Legspinner Danielle Gregory starred with a triple-wicket maiden to demolish Sunrisers for just 64 as South East Stars triumphed by 91 runs at Radlett to go top of the table in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.Sunrisers looked well-placed to record a first victory against their local rivals in any format after restricting them to 151 for 9 from 29 overs in a rain-reduced game, with legspinner Abtaha Maqsood taking 4 for 23.But the Stars bowlers rose to the challenge, with medium-pacer Phoebe Franklin taking a trio of early wickets to finish with 3 for 18 while Sophia Dunkley pulled off four outfield catches, two of them outstanding.Gregory then claimed three wickets in an over, returning figures of 4 for 12 as the innings disintegrated and Sunrisers were dismissed in 17 overs for their second-lowest score in the tournament.After morning showers, play finally got under way at 12.45pm, with Sunrisers inserting their visitors in overcast conditions and gaining an early reward when Dunkley’s leg stump was sent flying by Kate Coppack.It took Stars until the fifth over to register a boundary, courtesy of Bryony Smith’s sweetly-struck on-drive, but they began to gather momentum as she and Kira Chathli capitalised on short bowling from Coppack and Eva Gray.A downpour struck with Stars 37 for 1 in the eighth over – and, when play resumed an hour later, the visitors continued to make good progress despite the loss of Smith, caught in the deep off opposite number Kelly Castle.Paige Scholfield, with two centuries already to her name in this year’s tournament, thrashed Gray for the first six of the game and followed it up with another maximum off Mady Villiers as she raced to 27 from 25 balls.But the pendulum swung towards Sunrisers as Villiers had Chathli caught at midwicket for 28 and the innings never recovered after Maqsood’s flight trapped Scholfield in front in the next over.Smart glovework behind the stumps by Amara Carr brought the spinner two more wickets, while Alice Davidson-Richards was bowled attempting to drive through the off side and Grace Scrivens’ tidy spell of 1 for 15 from five overs helped to squeeze the Stars tail.Although the target was raised by four runs to align with DLS, Sunrisers set out needing less than five and a half an over – but that assignment looked close to impossible once their top order had been blown away by Franklin.Freya Davies, a model of accuracy during her opening spell, brought one in to bowl Scrivens before opening partner Lissy MacLeod slapped a wide delivery from Franklin into the hands of the cover fielder.Leaping to her left at extra cover, Dunkley pulled off a magnificent grab to remove Villiers and, when a slower ball by Franklin deceived Saskia Horley, the fielder gobbled up a more straightforward chance.Cordelia Griffith did her best to hold Sunrisers’ innings together, hitting four boundaries in her knock of 27 from 29 until she fell victim to another impressive catch by Dunkley, running back from mid-off to take the ball over her shoulder.Gregory then collected three wickets in six deliveries, including a return catch to dismiss former team-mate Gray for a duck and although Carr and Coppack stemmed the bleeding with a stand of 20 for the ninth wicket, the damage had long since been done.

Franchise says “the team is still under the process of review” after failing to make the playoffs in IPL 2023

Nagraj Gollapudi16-Jul-2023Royal Challengers Bangalore have not yet renewed their contracts with director of cricket operations Mike Hesson and head coach Sanjay Bangar following a sixth-place finish in IPL 2023, a development that could signal a major revamp at the franchise.The contracts are usually up for renewal around September, ESPNcricinfo has learned, but the franchise management is deliberating changes to its coaching staff. It could not be confirmed whether RCB have informed Hesson and Bangar, both of whom did not respond to a query from ESPNcricinfo.”Their contract with RCB is still intact,” RCB said in a statement. “The team is still under the process of review. We will come back if any announcement on the changes in the team.”Related

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Hesson came on board in August 2019 following a revamp of the coaching staff after their last-placed finish that year, while Bangar began his tenure ahead of the 2022 season, after Simon Katich parted ways with the franchise.Under Hesson, RCB finished fourth in the league in 2020 and lost the Eliminator to Sunrisers Hyderabad; third in 2021 and lost the Eliminator to Kolkata Knight Riders; fourth in IPL 2022 before winning the Eliminator and then losing Qualifier 2 to Rajasthan Royals; and failed to qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2023.RCB have made it to three IPL finals – in 2009 , 2011 and 2016 – but are yet to win an IPL title.RCB could become the second franchise to make changes to its team management since IPL 2023, after Lucknow Super Giants replaced Andy Flower with Justin Langer as their head coach.If RCB part ways with Hesson, it could also mean a revamp of the support staff of the RCB women’s team. Hesson was also director of cricket for the team during the inaugural Women’s Premier League, where they finished fourth among five teams, with two wins and six losses.

