Jermaine Jones destroys Jordan Morris - I think it might be valuable to some parents here

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds to me like Jordan Morris has his head screwed on right. Go to Bremen and become one more anonymous feeder in their massive farm system, and come back to Seattle a few years later with far less local name recognition, or stay in Seattle with his family, girlfriend, and dog and grow his name here. I don't see why he'd pick the former.

That’s the spirit. Big fish in a small pond. Except when training in that small pond won’t even get you a win versus Trinidad. Think Morris’ brand is going to grow next summer when he’s sitting at home during WC? If he’s only concerned w the financial gain that comes from playing, sure stay in Seattle. If he’s interested in growth and gaining technical acumen, then he made the wrong decision. Seems like his mentality isn’t a good fit for NT anyway.

And what if he's interested in enjoying his life? He loves Seattle, he likes being near his family, and he's making a great living doing so.
He owes you nothing.
And plenty of players that have bounced all over Europe lost to T&T as well.

Nothing wrong with it, just shouldn't be playing for the USMNT is all. That kind of apathy shouldn't be welcome. For pete's sake, we expect more out of our children playing in travel soccer than we do out of a player putting in a US soccer kit. No wonder we lost to TT.

This - he is within his right to make this choice.

He should never be selected for the USMNT ever again. Effectively he should be publicly told he has no chance for selection ever.

That's idiotic.
If he's not good enough because of his choices, so be it.
If he's the best player available, then pick him.

Giovinco should be in italy’s selection

He isn’t because he’s been told he won’t get selected as long as he plays in mls

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds to me like Jordan Morris has his head screwed on right. Go to Bremen and become one more anonymous feeder in their massive farm system, and come back to Seattle a few years later with far less local name recognition, or stay in Seattle with his family, girlfriend, and dog and grow his name here. I don't see why he'd pick the former.

That’s the spirit. Big fish in a small pond. Except when training in that small pond won’t even get you a win versus Trinidad. Think Morris’ brand is going to grow next summer when he’s sitting at home during WC? If he’s only concerned w the financial gain that comes from playing, sure stay in Seattle. If he’s interested in growth and gaining technical acumen, then he made the wrong decision. Seems like his mentality isn’t a good fit for NT anyway.

And what if he's interested in enjoying his life? He loves Seattle, he likes being near his family, and he's making a great living doing so.
He owes you nothing.
And plenty of players that have bounced all over Europe lost to T&T as well.

Nothing wrong with it, just shouldn't be playing for the USMNT is all. That kind of apathy shouldn't be welcome. For pete's sake, we expect more out of our children playing in travel soccer than we do out of a player putting in a US soccer kit. No wonder we lost to TT.

This - he is within his right to make this choice.

He should never be selected for the USMNT ever again. Effectively he should be publicly told he has no chance for selection ever.

That's idiotic.
If he's not good enough because of his choices, so be it.
If he's the best player available, then pick him.

Giovinco should be in italy’s selection

He isn’t because he’s been told he won’t get selected as long as he plays in mls

People beloved that Giovonco was doing so well in MLS that he should have been chosen for Italy. The Italian coach said his performance at NOW wasn't convincing enough. It would be like USA choosing an American playing in European basketball leagues over NBA players for the Olympics squad.

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Anonymous wrote:Look professional Soccer, like all sports is very competitive. It’s a job. Playing in the minor leagues like MLS is easier vs one of the major leagues. The major soccer leagues of the world are like playing in the NFL or NBA....you have toPreform a high-level every day or you lose your job

Contracts in major Euro leagues are just as guaranteed as they are in MLS. Actually moreso. And considerably less than in the NFL, where you can miss a field goal on Sunday and be unemployed on Monday.

Players who lose their giant contracts at Manchester United go on to sign only slightly less giant contracts somewhere else. Players who lose the contracts at MLS go for their real estate or coaching licenses (or both).

No only a major star will get another contract after a bad year or over 27. Soccer players peak another 24-26 and have an average career length of 8 years. If most sign at 17-18 year old, add 8 years and you are out of the league. I think you are confusing the few elite players with the regular players. It is very competitive and someone is always coming for your job. The MLS is not like that. A USMNT player can hang around a long time in the MSL.

