The War Report
NewNewYork
Americans also need to hurdle over the stigma of them not being good enough to play in Europe.
Goat poster
KANG LIFE
Actually this is wrong...
According to the ESPN.com article today- NBA players, on average, make the most $$ of any league in the world...
Yes Messi and some of the other guys can make huge $$, but so do some cricket players. Hell, some cricket league averages are higher than some premier league teams.
Its not allll about the money though:
SportingIntelligence global salary survey - ESPN The Magazine - ESPN
5'5 chubby Indians dude making more than superman-athlete RB's in the NFL
Still, I would rather my son play football or basketball so at least I can enjoy watching him play
The thing is ....cricket is the biggest sport in the most populated country in the world.
madeyoulook
Pro
Does Brazil have academy type systems now and did they have that back in the day as well?
@ MLS teams drafting 23 year old stiffs with zero pro experience and playing against high school level soccer for 8 years.
@ MLS teams drafting 23 year old stiffs with zero pro experience and playing against high school level soccer for 8 years.
Ronnie Lott
#49erGang
What if he wants to play football, he's good at football and he hates soccer?
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
yes, it may take a couple of generations, but soccer has way more attention now than it did when i was a kid. also, as middle and upper class kids stop playing football, soccer will definitely attract a lot of them.
Think about how far we've come in such a short time.
Americans only became truly conscious of soccer when the WC was hosted here in 1994.
In 20 years time (which isn't very long when it comes to building dynasties), we went from nobodies to a solid upper-middle-class team.
On top of that, more Americans are playing FIFA than ever, so awareness remains high.
Future looks bright, imo.
Americans only became truly conscious of soccer when the WC was hosted here in 1994.
In 20 years time (which isn't very long when it comes to building dynasties), we went from nobodies to a solid upper-middle-class team.
On top of that, more Americans are playing FIFA than ever, so awareness remains high.
Future looks bright, imo.
VladTheImpaler
The Sensational Prince
isn't america a top 15 team in the world?
Saysumthinfunnymike
VOTE!!!
I wonder what will happen when the U.S. is like 25% or more Latino. I know dudes growing up with soccer as their favorite sport passed down from their parents and grandparents..
US being ranked 13th in the world when mls get all the "left over" athletes that dont wana play football/bball/baseball 
soon as mls starts paying millions then more ppl will care. until then, theres dudes making like 45k a year playing in mls
soon as mls starts paying millions then more ppl will care. until then, theres dudes making like 45k a year playing in mls
Krishan101
Rookie
No development league or quality youth farming systems like in Spain which IMO is the pinnacle of development .. MLS just gonna be content signing washed up players and older has beens
Still being ranked #13 though
Still being ranked #13 though
US being ranked 13th in the world when mls get all the "left over" athletes that dont wana play football/bball/baseball
soon as mls starts paying millions then more ppl will care. until then, theres dudes making like 45k a year playing in mls
MLS isn't the only league out there, friend.
The FIFA World Rankings don't mean shyt guys.
USA is able to boost its ranking by racking up wins in qualifying for the World Cup against scrub teams like Guatemala, Jamaica and Panama.
If they meant something they wouldn't have been bounced out by the lower ranked Ghana 2 World Cups in a row.
USA is able to boost its ranking by racking up wins in qualifying for the World Cup against scrub teams like Guatemala, Jamaica and Panama.
If they meant something they wouldn't have been bounced out by the lower ranked Ghana 2 World Cups in a row.
Ronnie Lott
#49erGang
At the end of the day, the US don't really fukk with soccer like that.