Just how good would US nat'l soccer team be if our best athletes played soccer?

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Anonymous wrote:Speed, agility, coordination, quickness - yes, if the best athletes in the US played soccer, we would have a dominate World team. Not talking about Clayton Kershaw and Tom Brady but the best athletes---LeBron James, Bo Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Deion Sanders played soccer their whole lives, hell yea we would dominate. It might change if the money is there....

The money is there in professional soccer.

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And I agree with poster that said travel system model sucks.

22.5 million kids in US play soccer. More than any other sport. Parents are no longer wanting to put kids in tackle football. The pool of athletes is there. He US can't train them because they still don't have a great knowledge ---and they use a shitty model that nobody else in the World uses.

It's also more than any other country right? And by a lot I assume? If true something is definitely not working.

Yep. Second only to China.

I noticed larger early teens are playing now. These kids used to go out for football, but more and more parents no longer want their kids to do this with head injury stats.

The thing not working is our model of forming separate teams beginning at 8. The travel model doesn't work. We also still don't select on the same traits that work for FIFA players. Coaches here are pretty bad at spotting subtlety and potential. They completely miss the nuances.

what about Russia? are they better than the US?

also I was told China loves to watch soccer (especially European on TV) yet there's actually very few kids (or adult) actually play soccer. also part of the appeal is betting.

in fact i can't think of any men's team sport that China is good at.

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Anonymous wrote:Speed, agility, coordination, quickness - yes, if the best athletes in the US played soccer, we would have a dominate World team. Not talking about Clayton Kershaw and Tom Brady but the best athletes---LeBron James, Bo Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Deion Sanders played soccer their whole lives, hell yea we would dominate. It might change if the money is there....

The money is there in professional soccer.

The median salary in MLS is $117,000 a year. Definitely not there. The average is higher due to the few that make millions driving up the average, but for an average MLS player, you are better off with a degree in science or math.

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Anonymous wrote:Speed, agility, coordination, quickness - yes, if the best athletes in the US played soccer, we would have a dominate World team. Not talking about Clayton Kershaw and Tom Brady but the best athletes---LeBron James, Bo Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Deion Sanders played soccer their whole lives, hell yea we would dominate. It might change if the money is there....

The money is there in professional soccer.

The median salary in MLS is $117,000 a year. Definitely not there. The average is higher due to the few that make millions driving up the average, but for an average MLS player, you are better off with a degree in science or math.

Get on a plane and fly to Europe.

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Anonymous wrote:Speed, agility, coordination, quickness - yes, if the best athletes in the US played soccer, we would have a dominate World team. Not talking about Clayton Kershaw and Tom Brady but the best athletes---LeBron James, Bo Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Deion Sanders played soccer their whole lives, hell yea we would dominate. It might change if the money is there....

The money is there in professional soccer.

The median salary in MLS is $117,000 a year. Definitely not there. The average is higher due to the few that make millions driving up the average, but for an average MLS player, you are better off with a degree in science or math.

Get on a plane and fly to Europe.

Exactly -- there are many more soccer players making millions around the world than in basketball and football combined.

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Anonymous wrote:Speed, agility, coordination, quickness - yes, if the best athletes in the US played soccer, we would have a dominate World team. Not talking about Clayton Kershaw and Tom Brady but the best athletes---LeBron James, Bo Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Deion Sanders played soccer their whole lives, hell yea we would dominate. It might change if the money is there....

The money is there in professional soccer.

The median salary in MLS is $117,000 a year. Definitely not there. The average is higher due to the few that make millions driving up the average, but for an average MLS player, you are better off with a degree in science or math.

Get on a plane and fly to Europe.

I can also give you a suggestion of where you can go.

In case you didn't know, its not easy to get a work visa for Europe.

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Anonymous wrote:Speed, agility, coordination, quickness - yes, if the best athletes in the US played soccer, we would have a dominate World team. Not talking about Clayton Kershaw and Tom Brady but the best athletes---LeBron James, Bo Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Deion Sanders played soccer their whole lives, hell yea we would dominate. It might change if the money is there....

The money is there in professional soccer.

The median salary in MLS is $117,000 a year. Definitely not there. The average is higher due to the few that make millions driving up the average, but for an average MLS player, you are better off with a degree in science or math.

Get on a plane and fly to Europe.

I can also give you a suggestion of where you can go.

In case you didn't know, its not easy to get a work visa for Europe.

If you are good enough you do it. Amazing how many players from all over the world manage to play in Europe.

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Anonymous wrote:Speed, agility, coordination, quickness - yes, if the best athletes in the US played soccer, we would have a dominate World team. Not talking about Clayton Kershaw and Tom Brady but the best athletes---LeBron James, Bo Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Deion Sanders played soccer their whole lives, hell yea we would dominate. It might change if the money is there....

The money is there in professional soccer.

The median salary in MLS is $117,000 a year. Definitely not there. The average is higher due to the few that make millions driving up the average, but for an average MLS player, you are better off with a degree in science or math.

Get on a plane and fly to Europe.

I can also give you a suggestion of where you can go.

In case you didn't know, its not easy to get a work visa for Europe.

If you are good enough you do it. Amazing how many players from all over the world manage to play in Europe.

Its actually a lot more complicated

Footballers from outside the EU must still obtain a work permit if they wish to play for English football clubs. Every non-EU footballer must successfully apply for a Governing Body Endorsement (GBE) with the FA before the Home Office will consider issuing a work permit.

The system has recently been tightened and now only non-EEA players who are internationally established at the highest level, and whose employment will make a significant contribution to the development of their sport at the highest level, are allowed to play in the UK.

http://www.inbrief.co.uk/football-law/footballer-work-permits/

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It's never going to happen.

America will never develop an appetite for soccer that rivals the rest of the world. There are many reasons for this and soccer interest will grow just because it is nearly zero now so as a percentage it has nowhere to go but up, but it will never be one of the four major sports.

People will push back now saying that all of the kids like soccer, etc but TV revenues don't support this. The NFL makes $9Billion a year in america. The NBA contract is going to see a massive increase - Soccer? maybe in four or five generations, but no time soon.

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Anonymous wrote:It's never going to happen.

America will never develop an appetite for soccer that rivals the rest of the world. There are many reasons for this and soccer interest will grow just because it is nearly zero now so as a percentage it has nowhere to go but up, but it will never be one of the four major sports.

People will push back now saying that all of the kids like soccer, etc but TV revenues don't support this. The NFL makes $9Billion a year in america. The NBA contract is going to see a massive increase - Soccer? maybe in four or five generations, but no time soon.

Not too long ago it was only 'three major sports.'

Just saying.

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Anonymous wrote:Speed, agility, coordination, quickness - yes, if the best athletes in the US played soccer, we would have a dominate World team. Not talking about Clayton Kershaw and Tom Brady but the best athletes---LeBron James, Bo Jackson, Jackie Robinson, Deion Sanders played soccer their whole lives, hell yea we would dominate. It might change if the money is there....

The money is there in professional soccer.

The median salary in MLS is $117,000 a year. Definitely not there. The average is higher due to the few that make millions driving up the average, but for an average MLS player, you are better off with a degree in science or math.

Get on a plane and fly to Europe.

I can also give you a suggestion of where you can go.

In case you didn't know, its not easy to get a work visa for Europe.

If you are good enough you do it. Amazing how many players from all over the world manage to play in Europe.

Its actually a lot more complicated

Footballers from outside the EU must still obtain a work permit if they wish to play for English football clubs. Every non-EU footballer must successfully apply for a Governing Body Endorsement (GBE) with the FA before the Home Office will consider issuing a work permit.

The system has recently been tightened and now only non-EEA players who are internationally established at the highest level, and whose employment will make a significant contribution to the development of their sport at the highest level, are allowed to play in the UK.

http://www.inbrief.co.uk/football-law/footballer-work-permits/

And yet somehow it gets done for the best soccer players in the world. Who knew that paperwork was the reason our best athletes don't play soccer.