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[quote=Anonymous]Money and politics overview.

ECNL started because the USSF decided to start the Development Academy league and made it “boys only”.  (And then lied about starting the girls’ side “next year”.)

The problem for the clubs who were now Development Academy, the top rung on the boys side of things, is that they all had girls’ programs too.  Trying to explain why the boys got xyz and not the girls was, frankly, impossible.  So - Basically the ECNL was created by those clubs to keep their customers from leaving and from getting sued.  It was not the same of course (including cost), but the concept was to try and equalize things.

Ten plus years later, as part of the then US women’s national team contract negotiations, the women insisted that the USSF actually include girls in the Development Academy program.  Shortly thereafter though, MLS and the USSF lost a major arbitration case which meant that the would no longer get to keep and split up between themselves, the professional “development fees”bpaid out when a young player signs a pro contract.  Instead, the fee distribution would have to include the youth soccer clubs where the players actually played.

Can’t have that of course.  The development fees can run into seven figures.  So - MLS decided to start its own league - MLSNEXT.  That way Development fees from those players now go to MLSNEXT.

Money and politics.

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