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[quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] in Brazil they have a couple of layers of Professional Academy which are for the most part fully funded.

After that you have soccer schools which parents pay for that are run by former professional players where they teach the game and have coaches who are paid for it.

After that layer, it's volunteer coaches but it's Brazil so they probably still know what they're doing just as much as the soccer schools

The only track towards the professionals is within an academy. If you are below that and you are aspiring to become a pro, you need a reality check if you can't even break into the bottom level of Academy with a smaller club[/quote]

Brazil also has a much deeper club system because it doesn't have the federation-supported MLS monopoly we have here, so clubs can both earn money from player development and earn promotion to the top level. So there are smaller pro clubs with academies that kids can try out for. Sometimes the clubs even make it to the top level (Chapecoense) because there are no artificial barriers to entry.[/quote]

Right -- because before MLS came along and ruined everything, we had a thriving set of professional leagues with full-fledged academies. [/quote]

OK, I'll admit MLS advanced the cause of soccer in the US. Now please give us your expert opinion: What's the statute of limitations on how long the US soccer universe has to revolve around the league and the profits of its owners?
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