World Cup 2018 Russia

cutz said:

Jason P said:

You know US soccer is in a very bad place when we have to team up with Mexico and Canada to host a world cup.  The the US team and world cup bid should have been relegated to Davy Jones locker after getting beat by some island in the middle of nowhere.  

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I heard today that kids playing in the USA is down over 300,000 in the last year, and over 4 Million in the last 3 or 4 years. The reason? It's all about Travel team, and not every kid can afford to pay to play. Kids/parents have to make a decision if they are good enough, to pay to play, when ther 9-13 years old. A kid may not be good at those ages, but there not given the chance to improve  because they STOP playing. Gone are the LOCAL Leagues where kids would have an opportunity to play.