Lead European Football Tactics Analyst
An expert specializing in the deconstruction of formation and strategy for top continental clubs.
Brazil Is Visiting Clubs Before Selecting Its U-20 Team: Could Bolivia Combine That Model With U.S.-Style Talent Tracking?
Brazil’s preparation for the next South American U-20 Championship is happening well before players arrive at the national-team training center. During late June and July 2026, Brazil U-20 coach Paulo Victor and members of his technical staff visited Palmeiras, Corinthians, Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro, Vasco da Gama and Botafogo. They spoke with professional and academy coaches,…
Bolivia’s U-20s Face Brazil as the USA Qualifies for Another U-20 World Cup: Which System Is Better Preparing the 2030 Generation?
Bolivia and the United States are developing the players who could define their senior national teams by 2030, but they are doing so from very different positions. Copa Patria Begins in Santa Cruz as U.S. Youth Soccer Stages Massive National Championships. In August 2026, Bolivia’s U-20 squad entered an important two-match window against Brazil at…
Copa Patria Begins in Santa Cruz as U.S. Youth Soccer Stages Massive National Championships
Bolivia’s effort to strengthen youth soccer gained a new platform in August when the first Copa Patria brought boys’ and girls’ teams from U8 through U16 to Sporting Santa Cruz. The tournament was scheduled from August 6 through August 9, 2026, with organizers presenting it as more than another youth competition. The stated goal was…
USA’s U-20 Pipeline Is Already Moving Toward 2028: What Bolivia Can Learn Before the 2027 South American Championship
Bolivia and the United States are approaching their next youth-national-team cycles from very different positions, but the contrast offers La Verde a useful lesson. The United States entered the summer of 2026 already guaranteed a place in the men’s football tournament at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games because it is the host nation. That…