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Father & husband. Passionate teacher & student of the beautiful game ( opinions are my own) @solofthecities @tcsolfutsal https://xitter.cf/t.co/Qt1pDHSbcW

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#SoloftheCities #ServetoPlay model on center stage!
Racket@RacketMNSep 9
"The soccer community here is pretty horrible in a general aspect because a lot of it is about entitlement and who has money." buff.ly/rGyop1L

Pay-to-Play Youth Soccer 'Is About Entitlement and Money.' 2 MN Leagues Are Emphasizing Affordabi...

Sol of the Cities Futsal League and La Liga de Sueños aim to solve youth soccer's 'lightning-rod issue.'

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🎓 Meet our Ready, Set, GOals panelists! Amy Cooper, Hawken Hanna & Reuben Ndely bring expertise in college athletics, recruiting and player development to our Minneapolis and St. Paul All-Stars on Nov. 6. #starsofthecities #solofthecities
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Two cities. One stage. ⚽ Stars of the Cities showcases Minneapolis & St. Paul’s All-Conference soccer talent, with college exposure and pathways beyond the game. 📍 Conway/Sanneh Dome Sign up: Two cities. One stage. ⚽ College coaches ✍️: forms.gle/c7DD5XFjkduLv1VQ7
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100% MLS academy u16 call up!! No words for this kind of spirited recruiting effort. We are so bad at this.. @TaylorTwellman This is what I was talking about…. How do you justify the incestual relationship between US Soccer and MLS without saying the ynt call up system lacks merit? And since our national ynt lacks merit, the national team lacks merit.
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My Como Park boys win the section tournament again and head back to MN State High School League tourney. Proud of these boys! I love HS ⚽️
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🤷🏾‍♂️ #HalaMadrid
Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
@realmadridenOct 14
WHAT A COMEBACK IN ROME!
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⭐ MINNEAPOLIS vs. ST. PAUL! ⚽ The rivalry returns Nov. 8! Top City Conference soccer talent takes the field at Conway Dome. Girls 3:45 PM | Boys 6:15 PM Bring a food donation for admission! STARSOFTHECITIES.COM #StarsOfTheCities
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Not enough talk about this 🎯 jonathanstoop.substack.com/p…
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Jonathan Stoop
@jonathanstoopOct 2

American player development is blocked by pathways, not talent

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Minneapolis vs. St. Paul. The rivalry returns. ✨⚽ Stars of the Cities All-Star Games 📅 Nov. 8, 2026 👟 Girls: 3:45 PM 👟 Boys: 6:15 PM 📍 Conway Dome Save the date. #starsofthecities
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scuffed
@scuffedpodOct 4
Cavan can clearly play in this game
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I like the feel of this new #usmnt roster (so far) 😂 #USAvsMEX
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Eva Galán
@evagalanxOct 1
La forma americana de llevar a un niño a hacer deporte debería estudiarse. 🇪🇸 En España: Tu hijo quiere jugar al fútbol. Lo apuntas al equipo del barrio. Entrena martes y jueves. Partido el sábado. Tú llevas agua. Fin. 🇺🇸 En Estados Unidos: ↓
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Proud dad and Bison! Good win for Howard Men’s Soccer last evening in tough conditions. Well done boys. #HU #Youknow 💙❤️ 🦬⚽️
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Serve. Play. Lead. Serve-to-Play uses sport as an entry point and service as social currency, giving young people the opportunity to compete, contribute and grow. This is Serve-to-Play. #ServeToPlay #SolOfTheCities
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My son and his former teammate at MNUFC Academy got to battle today. Howard Bison 2-1 over VMI.
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⚽ | BISON WIN! @HowardMSoccer downs the Highlanders with a lone goal from Kaban! Cheer on Howard again this Tuesday, September 15th at 7 PM when they travel to Charm City to take on UMBC! #HUBison #HBCUSoccer
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I was talking to a former men’s D1 coach of about 20+ years the other day. Talking top 25 team every year. He said was honestly not interested in recruiting MLS Next/ECNL kids by the time he retired. He said those players are rarely able to step in and compete against older players as they’ve never done it before. That’s why he was interested in international players (ones who are 18/19) because a lot had experience of playing against men. The U.S. system doesn’t promote that. Only 25% of our clients here at Sports Recruiting USA are internationals. But we’d estimate that the majority of them have played against adults in their 16-18 development. Got a kid who’s wanting to play college in the next 2/3 years. Try get involved in an adult league set up. UPSL, MLS NEXT PRO (if lucky), and lots of others popping up everywhere. Hope this helps someone.
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