Starc deemed not to have had “complete control of his movement” when he grounded the ball

Andrew McGlashan01-Jul-2023MCC has clarified that Mitchell Starc’s catch late on the fourth day at Lord’s was ruled not out by the third umpire because he did not have full control over his movements.Starc claimed the chance at fine leg when Ben Duckett toe-ended an upper cut shortly before the close of play but replays showed the ball being scraped along the turf as Starc slid around the boundary. Australia were bemused when the catch was overturned and Pat Cummins had a conversation with the on-field umpires.Related

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“Law 33.3 clearly states that a catch is only completed when the fielder has ‘complete control over the ball and his/her movement’,” MCC posted on Twitter. “The ball cannot touch the ground before then. In this particular incident, Mitchell Starc, was still sliding as the ball rubbed the ground, therefore he was not in control of his movement.”Former Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath had termed the decision “ridiculous” on the BBC.”I’m sorry, that is the biggest load of rubbish I’ve ever seen,” he said. “He’s got that under control, the ball is under control. That is a disgrace. I’m sorry, that is a disgrace. I’ve seen everything now. I cannot believe that. That is ridiculous. If that ball is not under control, that is ridiculous.”There have been a number of occasions of catches taken close to the ground in Tests over the last few weeks, beginning with Cameron Green’s stunning grab to remove Shubman Gill in the World Test Championship final, where it was ruled out much to the anger of Gill.Earlier in this Test, Steven Smith held a catch to remove Joe Root in the first innings which was checked by the third umpire while at Edgbaston a short leg catch by Marnus Labuschagne was ruled not out in similar circumstances to Starc’s.Mitchell Starc was deemed to have grounded the ball after taking a catch•Getty Images

England’s batting coach Marcus Trescothick conceded that even among players and support staff there can be confusion over the rules.”I first thought it looked good, when you see it from a distance,” he said. “Obviously then the ball slides along the ground. But at the time I don’t really think we understood the rules. I don’t think I understand the rules properly to really tell you whether it’s right or wrong.”But from my understanding and what’s been said by umpires and stuff, you’ve got to have control of the ball and your body until the motion is finished. And obviously, that would be the challenging part to the catch.”Had the catch been clean England would have been 113 for 5 and all-but gone in the contest. Ahough needing 257 with six wickets in hand is a tall order, the presence of Ben Stokes at the crease alongside Duckett gives them belief that another stunning chase is possible.”That’s where we’re sitting at the minute, thinking there’s still an opportunity to win the game,” Trescothick said. “We’ve got key men still to bat and a couple of key men at the crease. The team is a positive team that sees the opportunity to do things that are special and slightly different. No doubt they’ll be coming in tomorrow trying to do their best to make sure that happens.”

MatériaMais Notícias

da betcris： Com um jogador a menos desde a metade do primeiro tempo, o Corinthians superou a adversidade e buscou o empate por 2 a 2 com o Coritiba, na penúltima rodada do Brasileirão. Autor de um gol e uma assistência, Yuri Alberto elogiou a entrega e a dedicação da equipe no Couto Pereira.

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da lvbet： +ATUAÇÕES: Yuri salva o Timão em noite desastrosa da defesa; veja notas

– Agradecer a Deus, mais uma assistência e gol com essa camisa grandiosa. Jogo difícil com um a menos, time lutou bastante, conseguimos um empate importante fora de casa com um jogador a menos. Todos estão de parabéns, soubemos sofrer – iniciou o centroavante ao Premiere.

