2026 World Cup

Twelvefret

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" The U.S. players say it didn’t matter … and that’s what they would say. But it certainly mattered to the Belgians, who played with a sense of greater stakes: that they were defending the game against crude intrusions of political power. "
Rowan Richardo Phillips
 
Twelvefret

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I am finding out which players play together professionally. I've enjoyed watching Luis Diaz from Columbia and discovered he and Harry Kane play on the same team.

I am learning also, like most professional athletes, football players do well financially. Of the 26 Haitian players on the roster, 16 were born outside the country.
 
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PLANofMAN

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Estariol said:
Yes it did happen, he intervened with the president of FIFA to enable the player to participate in the next match. Which the USA lost. Karma is a b**ch.
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As an American, I find it hilarious. As for soccer itself, I, like most Americans,
are vaguely aware of this sport. It's popular in third world and developing nations, like the U.K. and a bunch of countries in South America. It's basically polo for poor people, right?
 
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PLANofMAN said:
As an American, I find it hilarious. As for soccer itself, I, like most Americans,
are vaguely aware of this sport. It's popular in third world and developing nations, like the U.K. and a bunch of countries in South America. It's basically polo for poor people, right?
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It is true Americans tend to be oblivious of what is happening and important for others. That you think it is only popular in developing and third world nations is illustrative of the point.

Apparently you neither understand polo or football. :D
 
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There is an article discussing the weakness of "pay to play" soccer in the US. Pay to play means only affluent families can participate that that the clubs use children to enrich adults. This is not only a soccer problem. MLB have facilities in other countries to develop talent. The failure of the US in this WC is not only because of pay to play, but it is a factor.
 
Mark12

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Twelvefret said:
There is an article discussing the weakness of "pay to play" soccer in the US. Pay to play means only affluent families can participate that that the clubs use children to enrich adults. This is not only a soccer problem. MLB have facilities in other countries to develop talent. The failure of the US in this WC is not only because of pay to play, but it is a factor.
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That's interesting to hear. Clubs and teams etc here often have subs to pay for bits but I don't think I would say that football here is restrictive money wise. Lots of pro football players come from low income backgrounds. I can think of lots who play for teams locally to the NW who have talked about their backgrounds
 
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Mark12 said:
That's interesting to hear. Clubs and teams etc here often have subs to pay for bits but I don't think I would say that football here is restrictive money wise. Lots of pro football players come from low income backgrounds. I can think of lots who play for teams locally to the NW who have talked about their backgrounds
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Players like Messi came up through football academies which included scholastic education. I am sure it’s a way out of poverty . I think his grandmother took him and he thanks her after each goal if you’ve seen him look upward.

When humans experience a process of success they think more positively about moving forward. Sports can be a vehicle as much as schooling.
 
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