This is indeed what is being pushed particularly by private equity. Youth soccer in the US is now a $41 billion a year business and the more clubs involved the more money. Once its settled (if there is eventually some type of agreement) there would be some type of tier system with less clubs excluded especially in certain parts of the country where the ECNL club doesn't allow other clubs within a certain area entry to join. On the boys side MLS/MLS Next would take full control and use the tier system they are implementing now and expand on it. Negotiations are on going and will ramp up as the World Cup passes.

I'm a little surprised info about this got posted here so early and few people are in the know right now outside of EDs of the bigger clubs across the country and the private equity firms pushing their way in.

There has been rumors about this since last summer. Youth Soccer is a business and it does sound like investors want to buy and merge into two leagues.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, the CLUBS in GA wouldn't disappear. I say sure make it happen BUT you need FIRST have a big huge tournament to decide which clubs get to be in the top league!

Not really, you could just have smaller regions and it would be great, but it will never happen because too many greedy hands need their kickback.

My partners said this is the primary motivator, exhausting the pay2play system after the World Cup booster and then bounce to a country that really has genuine football (lol @ soccer)

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Anonymous wrote:Well, the CLUBS in GA wouldn't disappear. I say sure make it happen BUT you need FIRST have a big huge tournament to decide which clubs get to be in the top league!

Not really, you could just have smaller regions and it would be great, but it will never happen because too many greedy hands need their kickback.

Kids, families and coaches don't want to have to travel hours on end BUT all the people who want to play the same clubs over and over and over again forget how tiring that is and how questions about development and getting better end up bubbling up. The grass is always greener.

Anonymous wrote:Well, the CLUBS in GA wouldn't disappear. I say sure make it happen BUT you need FIRST have a big huge tournament to decide which clubs get to be in the top league!

Not really, you could just have smaller regions and it would be great, but it will never happen because too many greedy hands need their kickback.

Well, the CLUBS in GA wouldn't disappear. I say sure make it happen BUT you need FIRST have a big huge tournament to decide which clubs get to be in the top league!

Anonymous wrote:Love the April fools joke here. Nice try.

The new age group change made this even less likely. Good story though.

it was 4/2, but it's still total BS, just not April fools BS

Anonymous wrote:Who’s excited about GA disappearing and ECNL being only a girls org and mls running the boys side?


Operation is in place and will start summer of 2027.

Here we go!

I think most parents -- if they've been in it awhile -- are tired of all the change. Every year, it's the newest, great, most-amazing, we solved-it guys thing ... Just stick with something already!

Love the April fools joke here. Nice try.

The new age group change made this even less likely. Good story though.

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Anonymous wrote:Would work for me but April Fools Day was yesterday.

Not a joke. It’s in the works. My spouse is in the decision making process.

Devil is in the details. If it continues to create regional monopolies for certain clubs, I think it'll fail, because ultimately some clubs won't be happy with the local pecking order and create something new. It's how we got ECNL for girls in the first place.

Anonymous wrote:Who’s excited about GA disappearing and ECNL being only a girls org and mls running the boys side?


Operation is in place and will start summer of 2027.

Here we go!

It would begin to consolidate the pyramid so I would be in favor.

Anonymous wrote:Would work for me but April Fools Day was yesterday.

Not a joke. It’s in the works. My spouse is in the decision making process.

Would work for me but April Fools Day was yesterday.

Huh, what are you about?!

Who’s excited about GA disappearing and ECNL being only a girls org and mls running the boys side?


Operation is in place and will start summer of 2027.

Here we go!