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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD has played 8 games in Europe and they had to play much older teams to get decent competition.  At U13 they had to play U15 teams and at U16 her club team beat a U20 team 5-1.  The US club girls side is much stronger than the same age Euro clubs from what I saw.  I'm thinking the boys side is a different story.  [/quote]

This is correct. I’ve witnessed the same thing.  The US is much stronger on the girls side, but the opposite is true on the boys side.  Both for cultural reasons. [/quote]

Nope.  My kids were on US selection teams (kids selected from around the country).  The boys U10 and U12/13 beat 3 out of 4 of the Spanish teams and all 5 of the English teams they played.  They were obviously not playing the real Academy teams.  But, these were local Club teams.  The coaches and parents on opposing teams commented on how high the level was.  We went over assuming we'd get crushed and it turned out the other way.

But, I agree with a pp---by U16 if these same boys played each other it would be a different story.  It's a shame US soccer can not develop male players.[/quote]

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