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Anonymous wrote:Look professional Soccer, like all sports is very competitive. It’s a job. Playing in the minor leagues like MLS is easier vs one of the major leagues. The major soccer leagues of the world are like playing in the NFL or NBA....you have toPreform a high-level every day or you lose your job

Contracts in major Euro leagues are just as guaranteed as they are in MLS. Actually moreso. And considerably less than in the NFL, where you can miss a field goal on Sunday and be unemployed on Monday.

Players who lose their giant contracts at Manchester United go on to sign only slightly less giant contracts somewhere else. Players who lose the contracts at MLS go for their real estate or coaching licenses (or both).

No only a major star will get another contract after a bad year or over 27. Soccer players peak another 24-26 and have an average career length of 8 years. If most sign at 17-18 year old, add 8 years and you are out of the league. I think you are confusing the few elite players with the regular players. It is very competitive and someone is always coming for your job. The MLS is not like that. A USMNT player can hang around a long time in the MSL.

Actually, since the sport is global, you will find plenty of clubs looking to hire you if you played in Europe, just not the ones anybody on forum would recognize. I'm talking about the third tier of Denmark. Granted, at that point you should quite, Freddy Adu unfortunately has played for 13 different teams, currently he plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL, which is technically 2nd tier in US even through US soccer won't grant it 2nd tier. Your point remains, but there are still plenty of options if you want to continue playing in your late-twenties early-thirties and you're nowhere near superstar status.

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Anonymous wrote:Look professional Soccer, like all sports is very competitive. It’s a job. Playing in the minor leagues like MLS is easier vs one of the major leagues. The major soccer leagues of the world are like playing in the NFL or NBA....you have toPreform a high-level every day or you lose your job

Contracts in major Euro leagues are just as guaranteed as they are in MLS. Actually moreso. And considerably less than in the NFL, where you can miss a field goal on Sunday and be unemployed on Monday.

Players who lose their giant contracts at Manchester United go on to sign only slightly less giant contracts somewhere else. Players who lose the contracts at MLS go for their real estate or coaching licenses (or both).

No only a major star will get another contract after a bad year or over 27. Soccer players peak another 24-26 and have an average career length of 8 years. If most sign at 17-18 year old, add 8 years and you are out of the league. I think you are confusing the few elite players with the regular players. It is very competitive and someone is always coming for your job. The MLS is not like that. A USMNT player can hang around a long time in the MSL.

Actually, since the sport is global, you will find plenty of clubs looking to hire you if you played in Europe, just not the ones anybody on forum would recognize. I'm talking about the third tier of Denmark. Granted, at that point you should quite, Freddy Adu unfortunately has played for 13 different teams, currently he plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL, which is technically 2nd tier in US even through US soccer won't grant it 2nd tier. Your point remains, but there are still plenty of options if you want to continue playing in your late-twenties early-thirties and you're nowhere near superstar status.

Actually, the USL is second division now. And Freddy hasn't had a club for a year. I think he's done.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds to me like Jordan Morris has his head screwed on right. Go to Bremen and become one more anonymous feeder in their massive farm system, and come back to Seattle a few years later with far less local name recognition, or stay in Seattle with his family, girlfriend, and dog and grow his name here. I don't see why he'd pick the former.

That’s the spirit. Big fish in a small pond. Except when training in that small pond won’t even get you a win versus Trinidad. Think Morris’ brand is going to grow next summer when he’s sitting at home during WC? If he’s only concerned w the financial gain that comes from playing, sure stay in Seattle. If he’s interested in growth and gaining technical acumen, then he made the wrong decision. Seems like his mentality isn’t a good fit for NT anyway.

And what if he's interested in enjoying his life? He loves Seattle, he likes being near his family, and he's making a great living doing so.
He owes you nothing.
And plenty of players that have bounced all over Europe lost to T&T as well.

Nothing wrong with it, just shouldn't be playing for the USMNT is all. That kind of apathy shouldn't be welcome. For pete's sake, we expect more out of our children playing in travel soccer than we do out of a player putting in a US soccer kit. No wonder we lost to TT.

This - he is within his right to make this choice.

He should never be selected for the USMNT ever again. Effectively he should be publicly told he has no chance for selection ever.

That's idiotic.
If he's not good enough because of his choices, so be it.
If he's the best player available, then pick him.

Giovinco should be in italy’s selection

He isn’t because he’s been told he won’t get selected as long as he plays in mls

Exactly. That's equally idiotic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Look professional Soccer, like all sports is very competitive. It’s a job. Playing in the minor leagues like MLS is easier vs one of the major leagues. The major soccer leagues of the world are like playing in the NFL or NBA....you have toPreform a high-level every day or you lose your job

Contracts in major Euro leagues are just as guaranteed as they are in MLS. Actually moreso. And considerably less than in the NFL, where you can miss a field goal on Sunday and be unemployed on Monday.

Players who lose their giant contracts at Manchester United go on to sign only slightly less giant contracts somewhere else. Players who lose the contracts at MLS go for their real estate or coaching licenses (or both).

No only a major star will get another contract after a bad year or over 27. Soccer players peak another 24-26 and have an average career length of 8 years. If most sign at 17-18 year old, add 8 years and you are out of the league. I think you are confusing the few elite players with the regular players. It is very competitive and someone is always coming for your job. The MLS is not like that. A USMNT player can hang around a long time in the MSL.

Actually, since the sport is global, you will find plenty of clubs looking to hire you if you played in Europe, just not the ones anybody on forum would recognize. I'm talking about the third tier of Denmark. Granted, at that point you should quite, Freddy Adu unfortunately has played for 13 different teams, currently he plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL, which is technically 2nd tier in US even through US soccer won't grant it 2nd tier. Your point remains, but there are still plenty of options if you want to continue playing in your late-twenties early-thirties and you're nowhere near superstar status.

Actually, the USL is second division now. And Freddy hasn't had a club for a year. I think he's done.

The thing about Adu is he wasn't actually a product of US soccer training, he played in Ghana and when his mom won the green card lottery, he came here and decided he wanted to play for the US and before that DC United signed him. He played on various youth national teams, but my sense is he learned all that he needed to know from playing around in Ghana.

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Anonymous wrote:Look professional Soccer, like all sports is very competitive. It’s a job. Playing in the minor leagues like MLS is easier vs one of the major leagues. The major soccer leagues of the world are like playing in the NFL or NBA....you have toPreform a high-level every day or you lose your job

Contracts in major Euro leagues are just as guaranteed as they are in MLS. Actually moreso. And considerably less than in the NFL, where you can miss a field goal on Sunday and be unemployed on Monday.

Players who lose their giant contracts at Manchester United go on to sign only slightly less giant contracts somewhere else. Players who lose the contracts at MLS go for their real estate or coaching licenses (or both).

No only a major star will get another contract after a bad year or over 27. Soccer players peak another 24-26 and have an average career length of 8 years. If most sign at 17-18 year old, add 8 years and you are out of the league. I think you are confusing the few elite players with the regular players. It is very competitive and someone is always coming for your job. The MLS is not like that. A USMNT player can hang around a long time in the MSL.

Actually, since the sport is global, you will find plenty of clubs looking to hire you if you played in Europe, just not the ones anybody on forum would recognize. I'm talking about the third tier of Denmark. Granted, at that point you should quite, Freddy Adu unfortunately has played for 13 different teams, currently he plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL, which is technically 2nd tier in US even through US soccer won't grant it 2nd tier. Your point remains, but there are still plenty of options if you want to continue playing in your late-twenties early-thirties and you're nowhere near superstar status.

Actually, the USL is second division now. And Freddy hasn't had a club for a year. I think he's done.

The thing about Adu is he wasn't actually a product of US soccer training, he played in Ghana and when his mom won the green card lottery, he came here and decided he wanted to play for the US and before that DC United signed him. He played on various youth national teams, but my sense is he learned all that he needed to know from playing around in Ghana.

Which all goes back to the Jordan Morris decision.
Adu (or his parents or reps) decided to take the sure money instead of pursing an opportunity that would have made him a better player.
A little different for Adu, as his opportunitiy would have been to enroll in a great team's Academy system for no money, but I can still see the parallel.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Look professional Soccer, like all sports is very competitive. It’s a job. Playing in the minor leagues like MLS is easier vs one of the major leagues. The major soccer leagues of the world are like playing in the NFL or NBA....you have toPreform a high-level every day or you lose your job

Contracts in major Euro leagues are just as guaranteed as they are in MLS. Actually moreso. And considerably less than in the NFL, where you can miss a field goal on Sunday and be unemployed on Monday.

Players who lose their giant contracts at Manchester United go on to sign only slightly less giant contracts somewhere else. Players who lose the contracts at MLS go for their real estate or coaching licenses (or both).

