
Breaking the Line: The ECNL Podcast Understanding Youth Soccer's New Pyramid | Ep. 132
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Breaking the Line returns to the airwaves with more news regarding youth soccer's newest pyramid: a collaboration between US Club Soccer, ECNL, NPL and now USYS.
Building off of Episode 131, ECNL President Christian Lavers and ECNL Vice President Doug Bracken expand further on the youth soccer landscape with the additional news that USYS will be joining NPL, and that US Soccer bought the managing contract for US Club Soccer.
Soccer's landscape has dramatically changed in a month's time, and the Breaking the Line team chat about what does this all mean for ECNL players, parents and coaches, why is this a good thing for soccer players around the country, and what does the future hold with this new structure.
Make sure to tune in and get the inside scoop for what is going to be an exciting shift in youth soccer at the beginning of the 2026-2027 season.
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