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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad][quote=Anonymous]I think another issue in addition to money barrier in development programs/teams is the pay once you get to pro level.

If you have a very athletic kid which would you spend your resources on? Developing a pro football player who could earn a couple of million/year or a pro soccer player who would be lucky to bring in a couple hundred thousand/year? See Odell Beckham. Nevermind the women's teams don't pay more than $40k/year. For that amount you may as well study to take the entry level desk job![/quote]

I'd choose soccer. Longer careers. Better-rounded experience. [/quote]

A decent football player can make more in one year than most pro soccer players. Even semi pro football players get paid more than pro soccer. A better rounded experience doesn't pay your bills.[/quote]

There’s more to life than bills. Especially if you know how to live within your means, how to relate to the world after you retire and so forth. And though concussions are a problem in soccer, there’s a bit less CTE. Or heart disease/apnea, if we’re talking linemen and linebackers.

Yeah, I’m choosing soccer. [/quote]

Soccer can be played on the weekend for fun.[/quote]

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