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RE: France celebrating World Cup W.
(07-17-2018 08:27 AM)VA49er Wrote: (07-16-2018 05:24 PM)49RFootballNow Wrote: (07-16-2018 07:57 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote: But thankfully I doubt we ever win the World Cup in any of our lifetimes.
It would probably require all three major sports (Baseball, Football, and Basketball) popularity to completely collapse in this country for our best athletes to ever consider Soccer as a career. American Exceptionalism on full display in our sports.
I agree. The money would have to be equivalent for that to ever happen.
Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar currently rank #2, 3 and 5 among the world's highest paid athletes (Floyd Mayweather is #1 and Conor McGregor is #5). Lebron is #6.
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RE: France celebrating World Cup W.
(07-17-2018 08:27 AM)VA49er Wrote: (07-16-2018 05:24 PM)49RFootballNow Wrote: (07-16-2018 07:57 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote: But thankfully I doubt we ever win the World Cup in any of our lifetimes.
It would probably require all three major sports (Baseball, Football, and Basketball) popularity to completely collapse in this country for our best athletes to ever consider Soccer as a career. American Exceptionalism on full display in our sports.
I agree. The money would have to be equivalent for that to ever happen.
It is. Just not in that s hitty MLS league we have.
(This post was last modified: 07-19-2018 06:58 AM by BuffaloTN.)
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RE: France celebrating World Cup W.
(07-19-2018 06:57 AM)BuffaloTN Wrote: (07-17-2018 08:27 AM)VA49er Wrote: (07-16-2018 05:24 PM)49RFootballNow Wrote: (07-16-2018 07:57 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote: But thankfully I doubt we ever win the World Cup in any of our lifetimes.
It would probably require all three major sports (Baseball, Football, and Basketball) popularity to completely collapse in this country for our best athletes to ever consider Soccer as a career. American Exceptionalism on full display in our sports.
I agree. The money would have to be equivalent for that to ever happen.
It is. Just not in that s hitty MLS league we have.
True, but it's the domestic league that matters, at least with kids in the US and $$$. If MLS paid like Europe, IMO, lots of US kids would choose/stick with soccer, etc.
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BuffaloTN
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RE: France celebrating World Cup W.
(07-19-2018 08:23 AM)VA49er Wrote: (07-19-2018 06:57 AM)BuffaloTN Wrote: (07-17-2018 08:27 AM)VA49er Wrote: (07-16-2018 05:24 PM)49RFootballNow Wrote: (07-16-2018 07:57 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote: But thankfully I doubt we ever win the World Cup in any of our lifetimes.
It would probably require all three major sports (Baseball, Football, and Basketball) popularity to completely collapse in this country for our best athletes to ever consider Soccer as a career. American Exceptionalism on full display in our sports.
I agree. The money would have to be equivalent for that to ever happen.
It is. Just not in that s hitty MLS league we have.
True, but it's the domestic league that matters, at least with kids in the US and $$$. If MLS paid like Europe, IMO, lots of US kids would choose/stick with soccer, etc.
It's not going to be unless we start allowing kids to sign contracts at early ages. The best will always go to Europe.
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RE: France celebrating World Cup W.
(07-19-2018 09:32 AM)BuffaloTN Wrote: (07-19-2018 08:23 AM)VA49er Wrote: (07-19-2018 06:57 AM)BuffaloTN Wrote: (07-17-2018 08:27 AM)VA49er Wrote: (07-16-2018 05:24 PM)49RFootballNow Wrote: It would probably require all three major sports (Baseball, Football, and Basketball) popularity to completely collapse in this country for our best athletes to ever consider Soccer as a career. American Exceptionalism on full display in our sports.
I agree. The money would have to be equivalent for that to ever happen.
It is. Just not in that s hitty MLS league we have.
True, but it's the domestic league that matters, at least with kids in the US and $$$. If MLS paid like Europe, IMO, lots of US kids would choose/stick with soccer, etc.
It's not going to be unless we start allowing kids to sign contracts at early ages. The best will always go to Europe.
The majority of the USA Mens National Team plays abroad. MLS needs better TV ratings so they renegotiate TV deals. But it is like Chicken vs Egg thing. More people watch Liga Mexico in the USA than even EPL, phucking illegals.
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RE: France celebrating World Cup W.
Is France the first Muslim country to win a world cup?
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RE: France celebrating World Cup W.
(07-19-2018 10:06 AM)shere khan Wrote: Is France the first Muslim country to win a world cup?
Muslim African country. If these European countries stay the course on immigration patterns it will unrecognizable by 2050.
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RE: France celebrating World Cup W.
(07-17-2018 08:27 AM)VA49er Wrote: (07-16-2018 05:24 PM)49RFootballNow Wrote: (07-16-2018 07:57 AM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote: But thankfully I doubt we ever win the World Cup in any of our lifetimes.
It would probably require all three major sports (Baseball, Football, and Basketball) popularity to completely collapse in this country for our best athletes to ever consider Soccer as a career. American Exceptionalism on full display in our sports.
I agree. The money would have to be equivalent for that to ever happen.
Money isn't that much of a factor. For example, baseball players make more than football players, especially over the course of their whole careers. But football gets the best athletes.
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RE: France celebrating World Cup W.
(07-19-2018 09:59 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote: (07-19-2018 09:32 AM)BuffaloTN Wrote: (07-19-2018 08:23 AM)VA49er Wrote: (07-19-2018 06:57 AM)BuffaloTN Wrote: (07-17-2018 08:27 AM)VA49er Wrote: I agree. The money would have to be equivalent for that to ever happen.
It is. Just not in that s hitty MLS league we have.
True, but it's the domestic league that matters, at least with kids in the US and $$$. If MLS paid like Europe, IMO, lots of US kids would choose/stick with soccer, etc.
It's not going to be unless we start allowing kids to sign contracts at early ages. The best will always go to Europe.
The majority of the USA Mens National Team plays abroad. MLS needs better TV ratings so they renegotiate TV deals. But it is like Chicken vs Egg thing. More people watch Liga Mexico in the USA than even EPL, phucking illegals.
I'd watch Championship or even League 1 over MLS. It's garbage.
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RE: France celebrating World Cup W.
(07-19-2018 10:39 AM)BuffaloTN Wrote: (07-19-2018 09:59 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote: (07-19-2018 09:32 AM)BuffaloTN Wrote: (07-19-2018 08:23 AM)VA49er Wrote: (07-19-2018 06:57 AM)BuffaloTN Wrote: It is. Just not in that s hitty MLS league we have.
True, but it's the domestic league that matters, at least with kids in the US and $$$. If MLS paid like Europe, IMO, lots of US kids would choose/stick with soccer, etc.
It's not going to be unless we start allowing kids to sign contracts at early ages. The best will always go to Europe.
The majority of the USA Mens National Team plays abroad. MLS needs better TV ratings so they renegotiate TV deals. But it is like Chicken vs Egg thing. More people watch Liga Mexico in the USA than even EPL, phucking illegals.
I'd watch Championship or even League 1 over MLS. It's garbage.
I could not tell the difference.
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RE: France celebrating World Cup W.
(07-16-2018 08:20 AM)JMUDunk Wrote: Hey!
What’s not to celebrate?
Party like we’re back in Mother Country!
Free schit! Git some
I think they heard that Obama was over there giving away free cell phones like he did in Detroit.
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