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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
https://khelnow.com/football/top-10-fastest-football-players-in-the-world-2022

no Americans are in the top level of fastest footballers in the world (soccer)

American NFLers run similar times (when carrying ball)
https://sports.betmgm.com/en/blog/fastest-nfl-players/

So it does seem to reason that:

1. elite world soccer players and elite NFL players are comparably athletic in the category of speed

2. US elite soccer players are not comparably athletic to elite NFL players in the category of speed

Pulisic at 19 in the Bundesliga 2018 hit 34.4 km/h which is fast enough to put him on edge of faster soccer and NFL players.  So Pulisic can be the exception to the general rule, but he hasnt been that fast in a long time due to injury.  [/quote]
Exactly.

No one says international soccer players aren't among the best athletes out there. They say that the U.S. soccer players aren't the best athletes in the U.S. And that's not really debatable. In other countries, the best athletes play soccer first and other sports 2nd. In the U.S., the best athletes play football and basketball first, then either baseball, hockey or soccer depending on preference.

Although that is changing to some extent. More parents are skipping football because of the concussion risk. And if their kid is unlikely to grow up to be 6'+, soccer is becoming very attractive to those parents. I've talked with a decent number of parents who are saying things like "My kid is a great athlete but won't be tall enough for basketball and I don't want them playing football." It's not a complete sea change but it is a change.[/quote]

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