The question isnt so much whether anyone is currently challenging FCD. Nothing to be ashamed of here. The Major League Soccer and MLS name and shield are registered trademarks of Major League Soccer, L.L.C. That doesnt mean one cant develop, but the Crew academy pipeline seems to have slowed significantly (especially considering how difficult the once-lauded Ben Swansons found playing time, even on loan). Bara Residency Academy is also a member of the Elite Academy League, a top national platform with a standards-based league giving clubs the ability to provide a full developmental model and pathway with top competition and exposure. The new MLS NEXT youth competition platform is kicking off. Houston, the fourth-largest metropolis in the nation, supports an enormous base of players with a wide array of talents without another pro option within five hours. In addition, the year saw dozens of players earn training opportunities and professional experience with Revolution II. Revolution Academy Announces 2021-22 Roster ahead of MLS NEXT Season Competing in MLS NEXT, the nations premiere youth soccer platform, the Revolution Academy accepts qualified and talented players into the program regardless of their financial situation. Overview. Real Salt Lake operate what may be the most immersive system of all, with a dormitory and public charter school on site at their Zions Bank Real Academy facility in Herriman, Utah. Every Screen. U.S. Soccer changed. The players who reside full-time in the residency all continue their high school educations through online schooling while training daily at the clubs state-of-the-art training center. Well have to wait for an Orlando City academy kid to crack the first team before moving the club further, but Orlando City gets high marks. Residency Academy - FC Barcelona's Official Residency Soccer Academy