Major League Soccer is striking a multiyear deal with Southern New Hampshire University that will provide full scholarships for players and internship opportunities for the school's current students. In return, the league will offer four internships to Southern New Hampshire University students at its New York office each year, six internships with three teams and a yet-to-be determined number of online internships. ''What we wanted to be able to do was find a way that young players who have chosen to pursue a professional career after high school can still find a way to get a high-quality education,'' Mark Abbott, president and deputy commissioner of the league, told The Associated Press ahead of the announcement.
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