Notice who’s authoring this article? Me, and not your host, John Pranjic. Today, he finds himself in Barcelona, Spain. So I’ll let this one slide. Many practitioners have made this trip to the exterior in search of education. It is of course valuable, but not the end all be all, and you most certainly don’t […]
Coaching Q&A with Brian
Solidarity Payments and Training Compensation
So-called “solidarity & training compensation” FIFA statutes are an important stimulus for player development, and thus far blocked/ignored in American soccer. In 2015, there were some developments on that front: Yedlin’s youth club takes grievance vs. MLS, USSF over compensation to FIFA More U.S. youth clubs, including Dempsey’s, join compensation fight FIFA responds in U.S. youth […]