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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > The Ray Parlour > America Missed the World Cup - The Thread
 
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t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

 100% american tim weah is going to save the USA

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t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

RideTheSpiral posted:

is america good at any team sports?

ones we made, sure

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t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

 Wasn't Allardyce the guy that coached all of one game

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t a s t e
Sep 6, 2010

 https://www.theplayerstribune.com/christian-pulisic-usmnt-world-cup/

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And so I really just wonder, you know: Why is it that E.U. players are allowed to move country once they turn 16 … but non-Europeans can only do so at 18? Why aren’t we campaigning for a level playing field, where our best 16 year olds — who may not have an E.U. passport like I had — are free to move when they turn 16, like the best young players in Europe can? And in the meanwhile, as long as some of our best young players aren’t getting the opportunity like I had to go to Europe when they’re 16 … are we doing everything in our power to make sure the level of play in U.S. soccer is high enough so that they can continue to develop up to their maximum potential? So that they can continue to develop until they are allowed to play at the top level their talent dictates — wherever that is in the world?

I also understand, of course, that — even with the option to leave — leaving the States might not be for everyone. Staying is fine, and I totally respect it. But at the same time, I’ve gotta say: It really does frustrate me, when I watch MLS, and I see our best U-17 players — who, again, are so talented and so capable — being rostered … but then not being put on the field much to actually play. I watch that, and I just think about how I was given a chance … a real chance … and it changed my life. Why then are we seemingly hesitant to allow these other talents to blossom?
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