Project 2010 was a blueprint that

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executives created in 1998 to ensure that the U.S. men's national soccer team could become a plausible contender to win the

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by 2010. The Q-Report, the jumping-off point for Project 2010, was written by

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. The $50 million development plan was started just before the start of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. While referred to less often in recent years, Project 2010 did propagate two programs which continued for some time to help produce professional standard talent:

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(previously called ''Project-40'' when sponsored by

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) and U.S. Soccer's U-17 residency camp in

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. However, the residency camp closed in 2017 due to the proliferation of U.S. Development Academy programs.

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