Btw lalas supporting the current system is basically proof that it doesn’t work. Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic would never have had the money to pay for the American system. So we are stuck with players like Lalas and Pulisic as a result of this exclusion.
I did a documentary about why the Paris area produces so many footballers. One of the big reasons was that kids from all backgrounds had access to good facilities and good coaching at affordable prices.
Investing in youth talent instead of offloading the costs to middle class / impoverished families is how a Messi, Ronaldo, Vinicius, Mbappe, Henry & Zlatan were born.
How about the fucking clubs who also benefit from unearthing talent that might change their football clubs that might’ve never been discovered due to poverty and the restrictions that come with that ??
I figured i should stoop to your level since all you care about is “profit”
Youth soccer (youth sports) is a competitive market with businesses selling a product that obviously customers are willing to pay for. I’d love if soccer was free to all. But who is going to pay for all this free soccer?
Thierry and Zlatan saying they wouldn't have become soccer players because of the costs of the American youth system, then seeing Lalas say it's a great system because it makes a lot of money for some people really sums it all up nicely
You cannot beat and kill African nationals in South Africa legal or otherwise, and then expect them to love, and worship us when we visit their countries. Xenophobes like you caused this problem. Now deal with the consequences
His wife is giving birth, most likely in the UK, where Black women are 3x more likely to die during child birth than any other demographic.
& ppl want him to miss being there for his wife & new born child, because of football ??
We know what a lot of you people are.