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Tough times don't last, tough people do 😤

[Daniel Simpson @DSimpson88]

Genuinely, all these tweets of World Cup visitors getting to experience the best of Small Town, USA fills me with a national pride that’s been on holiday lately

[Secret Betting Club @secretbettin]

A few Germans like Freddy, went to the United States for the World Cup and have been travelling around the country. They ended up going viral because they were genuinely amazed by America and shared their enthusiasm online.

As someone who has been to the U.S. around twenty times and even lived there for a year, I can understand their reaction. In my experience, Americans are generally friendlier, more polite, and warmer than Germans, especially in smaller towns. And once you get away from the main tourist routes, there is an incredible amount of beautiful nature, unique experiences, and fascinating places to discover. If you know where to go, even the food can be outstanding.

I think the reason their videos went viral is that, for the past decade or so, most of the news coming to Europe about America has been negative. As a result, many people have developed a distorted image of the country. If you follow German news and media, you mostly see stories about school shootings, racism, police brutality, political conflicts, and similar issues. I honestly cannot remember the last time I saw a genuinely positive portrayal of America in the German media.

So when people actually visit the United States, they are often surprised by how different the reality feels from the image they had in their minds. In a way, I think America could use a rebranding. Growing up, I remember hearing stories about the "American Dream," and many of us in Germany dreamed of visiting or living in America. That sense of optimism and opportunity seems to have faded from the public conversation.

[Coach @CoachIceTrey]

The Taylor Swift heir apparent. I keep saying it.

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

The best discovery of our road trip has been a musician called Ella Langley. We had never heard of her before, but after hearing her on pretty much every country radio station, we’ve become big fans. She’s basically the soundtrack of our trip.

[Coach @CoachIceTrey]

@IHateSoccerPod @ScottHevel What’ll be interesting is if the MLS clubs start to buy proven clubs outside of their market in order to cast a wider net in their recruitment efforts. For example, an Atlanta United acquiring a Crossfire Premier out of Washington state.

[Coach @CoachIceTrey]

@IHateSoccerPod @ScottHevel Correct, but are they going to buy up the youth soccer market? Unless they use their money to do that, they’ll just continue to acquire the top end talent and invest in those players. That leaves an opening. It’s all too business oriented for me, but from that lense, I can see it

[Coach @CoachIceTrey]

@IHateSoccerPod @ScottHevel Bingo

[Coach @CoachIceTrey]

@ScottHevel @IHateSoccerPod I can tell you that I know for a fact that ECNL is positioning itself to not lose its big, marquee clubs. And if that means controlling those clubs, that’s what they’re trying to do. We’ll see what happens, but I know they won’t go down without a fight (on the boys’ side)

[Coach @CoachIceTrey]

@FreddyLA7 New Orleans. Has to be New Orleans.

[Coach @CoachIceTrey]

@IHateSoccerPod What does a potential USL-ECNL partnership have to do with MLS Next? The divide is already there.

I really don’t understand your brash, dismissive outlook? What does it accomplish? I’m simply spitballing ideas from the perspective of those organizations.

[Coach @CoachIceTrey]

@ScottHevel @IHateSoccerPod How’d you come up with that conclusion?

[Coach @CoachIceTrey]

@hmn_alchemy @AtlienGunner He’s insufferable. He’s been peddling this nonsense for years.

[Coach @CoachIceTrey]

@hmn_alchemy @AtlienGunner 🎯 🎯 🎯

He’s not a real fan of the game.

[Coach @CoachIceTrey]

@IHateSoccerPod Correct, but it’s nothing like soccer. There are DII and DIII programs that will routinely beat DI programs in soccer. That’s not the case in football and basketball.

[Mariana Alfaro @marianaa_alfaro]

I am so hype for this World Cup bc we’re going to hear sentences like this that have never been uttered before

[Coach @CoachIceTrey]

Not a bad view for the U17 MLS Next Cup Final. Atlanta United and Orlando City are 2-2 going into the second extra time period.

AU beat LA Galaxy in the u13 Final.

[Coach @CoachIceTrey]

@JCoulton8 😂

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

YOU HATE TO SEE ARSENAL CHOKE WITH SO MUCH ON THE LINE @troopzafc @DaMidgetZimbo