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The seventh‑year MLS NEXT season deepens youth development across North America, adding two competition tiers, expanding elite events and integrating data‑driven tools to connect players with professional and national team opportunities.
The City of Barrie, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, MLS NEXT Pro and Barrie Stadium Group have unveiled plans to move Toronto FC II to Barrie beginning in the 2028‑2029 season, accompanied by a new stadium that will host matches, concerts and local events while strengthening the region’s soccer ecosystem.
Ali Curtis of Major League Soccer and Kenneth Wood, father of MLB star James Wood, discuss the financial hurdles facing young athletes and the initiatives aimed at leveling the playing field.
Eddie Pope, a Hall of Fame defender, has been appointed to senior sporting roles at Major League Soccer, where he will oversee development pathways across MLS, MLS NEXT and MLS NEXT Pro.
MLS announced that Eddie Pope, a U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer, has taken on a dual senior vice president role to shape the league’s long‑term sporting strategy and coordinate competition, medical, player relations and operations for MLS NEXT Pro.
MLS officials have confirmed talks about reinstating a stopped clock to curb deliberate delays, a concept abandoned in the late 1990s to match international regulations.