No only a major star will get another contract after a bad year or over 27. Soccer players peak another 24-26 and have an average career length of 8 years. If most sign at 17-18 year old, add 8 years and you are out of the league. I think you are confusing the few elite players with the regular players. It is very competitive and someone is always coming for your job. The MLS is not like that. A USMNT player can hang around a long time in the MSL.

Actually, since the sport is global, you will find plenty of clubs looking to hire you if you played in Europe, just not the ones anybody on forum would recognize. I'm talking about the third tier of Denmark. Granted, at that point you should quite, Freddy Adu unfortunately has played for 13 different teams, currently he plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL, which is technically 2nd tier in US even through US soccer won't grant it 2nd tier. Your point remains, but there are still plenty of options if you want to continue playing in your late-twenties early-thirties and you're nowhere near superstar status.

Actually, the USL is second division now. And Freddy hasn't had a club for a year. I think he's done.

The thing about Adu is he wasn't actually a product of US soccer training, he played in Ghana and when his mom won the green card lottery, he came here and decided he wanted to play for the US and before that DC United signed him. He played on various youth national teams, but my sense is he learned all that he needed to know from playing around in Ghana.

Which all goes back to the Jordan Morris decision.
Adu (or his parents or reps) decided to take the sure money instead of pursing an opportunity that would have made him a better player.
A little different for Adu, as his opportunitiy would have been to enroll in a great team's Academy system for no money, but I can still see the parallel.

Not quite that simple. FIFA had just started its crackdown on teenagers moving to foreign countries.

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Anonymous wrote:Look professional Soccer, like all sports is very competitive. It’s a job. Playing in the minor leagues like MLS is easier vs one of the major leagues. The major soccer leagues of the world are like playing in the NFL or NBA....you have toPreform a high-level every day or you lose your job

Contracts in major Euro leagues are just as guaranteed as they are in MLS. Actually moreso. And considerably less than in the NFL, where you can miss a field goal on Sunday and be unemployed on Monday.

Players who lose their giant contracts at Manchester United go on to sign only slightly less giant contracts somewhere else. Players who lose the contracts at MLS go for their real estate or coaching licenses (or both).

No only a major star will get another contract after a bad year or over 27. Soccer players peak another 24-26 and have an average career length of 8 years. If most sign at 17-18 year old, add 8 years and you are out of the league. I think you are confusing the few elite players with the regular players. It is very competitive and someone is always coming for your job. The MLS is not like that. A USMNT player can hang around a long time in the MSL.

Actually, since the sport is global, you will find plenty of clubs looking to hire you if you played in Europe, just not the ones anybody on forum would recognize. I'm talking about the third tier of Denmark. Granted, at that point you should quite, Freddy Adu unfortunately has played for 13 different teams, currently he plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL, which is technically 2nd tier in US even through US soccer won't grant it 2nd tier. Your point remains, but there are still plenty of options if you want to continue playing in your late-twenties early-thirties and you're nowhere near superstar status.

Actually, the USL is second division now. And Freddy hasn't had a club for a year. I think he's done.

The thing about Adu is he wasn't actually a product of US soccer training, he played in Ghana and when his mom won the green card lottery, he came here and decided he wanted to play for the US and before that DC United signed him. He played on various youth national teams, but my sense is he learned all that he needed to know from playing around in Ghana.

Which all goes back to the Jordan Morris decision.
Adu (or his parents or reps) decided to take the sure money instead of pursing an opportunity that would have made him a better player.
A little different for Adu, as his opportunitiy would have been to enroll in a great team's Academy system for no money, but I can still see the parallel.

Not quite that simple. FIFA had just started its crackdown on teenagers moving to foreign countries.

He signed professional contract at 14, which I would consider child abuse. He didn't have good advisers watching out for his development. Every body just took their pound and sent him packing.

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I'm totally ok with us not bringing the European system here, FWIW.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/sports/soccer/clubs-apparel-neale-mcdermott-adidas.html

Last week, it emerged that Manchester City had paid the League One club Southend United 175,000 pounds (about $215,000) to sign Finley Burns, a 13-year-old defender.

