‘LEICESTER CITY STRIKER JAMIE VARDY CO-OWNS ROCHESTER NY FC’
When Major League Soccer was founded in 1993 as part of the United States’ successful bid to host the 1994 World Cup, one of the immediate objectives was to grow the game locally and create a robust developmental system in order to harness young talent.
While one simply has to look at the success of the American and Canadian men’s national teams during their qualifying campaigns for the 2022 World Cup to see the impact that MLS has already made on developing young talent, there is still more that can be done.
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