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re: US Soccer's lack of stars
Posted on 8/15/13 at 12:34 pm to RandySavage
Posted on 8/15/13 at 12:34 pm to RandySavage
I believe it's due to the economics of American sport. Most of the top athletes in the U.S. are steered towards the big three sports due to money tied up in football, basketball, and baseball. While there is some competition to Soccer dominance in other nations (mainly basketball in soccer loving countries), it's not the same competition as in the states.
A quote that resonates with truth that I heard a commentator say... "... when you play Brazil, you're playing the 23 best athletes in that country...". That's just not true in the U.S. Imagine if CP3, MJ, or Breesus had focused on soccer...
A quote that resonates with truth that I heard a commentator say... "... when you play Brazil, you're playing the 23 best athletes in that country...". That's just not true in the U.S. Imagine if CP3, MJ, or Breesus had focused on soccer...
This post was edited on 8/15/13 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 8/15/13 at 12:39 pm to reddy tiger
... and had coaches who could actually steer their soccer education in the right direction.
We still don't have that.
We still don't have that.
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