re: Has there ever been such a rise of players/hype for the USMNT for Euro players?

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I'd hate to get too excited

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I feel you but IMO this generation and the next couple of generations of young American players could end up being the guys that help us reach the tipping point for where we want to be as a soccer nation. Besides the obvious that many of our best players for the future are playing and getting real minutes for some good European clubs, I see little things everyday that gives me a lot of hope. Jerseys everywhere. The FIFA video games. The amount of soccer on tv here is crazy these days. It's in front of kids faces constantly. That is huge. Granted, I watch a lot of sports channels so I see more soccer games and commercials than most. But a bunch of young athletic dudes across America, who will be deciding what sport they want to pursue seriously soon, watch the shite out of those same channels. I don't know, maybe it's the Pulisic hype train that's getting to me, but I have a good feeling about the not too distant future.