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Tom Byer on USMNT golden generation, J League vs MLS
Manage episode 410565235 series 1000420
American Tom Byer, who has spent years in Japan and around the globe working in youth development, joins Alexi Lalas in a special edition of State of the Union. Tom has worked with some of the biggest clubs in the world, including Ajax and Manchester United. He also changed the way Japan looks at the youth ranks.
The duo dives into the best and worst about the American soccer system, the differences between the J League and MLS, what the USA needs to do to develop a world-class star, and the chances this current crop of players is truly the USMNT's golden generation.
Alexi and Mosse will be back next week with your regularly scheduled State of the Union programming.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
466 episodes
Manage episode 410565235 series 1000420
American Tom Byer, who has spent years in Japan and around the globe working in youth development, joins Alexi Lalas in a special edition of State of the Union. Tom has worked with some of the biggest clubs in the world, including Ajax and Manchester United. He also changed the way Japan looks at the youth ranks.
The duo dives into the best and worst about the American soccer system, the differences between the J League and MLS, what the USA needs to do to develop a world-class star, and the chances this current crop of players is truly the USMNT's golden generation.
Alexi and Mosse will be back next week with your regularly scheduled State of the Union programming.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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