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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So American universities are recruiting soccer players from Europe to play on their college teams?

And people wonder why the USA woefully underperforms in soccer — both in its subpar MLS league and on the international stage.

300M+ people in the USA and yet “our” universities are importing soccer players from other countries.

Sad. [/quote]

I think you're mixing cause and effect.  This is a symptom, not a cause, of underperformance.[/quote]

I think you're downplaying a serious problem with one of the primary "feeder" systems into the USMNT. As in every other sport, NCAA collegiate athletics is an important step in the development of professional-quality sportsmen. Sure, there is a path to professional soccer that does not run through college (as is the case for baseball and other sports) but NCAA athletics is still a major pathway.

Stuffing "American" universities full of European soccer players for short-term gains eliminates those advanced development opportunities for American 18 year-olds and reduces the chances of the USA strengthening its own talent. It's not a "symptom" of anything but shortsightedness and selfishness on behalf of these "American" universities. [/quote]

Honestly, I'm OK with this.  Strengthening US talent means improving development prior to college.  If American universities are taking foreign students, they're coming from training that is better.  The US should emulate that youth development training.  No one believes their kid is getting better development in college to be competitive for a pro career.

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