KEN HOWARD

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[KEN HOWARD @kenhoward97]

@LangmanVince U.S population more than 330 million. Norway around 6 million. We have enough athletes to go around. It’s more likely a development issue

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

In Germany, a talented 14-year-old earns his club money. In America, his parents pay the club $15,000 a year.

That single inversion explains why "we will not" is the most accurate line ever written about US soccer.

FIFA built a global system for this. Training compensation and solidarity payments send a cut of every transfer fee back to the clubs that developed the player, from age 12 onward. Develop one future pro and your academy gets paid for a decade. Barcelona's La Masia, Ajax, every Bundesliga academy runs on this logic. The kid is the asset.

US Soccer refuses to enforce those rules. When Seattle's Crossfire Premier claimed its $60,000 share of DeAndre Yedlin's transfer to Tottenham, it got nothing. Claims on the Dempsey and Bradley transfers died partly because the federation couldn't even produce the youth training records.

So American clubs earn zero dollars when a kid turns pro. They earn when a kid enrolls. Which makes the parent the customer, and the product is whatever keeps the parent writing checks: travel tournaments, hotel weekends, $500 showcase events, private training at $100 an hour. Elite pathways run $8,000 to $20,000 a year. A comparable academy spot in Italy costs about 120 euros.

Follow the incentive one level deeper and it gets darker. A club dependent on fees can't cut its weakest paying players, so rosters optimize for retention over development. The scouting pool shrinks to families who can afford the cliff, which appears around age 11, exactly when development matters most. The country runs a talent filter sorted by household income instead of ability.

Every four years someone proposes fixing this. The proposal always requires the people profiting from the $15,000 model to vote themselves out of business.

They will not.

[KEN HOWARD @kenhoward97]

@KMaC703 😂

[KEN HOWARD @kenhoward97]

@appiecule MVP of match

[D J @TxForever]

Your team and entire country is counting on you in the 111th minute and you’re holding your ankle crying in the grass.

Lot of jokes bout soccer and its antics but man some of these dudes are SOFT

[Nuel @LfcNuel]

🚨 JUST IN 🚨

FIFA will apologize to England following the wrongful dismissal of Jarell Quansah against Mexico. They have confirmed the challenge should not have been considered reckless or dangerous, and that the referee made a mistake by awarding a straight red card.

According to officials, the incident did not meet the threshold for serious foul play, meaning England were left to play with 10 men because of an incorrect decision.

FIFA have also suggested that the foul involving Harry Kane, which led to Mexico's penalty, was not a clear and obvious error and therefore should never have been reviewed by the referee in the first place. Despite that, the VAR team still sent him to the monitor where he chose to award a penalty for only minimal contact.

The two decisions have now become major talking points, with England believing the match was heavily influenced by incorrect officiating. FIFA's review has only added to the controversy surrounding the game."

[TRUMP SUPPORTER @_Postive_Vibes]

WATCH: 98-year-old D-Day veteran Sgt. William Pekrul said to President Donald Trump: "With President Trump back as Commander in Chief, I would go back and re-enlist today and I would storm whatever beach my country needs me to."

[USMNT_STAN @StanUsmnt]

Nailed it!!

This view is exactly why it’s not a red. You can’t commit a red when you are going sideways and someone cuts you off from behind and your foot accidentally lands on his.

Pic of rolled ankle can’t always = red. Context has to matter.

[Jon Tweets Sports @jontweetssports]

It’s 5pm on the 4th of July. The burgers & dogs are ready.

“Uncle Rick, would you bless the food?”

Uncle Rick, 24 Coors Light deep:

[American Grim @Americangrim80]

Coffey Anderson - Mr. Red White And Blue😎❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

[Lord Immy Kant @KantInEastt]

India wants to host Olympics without building infrastructure of this quality. This is how US is hosting FIFA World Cup.

[Real Country Music @real_kuntry]

Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

🚨#BREAKING: A German soccer fan who flew to the USA but was fearful about coming because of news about criminals and people being mean...

...breaks down into TEARS, live on air saying he has FALLEN IN LOVE with America after a random man named "Bob" in Boston gave him a ride home after he was stuck at a game with no way back to his hotel

The German soccer fan's name is Sebastian, he said after meeting Bob, he extended his entire trip.

He said leaving America will hurt worse than watching Germany get knocked out of the World Cup.

"I fall in love with America. I'm sorry, it's just so emotional. Americans are not rude... if we are together, we can achieve great things."

THIS IS THE AMERICA I KNOW!!!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

A guy who just became an American citizen eight years ago sat at George Washington’s desk and lectured us about what it means to be an American on our nation’s 250th birthday.

[Bruce Pearl @coachbrucepearl]

Attention All Parents. Sit your children and grandchildren down and have them listen to this! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[MayeIsKing @MayeIsKing_]

tom brady just narrated all-time American sports moments for America 250 and its fucking awesome

[Bill Walsh @wwalsh]

Balogun was in on goal. He beat the defender and was about to score.
No red card. No penalty. No yellow card. No foul. No review.
The bizarre thing is that Fox Sports showed a replay that began just AFTER the defender let go of the arm. So weird. How could the officials miss this? And how could the TV crew miss it as well? @USMNT

[Gavin McHugh @gavinmchughh]

Maybe the greatest American video ever filmed

[☈ Chris Jackson ☈ @ChrisJacksonSC]

That’s it, for the rest of the Cup I’m watching everything on Telemundo.

This destroys the Fox crew who successfully put me to sleep before this even happened tonight.

[DawgProcess (Devon Witherspoon Supporter) @DLock4MVP]

Hasn’t been a red all fucking tournament btw