#PlayYourKids
Been kind of an amazing night for the #PlayYourKids movement.
February 22, 2026 at 4:26 AM
#PlayYourKids hits new heights, Quakes get their star & more from Matchday 2

Including a canary in the coalmine giving a big, big warning about the Union's bad start to their Supporters' Shield defense.
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March 2, 2026 at 4:21 AM
March 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
18-year-old Eric Izoita with an unbelievable debut goal
March 8, 2026 at 5:29 AM
RBNY VERY committed to the #playyourkids movement
March 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Big news for the #playyourkids crowd
January 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sounders fans are amazing. Their #PlayYourKids era started with putting a 16-year-old on the field in the CCL final, which they dominated and won.

And that counts as *frustrating.*

Nobody does “never-satisfied delusional supporter” like the folks in Seattle. 29 other fanbases have got to step up.
as frustrating as it was to get used to it when it started. the Sounders "play the kids" philosophy has only paid off long term
March 1, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Djordje Mihailovic started as a true 10 as usual, btw, while AZ Jackson and Caden Clark started as half-space merchants (AZ scored, Clark had a hand in Montreal's goal).

Brian Gutierrez would've started but is injured.

Most of these guys come from MLS academies.

#PlayYourKids
April 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Went around MLS as usual this weekend. Timo w/ a great debut (still left me with questions), Philly in trouble, Mascherano with a game-defining tactical switch & more.

Including a 16-year-old homegrown d-mid who... ok, I'll just say the name: Busquets.
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March 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Stylish, undefeated, #PlayYourKids darlings #RBNY taking an ugly-bad 0-3 at home to the previously winless, goalless, in-the-historically-bad-conversation CF Montreal is peak MLS - no wait, more than peak MLS, it's like, strapped into a helicopter hovering above the peak of peak MLS
March 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
While Kieran works on some general Claudery, the request line for MLSNP projection wheels is open #PlayYourKids

Gotta be 450 MLSNP mins in 2026
August 19, 2026 at 12:40 AM
March 17, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Several MLS clubs talk about being a truly youth-centered operation. Yet San Diego FC are pushing the envelope further.

In fact they already acquired top prospects from those other #PlayYourKids organizations and put them to use - like David Vázquez.

My feature:

www.mlssoccer.com/news/san-die...
August 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Now more than ever, MLS is a laboratory for youth development, and by extension a shopping mall for some of the world's biggest clubs.

Here's my look at a few of the top candidates to become #PlayYourKids stars in '25:

www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-is-...
MLS is Back: 10 homegrowns with breakout potential in 2025 | MLSSoccer.com
Who are the emerging homegrowns you need to know?
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February 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It’s what we want! It’s what we love! It’s why we win! #PlayYourKids
March 19, 2026 at 8:56 AM
🐣🧠 When #PlayYourKids isn't a problem but a solution
🧌🐐 No one delivers - and trolls - like the GOAT
🧐🛳️ West powers cruising
🇧🇷🐎 The utility of João

Whipping around the grounds on MLS MD2:

www.mlssoccer.com/news/lionel-...
Lionel Messi stuns Orlando, Timo Werner delivers & more from Matchday 2 | MLSSoccer.com
Antagonism, bitterness, chaos, even a dash of desperation.
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March 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
#MNUFC sub on #MNUFC2 short-term loaner Troy Putt and Dieng.

I take this as Knowles throwing in the towel but also #PlayYourKids!

2-1 #ATXvMIN
February 22, 2026 at 3:27 AM
November 18, 2024 at 10:27 PM
"Everybody has the right to dream, and part of that's opportunity."

"They believe in us every single time."

#PlayYourKids has been a thing for about a decade at this point. The San Diego FC project feels different, tho.

My 30 Clubs, 30 Stories feature:

www.mlssoccer.com/news/san-die...
San Diego FC: Taking
Tyler Heaps is one of the bright young minds in North American soccer, a data wiz who helped build US Soccer’s analytics department and broke new ground as an analyst at Ligue 1 power AS Monaco, befor...
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August 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“From now, if these guys are here and perform in the way that we expect, they are going to have the opportunity...

“That is the mentality that we want to build in this process in these four years.”

Some words on Mauricio Pochettino's commitment to #PlayYourKids:

www.mlssoccer.com/news/cavan-s...
Cavan Sullivan enters USMNT spotlight with historic potential | MLSSoccer.com
Could Cavan Sullivan – or Julian Hall, or Justin Ellis, or any of the other young MLS starlets just called into the US men’s national team’s upcoming camp – sooner or later blossom into the United Sta...
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September 17, 2026 at 9:30 PM
wait so it took data from apple to convince that #playyourkids is a good idea?
May 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM
My tiny contribution to the discourse.

#PlayYourKids
#EvenIfTheyRequireAnInternationalSlot
August 19, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Orange County SC has long embraced a #PlayYourKids philosophy.

On Saturday in the USL Cup, more than half its starting lineup were under the age of 21, including a first-time starter that made the most of his opportunity.

Here are this week's Rising Stars: www.uslchampionship.com/news_article...
7 Young Talents that made their mark for USL Championship, League One clubs in Week 21 | Young Player Spotlight
Orange County’s Gavin Karam shines in first start for youthful lineup, Charlotte’s Rafael Jauregui delivers in return to attacking role
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July 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
How many millions will this seasons class of rookies earn in future player sales? #PlayYourKids
March 16, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Sounders bench digs deep, bends but does not break at San Jose and win three HUGE road points against a resurgent Earthquakes. #PlayYourKids #ebfg #SJvSEA
March 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM