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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is trying - he took a gap year to play in Europe - and now resents me for suggesting he come back and play D1 college soccer. I've told him he has to give it 1 semester and if he still wants to go back, he can. The trouble is there are many layers of professional soccer in Europe (7 divisions in some countries) and climbing the ladder is as much a matter of luck as skill. It's not like tennis or golf or even baseball - where there are concrete statistics you can point to. [/quote]

The European soccer landscape is very confusing to me below the top so your post is helpful. DS has a coach who talks about playing pro soccer there. We once looked up the team and it did say “pro” but we couldn’t make sense of the level at all. We had not even heard of the league. And in the US, although he plays “pro”, it is for a NISA team which I’m told is the 3rd tier. DS would love to play soccer on any team at any level post HS so this is not a criticism but rather leads me to conclude that one needs a day job to support oneself. [/quote]

These levels in US sports for the major sports are called baseball AA or AAA, basketball G league, football USL.  We don't consider those players professional athletes.  So if one isn't playing in one of the top European leagues, where we can watch on TV here in the states, I just consider those players minor league athletes trying to become professionals.  [/quote]

Fortunately, what you consider doesn't impact what's truth and reality [/quote]

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