Or you can look at the 11-year-old washouts:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/sports/soccer/premier-league-youth-soccer.html

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Anonymous wrote:I'm totally ok with us not bringing the European system here, FWIW.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/sports/soccer/clubs-apparel-neale-mcdermott-adidas.html

Last week, it emerged that Manchester City had paid the League One club Southend United 175,000 pounds (about $215,000) to sign Finley Burns, a 13-year-old defender.

Or you can look at the 11-year-old washouts:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/sports/soccer/premier-league-youth-soccer.html

So I don't have a problem with it, here's why. The only kids taking those offers from adidas and Nike are the ones who along with their parents don't see a way out. A kid here with middle-class parents wouldn't have to bother with deals from shoe companies to agree to anything because they for the most part don't need adidas and Nike to pay for any of their gear. If you read the article through, at the end it says

*“They are doing what the clubs are doing and what the agents are doing,” Drummy said. “The deals aren’t anything massive, and they’re not at extortionate rates. They are casting the net and trying to bring in the talent.”

To many, the brands are a blessing. Their involvement can save the parents of young players, often from underprivileged backgrounds, hundreds of dollars a year.*

You know, although the case isn't similar, this reminds of the NBA in 2006 when they changed the rules to be eligible for the draft to essentially force all players play one year of college. This was a boon for colleges and NCAA as they now had a right to claim more money for tv rights for players that were essentially ready for the pro's but needed to play for nothing as a slave and follow the archaic NCAA rules to be eligible to ply their trade. Those players weren't interested in pursuing a college education and frankly didn't need one to try out for a sports team. We woudln't hold back promising mechanics, carpenters, artists, from having to do one year of college before offering their services to the public, why should athletes have to do it.

Let Nike and adidas take bets on players, if they don't follow through, it will be their loss. There isn't an adidas or Nike team. By the way, look at YouTube and IG stars and SnapChat they're hawking products left and right and getting paid, no one is batting an eye at that because the private companies are free to pay who they want to pay for marketing.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm totally ok with us not bringing the European system here, FWIW.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/sports/soccer/clubs-apparel-neale-mcdermott-adidas.html

Last week, it emerged that Manchester City had paid the League One club Southend United 175,000 pounds (about $215,000) to sign Finley Burns, a 13-year-old defender.

Or you can look at the 11-year-old washouts:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/sports/soccer/premier-league-youth-soccer.html

So I don't have a problem with it, here's why. The only kids taking those offers from adidas and Nike are the ones who along with their parents don't see a way out. A kid here with middle-class parents wouldn't have to bother with deals from shoe companies to agree to anything because they for the most part don't need adidas and Nike to pay for any of their gear. If you read the article through, at the end it says

*“They are doing what the clubs are doing and what the agents are doing,” Drummy said. “The deals aren’t anything massive, and they’re not at extortionate rates. They are casting the net and trying to bring in the talent.”

To many, the brands are a blessing. Their involvement can save the parents of young players, often from underprivileged backgrounds, hundreds of dollars a year.*

You know, although the case isn't similar, this reminds of the NBA in 2006 when they changed the rules to be eligible for the draft to essentially force all players play one year of college. This was a boon for colleges and NCAA as they now had a right to claim more money for tv rights for players that were essentially ready for the pro's but needed to play for nothing as a slave and follow the archaic NCAA rules to be eligible to ply their trade. Those players weren't interested in pursuing a college education and frankly didn't need one to try out for a sports team. We woudln't hold back promising mechanics, carpenters, artists, from having to do one year of college before offering their services to the public, why should athletes have to do it.

Let Nike and adidas take bets on players, if they don't follow through, it will be their loss. There isn't an adidas or Nike team. By the way, look at YouTube and IG stars and SnapChat they're hawking products left and right and getting paid, no one is batting an eye at that because the private companies are free to pay who they want to pay for marketing.

The disturbing part isn't so much the relatively trivial Adidas or Nike endorsements, it's the club payments and lockouts, and the way that kids are treated in that system. I have no interest in moving to a system of de facto child labor just to produce a few soccer stars. No thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:Look professional Soccer, like all sports is very competitive. It’s a job. Playing in the minor leagues like MLS is easier vs one of the major leagues. The major soccer leagues of the world are like playing in the NFL or NBA....you have toPreform a high-level every day or you lose your job

Contracts in major Euro leagues are just as guaranteed as they are in MLS. Actually moreso. And considerably less than in the NFL, where you can miss a field goal on Sunday and be unemployed on Monday.

