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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The US has the population and resources to be very competitive in any sport that is popular enough to attract the best athletes toward that sport. For US women as long as soccer continues to grow in popularity and the best girl athletes continue to play soccer, WNT will stay competitive. It’s why we remain at the top in men’s basketball, football, track and field, but not men’s soccer. Soccer is different for girls than boys in the US. It is a tier 1 sport for girls along with basketball, volleyball. Maybe flag football becomes a tier 1 sport for girls but I don’t see soccer dropping in popularity for girls in the US. Trinity Rodman is a big reason why. I wish US men’s soccer had a player like her to bring more boys into the sport. [/quote]

You’re pretty confident or ignorant stating us women’s soccer remains competitive.

The 2019 World Cup was won with dubious referee calling. Spain spanked us and yet we had to beat them with two penalties that were soft and weak at best. The rest of the world went full-on pro-feminine soccer and in about 10 years they’ve not only bridged the gap, but surpassed us.

You can convince yourself as much as you want… if you watch, study, have played, and coach or ref the game you know women’s us soccer is not going to smell golden trophies for a hot minute sadly enough [/quote]

Not the poster you were responding to, but I suppose we will discount that gold medal won at the 2024 Olympics. But how are you defining competitive versus dominant?  It seems like you are thinking dominant.  Winning by wide margins, easily moving through and winning World Cups, Olympic gold medals.  Just the class of the world at the sport.  I am thinking of the Russians in hockey in the 70s.  They, under the guise of an amateur program, were running pros out at the Olympics and in IIHF competitions until an upstart USA squad upset them in 1980 but then went right back to winning in 1984 and 1988.  Competitive is something completely different.  Consistently make it through to knockout rounds and deep into the tournament.  Winning medals in the Olympics.  But not always coming out on top every time.   Let's say a much better performance overall than the men's US soccer squad.  I can see that continuing to happen.  There are just too many top level young women playing soccer here in the US.  The pool is not diluted by other many other sports.   And I believe that with the investment that is being made in looking at many more players than in the past and getting them involved and exposed to the national team culture earlier can only help.

The rest of the world comment...I give you that there are many more oppurtunites for women's soccer now in other countries than in the past.  The US was certainly an early adopter which allowed for the early dominance.  Title IX and college teams played a big part in that early success.  But,  I don't think everything is rosy though in all countries with women's leagues.  I posted it earlier but will post again.  It's not great with the Barca - the women's squad is pretty limited in roster construction and salary due to the heavy debt on the men's side.  But, the Spanish women overall are certainly really, really good.  Competition is a good thing, but needs to be addressed and handled well.  I don't think that was done the right way when Vlatko was running things, but I have  more confidence in Emma Hayes & Co.

Oh well.  Different opinions.  It will be interesting to see how things play out both in the near and long term future.  [/quote]

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