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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many of the PDA players are going pro at 16-17-18-19?

The players at the European academies can sign anytime and start training full-time with professional players as soon as they sign. They don't have to worry about all the college recruiting BS.[/quote]

That isn't necessarily true. Not every kid in an academy "makes it."  Plenty are dropped from one or more academies.  There are European and Latin American players who come to the U.S. to play and get an education.  On the women's side you may have heard of Lucy Bronze and Rachel Daly. Both played collegiate soccer in America.

In England,  WSL players aren't making a lot of money. The lower level players even less or are part time players.  It behooves them to get an education.   A good number come to play in America for colleges.   They have to be recruited.  They can't just show up and say "Here I am. When do we start?"[/quote]

lol England didn't establish a fully professional women's league until 2018. This is when Europe started to professionalize women’s soccer. Look at what they have done in 5-6 years! Bronze and Daly did not have a professional options in the UK at 18.

WSL average salary is 48,000 pound or $61,800. Average salary for a woman in the UK 18-20 is 20,000 pounds, 22-29 is 29,000 pounds. NWSL is $65,000 but does not include health insurance, housing or transportation. The 12 team WSL revenues for 2024 $86.2 million compared to $112 million for the 14 team NWSL. A good chunk of that is fees paid for the new teams. Though the WSL is much more profitable because they use the same facilities as the parent club.

Also there is the women’s champions league. The players get bonus based on their performance. Take Arsenal for example. Next year if they win all their group stage games and the final the team receives €1,195,000. The women Euros 2025 pay out is at the same level as for UEFA EURO 2020, i.e. a total of €331 million. That is 3 x the women’s World Cup pay out just for Europe! Money is driving the women’s European game.

European women playing in college in the US are not their professional academy players. Most are the ones who have been told they do not have what it takes to be a professional player. That starts to happen at 14-15 years old. They are still on average much much better vs the US players. NCAA men’s and women’s soccer is a huge step down from Europe in terms or speed of play, soccer IQ, coaching, development, technical skills and competitiveness.

European coaches select players with high technical skills and soccer IQ as opposed to the US selecting on size and athleticism. The US coaches are trying to win at u9-u15 while the European coaches are looking to develop a professional player by 18-20 years. By u15 the US system is done with a player and the focus is getting in to college. In Europe the selection and development is just starting. [/quote]

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