No primeiro tempo, o Timão não só perdeu Bruno Méndez, como o técnico Vítor Pereira, que reclamou bastante com a arbitragem após o pênalti de Fausto Vera em Régis. Yuri contou que o treinador português estava agitado no vestiário.

-O professor estava chateado (no intervalo), ficou nervoso, ele é bem pilhado, vamos dar uma acalmada nele para que não aconteça novamente – disse.

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O camisa 9 também contou que VP pediu aos atletas para usarem a vitória sobre o Santos, na qual Yuri foi expulso, como exemplo de superação no segundo tempo contra o Coxa.

– Todas as coisas que ele fala dentro de campo, ele falou lá, para a gente manter o foco, ficar concentrado. Com um a menos já tínhamos conseguido uma vitória contra o Santos, e conseguimos o empate. Tentamos o terceiro, mas não deu – ponderou.

No final do jogo, após perder a bola no ataque, Yuri Alberto arrancou a bandeirinha e recebeu cartão amarelo. O centroavante pediu desculpa à torcida do Coxa pelo ato.

-Eu fiquei nervoso com a bandeira, peço desculpa aos torcedores coritibanos, não foi nada de falta de respeito à torcida de vocês – concluiu o camisa 9 corintiano.

O Corinthians faz seu último jogo do ano neste domingo (13), às 16h, na Neo Química Arena, contra o Atlético-MG.

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da realbet： Uma das primeiras indefinições que o técnico Rogério Ceni terá que resolver, na reapresentação do São Paulo , que acontece nesta quarta-feira (14), no CT da Barra Funda, será definir quem ocupará o posto de goleiro titular para 2023, lugar cativo dele por 18 anos (entre 1997 e 2015), recordista absoluto na história tricolor.

Tudo isso porque um dos dois reforços anunciados oficialmente pelo Tricolor para o próximo ano é Rafael, goleiro de 33 anos que veio do Atlético-MG, a pedido do treinador – que trabalhou com ele no Cruzeiro – por cerca de R$ 4 milhões.

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Zetti; Vítor, Adílson, Ronaldão e Ronaldo Luís; Pintado, Toninho Cerezo (Dinho, 38'/2), Raí (capitão) e Cafu; Palhinha e Müller. T: Telê Santana.

Gols: Raí, 27'/1; Raí, 34'/2

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+Dupla do Galo encaminhada para o Fluminense, Pato oferecido ao Santos… O Dia do Mercado!

Foi a terceira contratação do clube neste ano para a posição. Jandrei, que era reserva no Santos, foi contratado pelo clube do Morumbi no início do ano para ser o reserva de Thiago Volpi. Mas o então dono da posição, contestado pela torcida, foi negociado com o futebol mexicano. E a titularidade caiu no colo do camisa 93.

E foi quando Jandrei se contundiu, em julho, e o então reserva Thiago Couto, revelação das categorias de base, não convenceu, que o clube teve de ir atrás de uma peça para o setor. Encontrou Felipe Alves, emprestado pelo Fortaleza ao Juventude, onde era reserva, mas que trabalhara com Ceni no clube nordestino.

Sem nenhuma expectativa das arquibancadas do Morumbi, Alves acabou ratificando sua titularidade após Jandrei apresentar seguidas falhas quando recuperado. Pênaltis defendidos e partidas seguras fizeram o grau de admiração por seu futebol aumentar entre os são-paulinos.

Mas, o ex-comandado do maior nome da posição na história tricolor não parece ter convencido o chefe, referência no assunto. E agora Felipe Alves ganha mais um concorrente. Outro pupilo de Ceni.

Apesar dos sinais claros de que a concorrência será grande, Alves minimizou a disputa e vê fatores positivos na chegada de Rafael.

– (É uma contratação que) Agrega valores para todos nós, para mim, para o Jandrei, para o Couto. Conhecimento. Um time do porte do São Paulo tem que ter os melhores brigando pela posição para dar o melhor pelo clube – destacou o, por hora, titular são-paulino, em entrevista ao ‘Real Podcast’.

