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    Soccer and the "our best athletes play something else" opinion

    We're top 20 now. Not sure that's our ceiling. Top 10 is doable.
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    Soccer and the "our best athletes play something else" opinion

    823 metals??? It's not what your favorite sport is although that might explain some of your opinions. It's about the accuracy of your posts. We won 124 medals in the 2024 Olympics. The UK won 65 which is better per capita. EU countries won over 300 medals although their population is about...
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    Soccer and the "our best athletes play something else" opinion

    Look at those Dominicans in baseball. And a Japanese dude is currently the best player in MLB.
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    Soccer and the "our best athletes play something else" opinion

    Our women got a head start with Title IX and soccer dads and moms who invested in and traveled with their kids. Despite when some nitwits say, we have a society that really invests in women and benefits them in ways few are willing to acknowledge and in ways that other countries don't. Europe...
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    Soccer and the "our best athletes play something else" opinion

    Financial incentives, social incentives and perhaps the incentive mentioned in the above tweet are some factors
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    Soccer and the "our best athletes play something else" opinion

    He was good in the group stage and exposed by more aggressive, technically skilled team. Maybe Trusty was still injured. He should have been taken off at halftime.
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    Soccer and the "our best athletes play something else" opinion

    Speaking of financial incentives, someone on Twitter offers this interpretation;
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    Soccer and the "our best athletes play something else" opinion

    Americans are owners or part of majority ownership in 11 of 20 EPL clubs.
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    Soccer and the "our best athletes play something else" opinion

    Yup. You don't need to be the best athlete do be a center back. Just a really good one who learns proper technique and positioning.
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    Soccer and the "our best athletes play something else" opinion

    The NBA is full of great American athletes Since 2021, 21 of 30 all first team players have been non-Americans Since 2019, all MVPs have been non-Americans. How long before Americans duplicate that in soccer?
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    USA v Belgium thread.

    Europe isn't reproducing itself. Neither is Asia. We're not far behind
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    Go Egypt. Argentina plays dirty.
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    Brasil, btw, is doing similar handwringing after yet another early World Cup exit.
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    Land Grantin': Clemson hires Michigan State president, he gets peek under the hood and stays at Michigan State

    Does Clemson not have billionaires who are huge sports fans and don't mind throwing tens of millions their way?