MLS and NCAA Teams Face Unique Challenges This Spring
The spring NCAA soccer season may cause difficult decisions for MLS SuperDraft selections.
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Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
The global pandemic that enveloped the United States since 2020 is having a major impact on American soccer. Major League Soccer and the United Soccer Leagues were stopped for part of the summer, causing a delay in the 2021 season. The pandemic had an even larger impact on college soccer and has created a unique situation.
NCAA soccer is usually a fall sport, lasting from August to December. MLS holds its college draft each January, well after the College Cup final. This allows college seasons to end before drafted players sign with professional teams and lose their eligibility.