– Tanto eu quanto o Rafael, Jandrei, Couto, procuramos fazer o melhor para o clube, entregar o melhor para o São Paulo. O São Paulo está muito bem servido de goleiro. Independentemente de quem venha jogar poderá dar um ótimo respaldo. A gente está ali para se ajudar, evoluir. Esse é o pensamento, fazer com que o São Paulo chegue e brigue pelo melhor em todas as competições – completou Alves.

Conforme o LANCE! revelou em outubro, o São Paulo não pretende manter tantas opções para o gol.Rokenedy, vindo das categorias de base e que passou todo o último ano treinando com os profissionais na Barra Funda, tinha contrato até janeiro, mas o clube o liberou para assinar com o Maguary, que vai estrear na primeira divisão pernambucana no ano que vem. Além disso, empresários buscavam negociar Jandrei com o futebol italiano.

A grande rotatividade na meta tricolor fez o clube quebrar um recorde neste ano. Desde 1985 o São Paulo não contratava três goleiros e escalava quatro goleiros em uma mesma temporada. Na ocasião, Abelha, Barbirotto, Tonho e Gilmar Rinaldi se revezaram na posição.

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Visitors had scored two runs more than the DLS par score when bad weather ended the game

Sreshth Shah18-Aug-2023
Rain had the final say but not before adding to a dramatic finish in Malahide, where India got over the line with a two-run win over Ireland.Craig Young’s back-to-back wickets moments before rain had stopped play loosened India’s grip, but in the end the powerplay hits from India’s openers and the bowling effort, led by Jasprit Bumrah on his return, proved just enough for the No.1 T20I side to finish ahead of Ireland.Bumrah’s double-wicket blow in the first over put India ahead for most of the game, but Ireland’s lower order, led by Barry McCarthy and Curtis Campher, resisted the early collapse. From 59 for 6, they helped drag Ireland to 139 for 7. McCarthy made a career-best unbeaten 51 off 33 balls while Campher contributed 39 off 33 balls.

The tense finish

There was always a sense that rain could be a factor in the game, but despite a drizzle through the afternoon the umpires didn’t stop play until it became heavier. When five overs of India’s chase was completed, a result was guaranteed.At that stage, India were favourites with both Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal finding their groove after a sedate start to the chase. They had finished the powerplay with a six apiece in the last two overs of that phase, lifting India to 45 for 0 in six overs.Young then had Jaiswal caught at midwicket on 24 with a short ball. The chase tightened when Young had Tilak Varma gloving down the leg side to the wicketkeeper for a duck. At that point, India were only three runs ahead of the DLS par score, and another dismissal would’ve put Ireland ahead in the game.Sanju Samson, though, survived the hat-trick ball and guided a single to backward point. Ruturaj defended the next delivery before rain ended the game.

McCarthy’s new high

McCarthy had scored just fifty – and one century – in his career before Friday. He came into bat 59 for 6 and scored four fours and as many sixes. He had the solid Campher for company, but both batters found it tough to score off spinners Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar early on. However, when Bishnoi bowled one googly too many, McCarthy hit the game’s first six by hammering one over long-on, and from thereon, both batters scored the occasional boundary to push the team’s total.Though Campher ruined Bumrah’s spell with a four and six off consecutive balls in the 16th over, it was McCarthy who was causing more damage consistently. He gave debutant Prasidh Krishna a teaser of his power when he pulled him for four in the 15th over, and then he crunched two fours and a six off him in the 17th. The bowlers tried to vary their pace against both McCarthy and Campher and though they were successful to some extent, both batters gave Ireland late impetus.An Arshdeep Singh yorker eventually ended Campher’s stay and suggested that India would finish the bowling innings strong, but it wasn’t to be. McCarthy tore into Arshdeep in the 20th over with a four and two sixes – including one off a free-hit – to give the home fans something to cheer about.

