re: 2022 MLS Season Long Thread

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Are you thinking of Keaton parks? He got scouted and played with Benfica (actually in Portugal) and ended up at NYCFC.

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No. I’m actually talking about a kid named Kareem Shabout. He was brought over by them, placed with Leganes, then RSD Alcala.

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Also, if you don’t mind me asking, how did your son get involved in the FC Dallas set up? How do their youth teams and youth development compare to other clubs in the area?

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One of their teams was playing a team my son was on. The coach then inquired and asked if he would try out for different tryouts. They liked him and placed him on an ECNL team.
They are good as long as your player is elite, because their top teams get the most exposure. But they aren’t necessarily the top club in the area. Just the one with the biggest name and visibility.
Most of the huge clubs are have dozens of teams for the same age group and gender. So, really it’s just a huge money grab for normal select players. But there are plenty of mid to small size clubs that have between 1 and 3 teams for the age group and gender that can compete and are sometimes better than them.
More often than not, those teams are from communities with heavy poor Latino populations with really good coaches. They get lots of local and other sponsors and raise money in other ways to offset costs so the families can afford to play, pay for travel, training, equipment for the team, tournaments, leagues, ref fees, etc.

Hope that helps

3rd game I’ve watched of the dynamo but after watching this after the EPL has given me a little perspective on the game.

Side note: when did Seattle lose Xbox as a sponsor? Thinking about picking up an older kit for my son who is an Xbox fanatic.

It’s been at least 2-3 years.

it makes me so happy that nipples is having a second wind with my local club. the dude just plays hard, and finds himself in the right place at the right time an uncanny amount of times

Greggg needs to tell Reyna to “tweak” a hammy in August

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Greggg needs to tell Reyna to “tweak” a hammy in August

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frick that, Reyna has a chance to become a superstar in Qatar.

that was kind of my entire point

I still think Arriola makes the plane, especially with a 26 man roster. Morris may be the odd man out.

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I still think Arriola makes the plane, especially with a 26 man roster. Morris may be the odd man out.

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Has it been made official that it'll be 26 players yet?

Glad Sporting KC won Against Colorado, but still need alot of work.