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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Biggest step would be to flush out the washed out pros from Europe out of the college system. No 18year old can compete with 24 year old pros.  The NCAA doesn't think of allowing this for basketball but for soccer they do. [/quote]
College is supposed to be about getting trained in something so you can do that something professionally. How does rostering former pros or Academy washouts work in that paradigm?

Since players are now getting paid to play in college have much less issues with the Academy washouts. Hopefully now that there's money involved college soccer will get more like professional.[/quote]

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People misunderstand college soccer in the pyramid.

In basketball, football and baseball, college is a step to the pros. In soccer, college is an exit ramp.

The biggest obstacle to USNTs taking the next step isn’t BY/ST, it isn’t P2P, it isn’t “relegation” in the MLS. It is FIFA Article 19 reform.

FIFA protects UEFA from the rest of the world. More American youth need to be training in world class academies from 15-18yo. We are very competitive up until about 16yo when the Europe and South America (Columbia, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay) blow past us.
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Please explain. What's Article 19? How is UEFA treated differently?[/quote]

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