soccer players are better adjusted socially, IMO
yeah but I don't see the average American parent letting their child go overseas by themselves. Pulisic is a outlier bruh.
Soccer will never be mainstream in America like the NFL or NBA. And this is coming from a big futebol fan. In order to compete with Europe and South America they would have to change the entire system here because it does not work. It’s dope there is a soccer culture in the ATL. And the US has improved however they are like 25 years behind Europe and 20 years behind South America.
Other counties have no major sports outside of soccer and a few who play cricket...what does American having 4-5 major sports have to do with Americans playing overseas? there's many Americans playing overseas. go look at the USMNT, U 20 and U-17 to see how many Americans are abroad.
honestly, from a fan perspective, going to the game actually trumps watching the game unlike Baseball or American Football...... in the next 15-20 years I can see soccer eclipsing one of the top 3 sports in the US ...it aleady had a higher average attendance than the NBA last season.
Soccer is the future.
Right.Nah nikka. A black man can pick up any sport and go. I did ice hockey, roller hockey, lacrosse, soccer and was good at it.
Only reason nikkas don't play high school soccer is because it's during track season. Which is after basketball season. And if they're lazy or slow they'll play baseball. Or camp up somewhere and play basketball through spring and summer.
Depends on if they're a 12 sport athlete or not.
Again what does this have to do with Americans going overseas to play soccer?Other counties have no major sports outside of soccer and a few who play cricket...
the sheer spike in MLS should send the NFL serious messages....watch when these network renegotiations are up...MLS is about to crush these expanded marketsNever say never. There was a time when MLB was thought to be untouchable. NBA was shown on tape delay. Pro Football was an afterthought.
ALWAYS pay attention to trends and take your feelings out of it. That's how so many get left behind and fukked; being resistant to change or treating it niche.
Americans who are athletic are more likely to take up soccer as a secondary sport, not their primary endeavorAgain what does this have to do with Americans going overseas to play soccer?
You still believe in the American soccer needs he best athletes trope huh lolAmericans who are athletic are more likely to take up soccer as a secondary sport, not their primary endeavor
For example, Usain Bolt tried out for Dortmund...after his track career...
In the USA, most athletes are not seeing viable careers, or haven't recently, in soccer. They focused on Football, Baseball, Basketball...or the olympics in track
Kobe isn't nice with the soccer ball for no reason
Americans have more options for pro sports careers
Thus, the raw talent gets sucked up into other sports.
In other countries, outside of soccer, theres no competition with where to invest your athletic energy. And if you wanna play baseball or basketball, you just come to the states anyways.
TL;DR: American athletes get siphoned off of soccer into larger sport industries
Lol read about itWhat does the NCAA have to do with soccer development?
I swear soccer snobs are the biggest idiots.
Tennis, Swimming, and Gymnastics all bypass the NCAA.
DeMarcus Beasley, Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey and Christian Pulisic didn't have to play college soccer.
Soccer snobs are the worst out of all sports snobs.
American's haven't been viable overseas until the last few years.You still believe in the American soccer needs he best athletes trope huh lol
If everything you say is true why are so many Americans playing overseas right now?