The 2025-26 MLS NEXT season will be the sixth in the program’s history and feature the top youth players in North America competing in league play, as well as five premier national and international ...

Major League Soccer today published updates to the MLS Player Development Guidelines, which set out the provisions governing player development programs and MLS Homegrown players. These updates help ...

Major League Soccer is giving back to youth soccer clubs around the U.S. The MLS NEXT Development Grant program, announced by the league Tuesday, is aimed at paying its MLS NEXT Elite academies for ...

There is a new avenue to join the Major League Soccer ranks. On Tuesday, MLS officially launched their MLS ADVANCE initiative. The invitation-only program is focused on identifying and developing ...

The MLS Diversity Hiring Policy was revamped in December 2021 to emphasize accountability and inclusion in the hiring of Black coaching and front-office candidates in the league. The new "MLS Advance" ...