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[quote=westsidesoccer][quote=RantingSoccerDad]How would this be a league trait and not a club trait? If a club moves from ECNL to MLS, does the culture change?[/quote]

If the top of the league pyramid are pro academies and pro prospects, then theoretically, it may have a trickle down effect on non-academy clubs and players - it's all about talents and wins/losses and therefore probably marginally more cutthroat and meritocratic.  If, conversely, a conference or league targets college recruitment, the play may be elite, but perhaps a little less focused on raw talent and a little more political.  And yes, over time, a club that moves from one to the other may change, just as a club that was not MLS Next may become a little more cutthroat after joining it.  It's really too early to tell whether this would become something real in MLS Next, and there are plenty of extremely competitive ECNL programs on the boys side that have prospects with top talent and cutthroat environments.  [/quote]

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