The JAFA Desk

Three desks, one publication: MLS and the men's game, the NWSL and the women's game, and the youth-to-college pathway. Every article on JAFA carries a byline that links here, and every claim under those bylines is governed by the same editorial policy.

Alejandro Rojas

Senior Soccer Correspondent · Miami, Florida

MLS, the transfer market and the United States men's team — covered from the press box, not the couch.

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Dana Whitfield

Women's Soccer Editor · Portland, Oregon

The NWSL and the United States women's team — the league table read as a squad list.

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Marcus Bell

Youth & Academies Editor · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Fifteen years inside American academies — the recruiting guides here are written from running trials, not observing them.

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