India bowling blows hot and cold

Bumrah, India’s captain for the series, started the day on the right note by winning the toss. After choosing to bowl, he made the best use of conditions by blazing through the Ireland top order. In his first over, he recovered from a first-ball four to knock Andy Balbirnie over with an inswinger and in the same over he had Lorcan Tucker paddling one behind to wicketkeeper Samson.Harry Tector then joined Tucker in the dugout following another failed ramp, this time off Prasidh. Bishnoi then struck with his second ball to deceive Paul Stirling with a googly and flatten his stumps. The pair soon added to their tally when Prasidh had George Dockrell hitting a short ball to cover and Bishnoi had Mark Adair adjudged lbw in the 11th over on review.However, India would’ve been disappointed at letting the seventh-wicket stand to last for 7.2 overs. Arshdeep changed his pace and often bamboozled McCarthy and Campher, but both batters managed to find the occasional boundary. It wasn’t until the 18th over that Campher was dismissed, and by then Ireland were already on course for a respectable total. Campher’s 22-run final over off Arshdeep indicated that there were still some concerns for India in the bowling department.

Wyatt half-century, Bell and Moore three-fors as Superchargers fall well short

Matt Roller27-Aug-2023

Anya Shrubsole signed off from professional cricket by lifting the Hundred trophy at Lord’s, captaining Southern Brave to their first title in their third final. After successive defeats to Oval Invincibles, they comprehensively outplayed Northern Superchargers in front of a record 21,636 crowd at Lord’s.Brave’s batting let them down in their first two finals and they were 8 for 2 after nine balls on Sunday, Smriti Mandhana and Maia Bouchier falling cheaply after Superchargers opted to bowl first. But they recovered to set a target of 140, Danni Wyatt making 59 off 38 and Freya Kemp contributing an invaluable 31 off 17 from No. 5.Lauren Bell struck twice in her first eight balls in Brave’s defence, including removing Superchargers’ leading run-scorer Phoebe Litchfield who was well caught by Kemp at deep cover-point, and Superchargers were always behind the game.Rhianna Southby, Brave’s 22-year-old wicketkeeper, has played a crucial role for them despite not facing a ball this season: she effected three stumpings in the chase, and finished the Hundred with a tournament-high 11 dismissals.Jemimah Rodrigues opened the batting for Superchargers and was starved of the strike: when she was caught at extra cover for 24, she had faced just 14 of the first 73 balls bowled. Bell and Kalea Moore took three wickets each, and the winning moment came when Bell whipped off the bails to run No. 11 Grace Ballinger out after a mix-up.Shrubsole had been due to bowl the final five balls but Superchargers were bowled out with six to spare. Having left international cricket after last year’s World Cup, she opted to play on as Brave captain this year and her impending retirement has been a source of motivation for the squad throughout the season, who were determined to send her off with a trophy.Shrubsole looked uncharacteristically emotional in the aftermath of the final wicket, and admitted her overwhelming emotion was one of relief. “We feel like we’ve played some brilliant cricket,” she said, “coming into this we’d won 20 out of 25 games which is an unbelievable record. Not to have won the trophy was tough to take so it felt like this was just deserts.”For Charlotte Edwards, their coach, this was a third short-form trophy this year, after success in the Women’s Premier League with Mumbai Indians and with Southern Vipers in the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Brave have been the best team across the three seasons of the Hundred, and lifted an overdue trophy as the fireworks were set off at Lord’s.Danni Wyatt notched the first half-century in a Women’s Hundred final•ECB via Getty Images

