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Message: [QUOTE="JSM1970, post: 1891882, member: 6013"] Agreed, college soccer is awful for developing elite players. Identify the top 25+ players in the U14-U19 age groups via the ODP program and either send to European academies or this super academy in KC the USA Soccer group has established. These would be elite players who could eventually go to college or the pro circuit if they excel. This way we'd always have an elite funnel of players and can more closely monitor and control their development. I get the awful MLS teams are creating or have academies but they are the awful MLS teams, and not the academies like Bayern, Man U, Barca, PSG, etc. The European clubs would also have promising young talent in their control to develop for the professional level. Lastly, Michael Bradley sucks, 2nd most important position on pitch after goalie and he is terrible. [/QUOTE]