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Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brioni
You don't get it do you? We just don't care enough. Very few kidd dream of being a ****ing soccer star. They'd get laughed at. In other countries soccer is god. The top tier talent is simply oversaturating the big 3 sports because those are tye ones kids dream of playing. These breeds levels of competition down to early playing levels onward and up. Competition brings this out in the other sports that we dominate.
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No, it's clear that you don't like soccer and don't follow it yet want to have a strong opinion about it. Soccer is very popular with young kids because it's an excuse to just run around a ton. You're stuck in the 80s. Of course it's not the big 3 but the idea that kids are getting mocked and teased for playing soccer is ridiculous and shows your opinion is more disdain for the sport than it is critical commentary.
I'll bust this myth wide open with an obvious point. We have a shitload of Hispanics in this country and growing. That population alone is way bigger than the countries we are losing to. And I can guarantee you soccer holds a very high place with them. There is plenty of exceptional athletic talent to go around even if a lot of elite athletes are playing big 3 sports. Sure we'll never be world favorites but we also shouldn't be this bad. And our biggest obstacle the past 2 decades has been corrupt and incompetent leadership, not talent (except where talent is held back because of corrupt leadership)