{"id":9286,"date":"2025-08-11T17:49:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/?page_id=9286"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:12:06","slug":"about-usl-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/about-usl-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"About USL Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:284px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1286\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-7759\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/shadow-onblue.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/shadow-onblue.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/shadow-onblue.jpg?resize=300,129 300w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/shadow-onblue.jpg?resize=768,329 768w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/shadow-onblue.jpg?resize=1024,439 1024w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/shadow-onblue.jpg?resize=1536,658 1536w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/shadow-onblue.jpg?resize=2048,878 2048w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/shadow-onblue.jpg?resize=210,90 210w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/shadow-onblue.jpg?resize=1440,617 1440w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/shadow-onblue.jpg?resize=720,309 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-almost-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"usl-academy\">ABOUT USL ACADEMY<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">HOME <i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i> PRE-PRO <i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i> ABOUT USL ACADEMY<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/54713992678_4a3a55dc53_k.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/54713992678_4a3a55dc53_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/54713992678_4a3a55dc53_k.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/54713992678_4a3a55dc53_k.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/54713992678_4a3a55dc53_k.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/54713992678_4a3a55dc53_k.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/54713992678_4a3a55dc53_k.jpg?resize=135,90 135w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/54713992678_4a3a55dc53_k.jpg?resize=1440,960 1440w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ftlutd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/54713992678_4a3a55dc53_k.jpg?resize=720,480 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Fort Lauderdale United FC\u2019s USL Academy team is now in its third season, building on a standout debut in 2024 that saw the squad advance to the National Playoffs. 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