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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ how so? DCU is moving to Loudoun.[/quote]

“ MLS teams felt that the level of competition provided by non-MLS clubs wasn't high enough, resulting in too many easy games. Todd Durbin, MLS executive vice president for competition and player relations, was diplomatic in his assessment of the level, though he admitted that MLS had been in discussions with the USSF for the past 12 to 18 months about its concerns relating to the DA.

"What was really lacking for us was there was a need for a more robust role of international games, to allow us to really benchmark ourselves and compete against top clubs, both regionally and internationally," Durbin said. "We're in a worldwide market and our players are competing against players from around the world. So that was one area that we had been having conversations in the background about trying to grow."

The non-MLS youth clubs had their own set of complaints, including that the USSF was organizing the competition in a manner that favored MLS academies. One example is when the USSF opted to implement a tiered system at the under-18/19 level that resulted in Crossfire Premier, based in Redmond, Washington, being demoted to a lower tier, despite the club having successfully competed against MLS academy teams.”

https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-usa/story/4085801/us-soccer-ends-development-academy-as-mls-announces-youth-league[/quote]

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