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MLS Head Coach Pascal Jansen Taps Into A Fearless Family Legacy to Shape a Bold New Era at New York City FC — Black Players for Change When New York City FC coach Pascal Jansen was 14 years old, he took four, one-hour round-trip bus rides from Zaandam to Amsterdam, unbeknownst to his mother, to try out for the Ajax Youth Academy in 1...

How the son of a resilient '70s pop star used lifelong lessons to become the youngest coach to earn his Pro coaching license and is locked in on returning #NYCFC to success and elevating the league in the process. blackplayersforchange.org/news/2025050...

Most Top Young MLS Standouts are Black. Here’s why that matters. — Black Players for Change 10 youngest to debut in MLS, six are Black, including four in the top 5. Hall is third on that list, accompanied by Adu, Alphonso Davies, Axel Kei, Matai Akinmboni and Nimfasha Berchimas. 

Anyway, @newyorkredbulls.bsky.social forward Julian Hall is one of the youngest to ever debut in MLS. And out of the top 10, six are Black. Here's why that's not by mere happenstance. Another story from me for Black Players for Change 📰 ✍

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