Nah, I guess they have the population but so do China and India?
The US soccer system is absolute trash, you have to travel for hours or move, and pay thousands of dollars a year to play at a reasonable level as a kid. It also used to be athletes was prized the most, so the top teams were just kids who hit puberty early. There is also a mentality that multi-sport athletes were desirable while kids in other countries just play soccer, playing div 1 college delay’s going pro even more, and lots of political stuff to get on teams (which does occur in other countries).
Nah, I guess they have the population but so do China and India?
The US soccer system is absolute trash, you have to travel for hours or move, and pay thousands of dollars a year to play at a reasonable level as a kid. It also used to be athletes was prized the most, so the top teams were just kids who hit puberty early. There is also a mentality that multi-sport athletes were desirable while kids in other countries just play soccer, playing div 1 college delay’s going pro even more, and lots of political stuff to get on teams (which does occur in other countries).