The irony is that in the US, it costs a lot of money for a parent to get their kid into a good academy.
Imagine if in the inner cities, soccer caught on with those who are too short to be basketball players. I think that will eventually happen, and that’s when the US will become an elite team. Unfortunately, it will bring the “thug” element to it, that is for the most part refreshingly missing.
You have something in there. Imagine, an inner city program to bring soccer to the huge numbers of boys and girls who miss out on organized basketball and regular football. Teach the kids discipline, desire for self-improvement, how to work together and respect for others instead of showboating and self-aggrandizement.
This I can get in front of and support. Better if it leads for some young stars to represent the U.S. and hear the National Anthem for them in a filled at capacity stadium.
What would it take?