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[quote=Anonymous]If you count MLS, MLS Next Pro, USL Championship and USL 1 there are 103 professional clubs in the USA for a population of 342M, a ratio of roughly 3.3M people per club.

That ratio is 650k per club in England, 1.5M per club in Germany, 1.8M per club in France and 1.1 M per club in Spain.

The USA would need to triple the number of professional clubs to reach the same ratio as those countries, which shows why our players are often so far behind.  Development is left up to the drive of individual players/families rather than through dedicated professional settings.  For every player here in the USA that puts in hours of extra work each week, there are thousands who don't and we wonder why our players are so far behind the rest of the world.

On a another note, I often find it amusing to listen to parents from high level club teams complain about how  terrible other players and teams are playing.  Believe me, there is a world of difference between even the worst MLS Next or ENCL player and the average youth player in this country.[/quote]

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