After walking around the boundary from the stage in the Compton Stand, Shrubsole was given a guard of honour by both teams as she walked back towards the pavilion, holding the H-shaped trophy aloft as she did so. It was a fitting send-off for a great of England women’s cricket.Mandhana hit the first ball of the final for four through point but slashed the second to gully, and when Bouchier skied Kate Cross to extra cover, they were forced to rebuild through Wyatt and Georgia Adams.They had 45 off the first 43 balls of the final before Wyatt cut loose with back-to-back boundaries off Lucy Higham, at which point Superchargers became ragged in the field. Wyatt, who finished the tournament as leading run-scorer, swept Higham for four to bring up a 35-ball 50 and lofted Georgia Wareham for the first six of the game.She was primed to accelerate at the death when she was on the wrong end of a freak dismissal: Adams drove the ball straight back at her at the non-striker’s end as she started to take a run, and Cross executed a simple run-out as it popped up into her hands. When Adams holed out to midwicket after a chancy 27 off 28, Superchargers had an opening.But Kemp added 31 with a streaky cameo, hitting five boundaries to keep Brave on track. She eventually chopped Cross’ cutter onto her stumps; while Cross fumbled both a catch and a run-out chance off the penultimate ball, she was the pick of Superchargers’ attack with 3 for 21 off her 20.Bell thought she had struck with the first ball of the chase, trapping Marie Kelly on the pad only for her to successfully review the on-field decision. It hardly mattered: Kelly was dismissed by the next delivery she faced, with the ball ricocheting off her pad and onto the base of the stumps.When Litchfield lofted into the deep, Brave had two early wickets and were in control of the game. Southby’s sharp work gave Moore a wicket with her first ball, stumping Hollie Armitage, and her fast hands accounted for Bess Heath soon after, Chloe Tryon making amends for a drop on the square-leg boundary by beating her on the outside edge.Shrubsole had Alice Davidson-Richards lbw to leave Superchargers five down, and a brilliant catch by Bouchier – running in off the long-on boundary, then diving forwards at full stretch – meant Rodrigues was their last hope. Having tried and failed to build partnerships by knocking singles, she looked to loft Moore over extra cover but picked Adams out.Southby pulled off her third stumping as Leah Dobson charged Moore and missed, and Bell administered the last rites, having Higham caught at short fine leg then completing a straightforward run-out at the bowler’s end to cue the celebrations.

Allrounder Rashid Khan has been rested for the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur starting on June 14, with Afghanistan prioritising his “long-term fitness”. Izharulhaq Naveed and Mohammad Ibrahim have earned their maiden Afghanistan call-ups, while Nijat Masood and Karim Janat have also been named in the 15-member squad that will be led by white-ball captain Hashmatullah Shahidi.Rashid was part of Afghanistan’s third ODI against Sri Lanka after missing the first two due to a lower-back injury.”Although he made a comeback in the series decider today, the team management & medical team have decided to prioritize his long-term fitness,” the Afghanistan Cricket Board said on Twitter. “Despite being fit, our selectors believe it is crucial not to rush his return. They have taken a cautious approach to ensure he receives adequate rest and rehabilitation allowing him to regain full fitness before the upcoming BCBtigers series, the ACC Asia Cup & the ICC CWC 2023.”Allrounder Azmatullah Omarzai, who missed the third ODI against Sri Lanka, misses out on Test selection due to a groin injury. According to ACB, he will undergo rehab and will remain under full medical observation until his return.

FC Harlem have announced the addition of the USMNT center back as an official club ambassador, strengthening their connection to professional soccer

• McKenzie joins FC Harlem leadership
• USMNT defender emphasizes importance of urban youth development programs
• Toulouse star plans regular involvement despite European club commitments

• WHAT HAPPENED

  In an official social media post, FC Harlem officially announced that Toulouse Football Club defender Mark McKenzie has joined the organization as a club ambassador and honorary board member. The partnership connects one of American soccer's most prominent Black professional players with a youth development organization specifically focused on creating opportunities in underserved urban communities.

  “What’s going on, everybody? Mark McKenzie here. Very excited that I’ll be a club ambassador and honorary board member of FC Harlem. FC Harlem is a club that represents everything that I stand for and is going to bring the beautiful game of soccer to inner cities, especially in the U.S.,” McKenzie said on the club’s social media post.

  “I’m very excited to see FC Harlem joining MLS Next next year, and I’m very excited for the youth who are going to get a chance to play football at the highest level. And that’s going to send a powerful and positive message to all throughout the US that the game is fair to everybody.”

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• WHAT MARK MCKENZIE SAID

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  FC Harlem have established themselves as a pioneering organization in urban youth soccer development, working to address systemic barriers to participation in traditionally underrepresented communities. McKenzie's involvement represents part of a broader movement of professional players reinvesting in grassroots development, with Tim Weah part of USL side Brooklyn FC's ownership group.

• WHAT’S NEXT?

  For FC Harlem, the focus will be on their first season in the MLS Next Pro and the various other tournaments that youth players can and will be allowed to participate in because of that. The 2025 season will be the club’s first in the youth-specific tournament despite being active since 1990.