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RE: When is America going to win the World Cup???
(11-08-2016 04:27 PM)HarmonOliphantOberlanderDevine Wrote: We won World Wars.
Those are better.
Why does America have to love soccer? Let the rest of the world be in a clique.
Nobody mentioned loving it.
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nomad2u2001
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RE: When is America going to win the World Cup???
(11-10-2016 09:20 PM)vandiver49 Wrote: (10-27-2016 09:26 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote: We really have the wrong kids advancing in the system. It's the well-to-do suburban kids.
That argument would make sense if not for the fact that France, Germany, Italy and Spain have won WC in my lifetime. I don't think the majority of their players are coming from poverty and desperation
Besides, soccer has got to be the cheapest major organized sport to play. The interest in general, just doesn't exist. Nor would we ID kids from an early age and put them soccer camps for a decade.
All of those countries have systems where talent from diverse circumstances can get elite level play and good scouting for very little money. Here you won't even be evaluated if you're not on an expensive travel team.
So while it is cheap to play at a certain level, it is expensive to play seriously.
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