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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In other countries the pro clubs pay the youth clubs when they develop and train a kid that goes pro.  In the US that is forbidden.[/quote]

The systems are fundamentally different.  Why would we think we can compete against that?  makes no sense.  When youth soccer talent is worth good cash money, youth soccer talent will be found and developed.  But we dont do that and then is not necessarily a bad thing.[/quote]

Very true PP.  Also, do you know something that a lot of people seem to miss in this conversation?  It's a great time to be an American trying to go pro overseas right now, because clubs don't have to make any compensation payments.  Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah, Weston McKinnie, and all the other guys who are making names for themselves in pro leagues overseas are significantly more desirable than European counterparts of the same talent level because the clubs can get them for much less while paying the players a good amount.  There are a lot of other reasons why the compensation payments (which are never for the benefit of the player, BTW) don't make much sense for clubs here, including the fact that the parents, not the clubs, are paying for most of the kids' development.

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