{"id":3035,"date":"2026-04-22T12:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scoutastic.com\/nic-darling-mls-players-association\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T14:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:01:51","slug":"nic-darling-mls-players-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scoutastic.com\/en\/nic-darling-mls-players-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Nic Darling – MLS Players Association"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”20px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#000000″ scene_position=”center” top_padding_tablet=”100″ top_padding_phone=”20″ text_color=”light” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” class=”referenzen” advanced_gradient=”linear-gradient(0deg, rgb(0,0,0) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,126) 50%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%)” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”advanced” shape_type=”” advanced_gradient_display_type=”linear”][vc_column top_padding_desktop=”45″ constrain_group_100=”yes” bottom_padding_desktop=”45″ left_padding_desktop=”45″ constrain_group_101=”yes” right_padding_desktop=”45″ top_padding_tablet=”35″ constrain_group_102=”yes” bottom_padding_tablet=”35″ left_padding_tablet=”35″ right_padding_tablet=”35″ top_padding_phone=”25″ constrain_group_104=”yes” bottom_padding_phone=”25″ left_padding_phone=”25″ constrain_group_105=”yes” right_padding_phone=”25″ column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF2B” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ background_image=”1629″ background_image_position=”center center” background_image_stacking=”default” enable_bg_scale=”true” background_image_loading=”default” column_backdrop_filter=”none” font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”referenzen_card” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” parallax_bg=”true” parallax_bg_speed=”fast” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_color=”#FFFFFF” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”advanced” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”931″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”12″][nectar_responsive_text inherited_font_style=”default” text_direction=”default”]\n

Nic Darling<\/h3>\n

Director of Technology and Innovation
\nMLS Players Association<\/h4>\n[\/nectar_responsive_text][nectar_responsive_text inherited_font_style=”default” text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_direction=”default”]The integration with the Transfermarkt API has helped us to build a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of the players we serve.<\/p>\n

As a players\u2019 association we are interested in understanding the whole player journey, from a single matchday to an entire career of transfers and accomplishments. The data we can access through this API provides us with many important parts of that story.[\/nectar_responsive_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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