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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why ever compare America to Europe or South America when it comes to soccer talent?  Soccer in America is its 4th most popular team sport at best.  Probably 5th.  We have some diamonds in the rough, but they need more than we can give them.  Some lucky few make it to Europe and put the work in, but none of them are "world class".[/quote]
Nobody talks about how Europe can “catch up” to the US and develop their own football/basketball/baseball leagues that will compete with the US teams. Sure, they may produce a few good players who then move to play in the US leagues because it’s the top. Why then would soccer work any differently in reverse? [/quote]

The USA came 4th in last years World Basketball Championship and the last 5 NBA MVP's are European 
1/5 the NBA rosters are European

European academies have been using best practices of American basketball along with their own philosophy for years. That's how they closed the gap.

You obviously don't follow baseball over decades to not realize the vast numbers of players that come from other countries

No country is interested in playing CTE football but us[/quote]
But you’re just making my point. The Europeans leave Europe to play basketball in the US because it’s the best league. And it will remain that way. NBA will be where the world’s best go to play basketball. The rest of the world is a feeder system. We are a feeder system for world soccer.

World basketball championship? The best US players don’t play in that. Watch the olympics this year and see what happens when the best players do go. [/quote]

Why is 1/5th the NBA from Europe if we're so dominant?
There shouldn't be room for so many from outside if we're the best.[/quote]

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