For as far as soccer—the official Sport Of The Future on these shores for decades now—has come in America, we still haven’t hit upon a sustainable youth development model to cultivate all levels of professional talent, from squad-fillers to superstars. This leaves interested parties at home and abroad arguing over where, how, and with whom this country’s brightest prospects would be best served honing their abilities. The Guardian has an article on this topic, using the recent decisions of Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and, to a lesser degree, Everton to get into the American youth prospecting business as reference points. Bayern have partnered with the Massachusetts-based soccer program Global Premier Soccer (GPS), a company that trains some 55,000 youth players, to exchange some of the German club’s ideas, philosophies, and strategies about player development; Everton have come to a similar arrangement with FC Westchester, one of U.S. Soccer’s Youth Development Academies; and Barcelona have opened their own full-blown academy in Florida to directly tap into what they hope to be a productive well of American talent. Advertisement The positives of these kinds of programs are obvious. If America wants to develop world-class talent, it’s probably a good idea to enlist the…