NEFC and Boston Bolts players square off during a 2019-20 academy match. (Evan Scales/New England Soccer Journal)
The inaugural MLS NEXT season is nearly two months old, as eight clubs across New England continue to lay the groundwork for life after the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
One is NEFC, with its U-13 and U-14 teams competing in the New England Division against other local teams.
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed numerous challenges, as have rule modifications that Massachusetts require, but boys director Christian Battaglia feels they’re making progress.
