Episode
Pay to Play Soccer: An Alternative with Amir Lowery
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- The Soccer Business Podcast
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- Jul 14, 2026
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- 2533
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Summary
'Pay to Play' youth soccer is being blamed for the USMNT under-performing. But is there another way for kids to be given access to coaching? Amir Lowery is a coach and former MLS and USL player who is now head of the Open Goal Project at DCFC in Washington, DC - a free to play program. He joins Simon to explain the problems with pay-to-play and how the alternative he has built actually works.