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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are people really arguing that soccer is somehow different than the other sports, more complicated, harder to master, and that's why dynamics that work fine in this country for football and basketball and baseball and tennis and golf and hockey and lacrosse and gymnastics and all the other sports we are competitive against the rest of the world, but those same dynamics don't work in soccer because it's harder to master and complicated? Same parents, same money culture, same winning mentality, it works for everything except soccer and that's the reason? [/quote]

I think some of those sports aren’t relevant to the conversation but yes, it’s a factor among many factors. [/quote]

Would also add that the global bar is raised much higher by others' singular focus on soccer. Most European and South American kids grow up knowing one sport and one sport only. They don't dabble in other sports - competitively at least. We have the variety and some would argue luxury to have a boatload of choices. The US sports landscape produces great athletes...not pure masters of soccer. You don't have to be a freak athlete to play soccer at the highest level. Look at the guys on Barcelona and other clubs. Athletic in a fitness and skills sense. But none of those guys are winning a decathlon. [/quote]

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