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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Other than the opportunity to play in the ICC tournament (for those who enjoy Florida in July), there is not much new here.
Any good DA player can go and try out for DC United. Not sure how many of them are excited by the prospect of practicing  in Loudoun, even if given the opportunity to play for DCU DA.[/quote]

Agreed as far as the partnerships go.  DC has been announcing partnerships like these for years.  I'm pretty sure all of the listed clubs were already considered "partners", and there were also a few more.   Wasn't Gunston supposed to be one of them?  Guess they didn't make the cut?

Anyway, the partnerships are just a way to make "the local soccer community" feel better when DC goes after their best players.  In reality DC takes players from anywhere, and that includes trips like GA cup and ICC.  They use those as recruiting tools to try and get players to jump ship.  That goes for players from partner clubs or outside clubs.  If a player is good enough, DC tries to convince them to join, and the player's home club tries to convince them to stay.   It is the same no matter where the player comes from.

The bigger news here is the USL team.  With the academy --> USL --> MLS teams all training at the same facility, it creates an opportunity for academy players to train with the USL team, and USL players to train with the 1st team.  That is about as close to a true pathway to pro we are going to get in this country right now.

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