How did the swede die drinking milk?Sorry, but he's from Norway, so by drafting rules, Da Vikings probably select him in the first round : ) !!!
My Swedish relatives tell me that a Norske is just a really, really dumb Swede : ( !!! I'm pretty sure the Norwegians have the same border joke but with some role reversal?
A case is being filed in CA and late goals will be counted for the next 28 days.
As long as club soccer is more about club profit than the actual kids, US soccer will suffer.
Bingo. And as long as youth soccer organizers and coaches insist kids play soccer year round and continue to interfere with all other youth sports in various seasons, it will continue to suffer. Soccer people (at least around here) are the craziest and most controlling of the kids, demanding so much of their time. Therefore, the best athletes that love other sports get burned out and end up quitting soccer.
Any youth sports organization or event that becomes a money grab, turns to shit.
European model for youth soccer puts the US to shame.
Ive heard this as well. I don't know much about it, but have heard similar sentiments.
This is why kids will always gravitate to the big 3.
MLS isn't the pinnacle league like the others.
Well it does pay the 2nd highest paid soccer player in the world.
That already made his bank and is playing out the string.
Also, soccer tends to price kids out pretty early - but....feels like baseball and basketball are trending that direction (Travel Baseball, AAU) too.
someone else said something to the effect that the european youth model was better for developing talent than what happens in the u.s., but the kids in their system wind up training for soccer year-round, with little time for other sports. i'd rather see kids have the option to try various sports, even those they might not excel at playing. that's one thing the u.s. high school sports systems provide, and i think it's a big strength.
The big thing about the European model is the youth clubs are rewarded by sell-on features in contracts. The youth clubs will get a percentage of professional contracts for each player they develop. This top down approach for pretty much every country but the US, allows youth clubs to be free and in some instances provide assistance and not price kids out. It places the onus on the club to produce players as opposed the parent dues to support the clubs.
I would say similar but not the same. England player was going for a hard tackle and likely a yellow card. But poor luck his leg hit the ball and his already relatively high studs were a bit higher. He had intent just based on his actions, so probably deserved. Would've probably just been a yellow if not for the rebound off the ball.
