MLS Next?

Yes. Along with Bethesda, Achilles, Armour and DCU.

I don't have a son so I'm not familiar with this league. Is MLS Next something new? Is this comparable to what GA is on the girls side? Were those teams (Alexandria and SYC) in the DA prior to this year?

It’s something the MLS put together in the wake of DA dissolution. Core DA teams DCU and Bethesda were retained as top members, as were other MLS academies and top DAs across the country. They planned to play only U15 and U17. MLS then sought applications from other noncore clubs for expansion. 175 applied across the country. 17 were accepted. Achilles, SYC and Alexandria were among them. VDA and Arlington boys had decided to leave for ECNL so they are out this year. League is playing U13-17, with the expansion teams playing U13 and U14.

1 MLS told USSF soccsr that they were backing out of Boys DA. Said it was a waste of their time and that they were going to form their own league. The idea of this was not post- DA.

2. You can not have a National league such few clubs. It cost too much. Thats were you come in, SYC, Alexandria, and whoever else who will cut the check to financial support this endeavor. Arlington and VDA didn't join for a reason.

On the second point, the supplemental clubs are a small percentage of membership, and if what you say is valid, they would have taken more than 17 out of 175. But whatever makes you feel better. I don’t think leagues matter for top coaches and teams.

Lol...then why play in the MLS league...if none of it matters?

Cause you don’t want to play ecnl? What I mean is that the league does not make the team. The teams make the league.

You mean clubs...and they've already done this before...this isnt new....its super expensive and the filler clubs will pay to off set what they really want. Money to develop their chosen players. You will be essentially funding MLS youth academies of which your kids are not in.

No. I mean teams. Clubs are not great. Individual teams are great. Great clubs will often generate great teams. But club based leagues are generally dumb, especially at younger ages. I wouldn’t care about helping MLS DAs by having my kid play for a non-MLS team. I would rather do that have my son play in a country club league like ECNL, where they are paying airlines instead of MLS academies when they are not playing clubs down the street that had to drop out of CCL. But that is just me. Other reasonable people may disagree, though I might not count you among the reasonable.

You really don't know how this works

So that's your go-to after "it's all about the money?" What next? "The system is rigged?" Any other tired-ass cliches that we hear from every college freshman who hasn't lived or breathed a sec in the real world. Grow the F up and stop throwing shade.

No, you're right. Its a charity. For the betterment of youth soccer for boys

It’s possible that there is something between these two extremes. You will understand all this more as you get older. The only people who say it’s all about money are those that do not have enough and need excuses and those who have too much but nothing else. And the reason people often don’t have enough money is not because they know how things really work, but because they do not, whether or not they are to blame. Have a nice weekend.

In some cases they do understand how things work and choose not to participate. Or they might be lazy

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Anonymous wrote:You mean clubs...and they've already done this before...this isnt new....its super expensive and the filler clubs will pay to off set what they really want. Money to develop their chosen players. You will be essentially funding MLS youth academies of which your kids are not in.

I don't think this is accurate. The DA clubs (except Loudoun) did not charge much more than regular travel and the price included two annual events + an extra night of training each week. I never felt I was subsidising MLS clubs - just getting a higher level of competition for my DS.

DA was run by US Soccer.
MLS is run by MLS.

MLS is not in this without financial considerations

That could well be true. But I still don't see that the non-MLS clubs in the league are subsidizing the MLS academies.

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Anonymous wrote:You mean clubs...and they've already done this before...this isnt new....its super expensive and the filler clubs will pay to off set what they really want. Money to develop their chosen players. You will be essentially funding MLS youth academies of which your kids are not in.

I don't think this is accurate. The DA clubs (except Loudoun) did not charge much more than regular travel and the price included two annual events + an extra night of training each week. I never felt I was subsidising MLS clubs - just getting a higher level of competition for my DS.

DA was run by US Soccer.
MLS is run by MLS.

MLS is not in this without financial considerations

That could well be true. But I still don't see that the non-MLS clubs in the league are subsidizing the MLS academies.

Okay. Its not a charity.

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Anonymous wrote:Are Alexandria and SYC in MLS Next?

Yes. Along with Bethesda, Achilles, Armour and DCU.

Achillies???? Who is that

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Anonymous wrote:You mean clubs...and they've already done this before...this isnt new....its super expensive and the filler clubs will pay to off set what they really want. Money to develop their chosen players. You will be essentially funding MLS youth academies of which your kids are not in.

I don't think this is accurate. The DA clubs (except Loudoun) did not charge much more than regular travel and the price included two annual events + an extra night of training each week. I never felt I was subsidising MLS clubs - just getting a higher level of competition for my DS.

DA was run by US Soccer.
MLS is run by MLS.

MLS is not in this without financial considerations

That could well be true. But I still don't see that the non-MLS clubs in the league are subsidizing the MLS academies.

Okay. Its not a charity.

This is simply not an answer. It is a total non sequitur. We know it's not a charity. That doesn't mean the non-MLS clubs are subsidizing the MLS academies. And if your reasoning were sound, that money is the sole driver of either the youth league or structure, you need to explain why they simply don't take everybody who applied. And if you are suggesting that non-charity status is unique to MLS Next, identify how ECNL or other leagues are charitable, or their constituent clubs. Otherwise I think we can continue to think you are FOS.

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Anonymous wrote:You mean clubs...and they've already done this before...this isnt new....its super expensive and the filler clubs will pay to off set what they really want. Money to develop their chosen players. You will be essentially funding MLS youth academies of which your kids are not in.

I don't think this is accurate. The DA clubs (except Loudoun) did not charge much more than regular travel and the price included two annual events + an extra night of training each week. I never felt I was subsidising MLS clubs - just getting a higher level of competition for my DS.

DA was run by US Soccer.
MLS is run by MLS.

MLS is not in this without financial considerations

That could well be true. But I still don't see that the non-MLS clubs in the league are subsidizing the MLS academies.

Okay. Its not a charity.

This is simply not an answer. It is a total non sequitur. We know it's not a charity. That doesn't mean the non-MLS clubs are subsidizing the MLS academies. And if your reasoning were sound, that money is the sole driver of either the youth league or structure, you need to explain why they simply don't take everybody who applied. And if you are suggesting that non-charity status is unique to MLS Next, identify how ECNL or other leagues are charitable, or their constituent clubs. Otherwise I think we can continue to think you are FOS.

It wasn't meant to be an answer. It was a statement. Someone with a good grasp of the English language, such as yourself, should know the difference.