Players who lose their giant contracts at Manchester United go on to sign only slightly less giant contracts somewhere else. Players who lose the contracts at MLS go for their real estate or coaching licenses (or both).

No only a major star will get another contract after a bad year or over 27. Soccer players peak another 24-26 and have an average career length of 8 years. If most sign at 17-18 year old, add 8 years and you are out of the league. I think you are confusing the few elite players with the regular players. It is very competitive and someone is always coming for your job. The MLS is not like that. A USMNT player can hang around a long time in the MSL.

Actually, since the sport is global, you will find plenty of clubs looking to hire you if you played in Europe, just not the ones anybody on forum would recognize. I'm talking about the third tier of Denmark. Granted, at that point you should quite, Freddy Adu unfortunately has played for 13 different teams, currently he plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL, which is technically 2nd tier in US even through US soccer won't grant it 2nd tier. Your point remains, but there are still plenty of options if you want to continue playing in your late-twenties early-thirties and you're nowhere near superstar status.

Actually, the USL is second division now. And Freddy hasn't had a club for a year. I think he's done.

The thing about Adu is he wasn't actually a product of US soccer training, he played in Ghana and when his mom won the green card lottery, he came here and decided he wanted to play for the US and before that DC United signed him. He played on various youth national teams, but my sense is he learned all that he needed to know from playing around in Ghana.

Which all goes back to the Jordan Morris decision.
Adu (or his parents or reps) decided to take the sure money instead of pursing an opportunity that would have made him a better player.
A little different for Adu, as his opportunitiy would have been to enroll in a great team's Academy system for no money, but I can still see the parallel.

Not quite that simple. FIFA had just started its crackdown on teenagers moving to foreign countries.

He signed professional contract at 14, which I would consider child abuse. He didn't have good advisers watching out for his development. Every body just took their pound and sent him packing.

He also lied about his age. He was actually older. Happens frequently when there are no proper birth documents.

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Anonymous wrote:Look professional Soccer, like all sports is very competitive. It’s a job. Playing in the minor leagues like MLS is easier vs one of the major leagues. The major soccer leagues of the world are like playing in the NFL or NBA....you have toPreform a high-level every day or you lose your job

Contracts in major Euro leagues are just as guaranteed as they are in MLS. Actually moreso. And considerably less than in the NFL, where you can miss a field goal on Sunday and be unemployed on Monday.

Players who lose their giant contracts at Manchester United go on to sign only slightly less giant contracts somewhere else. Players who lose the contracts at MLS go for their real estate or coaching licenses (or both).

No only a major star will get another contract after a bad year or over 27. Soccer players peak another 24-26 and have an average career length of 8 years. If most sign at 17-18 year old, add 8 years and you are out of the league. I think you are confusing the few elite players with the regular players. It is very competitive and someone is always coming for your job. The MLS is not like that. A USMNT player can hang around a long time in the MSL.

Actually, since the sport is global, you will find plenty of clubs looking to hire you if you played in Europe, just not the ones anybody on forum would recognize. I'm talking about the third tier of Denmark. Granted, at that point you should quite, Freddy Adu unfortunately has played for 13 different teams, currently he plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL, which is technically 2nd tier in US even through US soccer won't grant it 2nd tier. Your point remains, but there are still plenty of options if you want to continue playing in your late-twenties early-thirties and you're nowhere near superstar status.

Actually, the USL is second division now. And Freddy hasn't had a club for a year. I think he's done.

The thing about Adu is he wasn't actually a product of US soccer training, he played in Ghana and when his mom won the green card lottery, he came here and decided he wanted to play for the US and before that DC United signed him. He played on various youth national teams, but my sense is he learned all that he needed to know from playing around in Ghana.

Which all goes back to the Jordan Morris decision.
Adu (or his parents or reps) decided to take the sure money instead of pursing an opportunity that would have made him a better player.
A little different for Adu, as his opportunitiy would have been to enroll in a great team's Academy system for no money, but I can still see the parallel.

Not quite that simple. FIFA had just started its crackdown on teenagers moving to foreign countries.

He signed professional contract at 14, which I would consider child abuse. He didn't have good advisers watching out for his development. Every body just took their pound and sent him packing.

He also lied about his age. He was actually older. Happens frequently when there are no proper birth documents.

Urban myth...nothing more than rumor and innuendo.