USA is going to own every sport soon...

[Smokin']

Watching this U-20 football (soccer) game between USA and Brazil. Damn, USA has come along way since I last watched the U-20's (about 2 years ago) in Minnesota in a friendly.

These 19, 20 year olds are literally close to as skillful as these Brazilian kids and they have more touch and skill then these English lads.

What's funny is these kids don't look like the typical ****** american kid and I am a little stunned....

But mark my words, USA will be a powerhouse in about 4 years in terms of soccer.

[USA4LIFE]

Watching this U-20 football (soccer) game between USA and Brazil. Damn, USA has come along way since I last watched the U-20's (about 2 years ago) in Minnesota in a friendly.

These 19, 20 year olds are literally close to as skillful as these Brazilian kids and they have more touch and skill then these English lads.

What's funny is these kids don't look like the typical ****** american kid and I am a little stunned....

But mark my words, USA will be a powerhouse in about 4 years in terms of soccer.

I have said this about a little over 2 years ago that in terms of youth programs the US is up there with other countries like Argentina, Brazil, Portugal etc. We are producing some really talented kids and I can't wait till they get older and play for teams in Europe.

[USA4LIFE]

Watching this U-20 football (soccer) game between USA and Brazil. Damn, USA has come along way since I last watched the U-20's (about 2 years ago) in Minnesota in a friendly.

These 19, 20 year olds are literally close to as skillful as these Brazilian kids and they have more touch and skill then these English lads.

What's funny is these kids don't look like the typical ****** american kid and I am a little stunned....

But mark my words, USA will be a powerhouse in about 4 years in terms of soccer.

I have said this about a little over 2 years ago that in terms of youth programs the US is up there with other countries like Argentina, Brazil, Portugal etc. We are producing some really talented kids and I can't wait till they get older and play for teams in Europe.

[FUMIN 88]

Watching this U-20 football (soccer) game between USA and Brazil. Damn, USA has come along way since I last watched the U-20's (about 2 years ago) in Minnesota in a friendly.

These 19, 20 year olds are literally close to as skillful as these Brazilian kids and they have more touch and skill then these English lads.
What's funny is these kids don't look like the typical ****** american kid and I am a little stunned....

But mark my words, USA will be a powerhouse in about 4 years in terms of soccer.

lmfao more skill than english lads? are you joking

[FUMIN 88]

Watching this U-20 football (soccer) game between USA and Brazil. Damn, USA has come along way since I last watched the U-20's (about 2 years ago) in Minnesota in a friendly.

These 19, 20 year olds are literally close to as skillful as these Brazilian kids and they have more touch and skill then these English lads.

What's funny is these kids don't look like the typical ****** american kid and I am a little stunned....

But mark my words, USA will be a powerhouse in about 4 years in terms of soccer.

first of all its not soccer its football second these 19, 20 year olds your talking about if they were any good they would be playing in england, italy or spain.

and for you to say they have more skill than english lads is prity ignorent i mean thes english lads comand transfer fees of millions of pounds. the fact is football is to a poor standard in america one day it might be good but its going to take alot onger than you think

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first of all its not soccer its football second these 19, 20 year olds your talking about if they were any good they would be playing in england, italy or spain.

and for you to say they have more skill than english lads is prity ignorent i mean thes english lads comand transfer fees of millions of pounds. the fact is football is to a poor standard in america one day it might be good but its going to take alot onger than you think

Exactly what i was going to say. The problem with Yank football is that in your country its just a game, in England...S.America...Europe..Africa its a way of life.

You can't just pick up the game in your late teens and decide that your gonna dedicate your life to it. You need to be kicking a ball as a baby...and even then you gotta be immense to be sucessful.

Oh yeah, and we do have a few Yankee players in our country, and one even plays for my team. Only problem with that is Frank Simek plays in the Championship (Second) Division.

[Desaturated]

Yeah, some one already nailed it.

If these kids were good enough, they would ALREADY be in Europe.

Teams in Europe invest in youth talent as young as 9. So if these kids were any good, they would already be here.

Obviously America is going to progress, but it's still a solid 10 years before anyone pays them any attention.

You finnished bottom of your group last year, you'll finnish bottom of your group in this years Copa and I don't doubt you'll do poorly in the next world cup too.

[JT1967]

Watching this U-20 football (soccer) game between USA and Brazil. Damn, USA has come along way since I last watched the U-20's (about 2 years ago) in Minnesota in a friendly.

These 19, 20 year olds are literally close to as skillful as these Brazilian kids and they have more touch and skill then these English lads.

What's funny is these kids don't look like the typical ****** american kid and I am a little stunned....

But mark my words, USA will be a powerhouse in about 4 years in terms of soccer.

This guy does not know enough about footie (maybe too young to remember the Cosmos). Americans have been playing to a decent standard now nearly 20 years...They always seem to get the occcasional big win against big teams (England 89' Columbia '94 Portugal '02 to name just a few) and they were incredibly unlucky against the Italians last year...There are alot of up and comers in world football especially African nations who like others on this thread say "football is a way of life". If America played England 5 times England would win 4 times out of 5 as would Brazil, France, Argentina etc.

Footie will never be as big as it should be mostly due to the other big US sports that dominate the papers. I once thought Ice Hockey would be the next big thing after the US won gold in 1980, and although the yanks have some incredible hockey players, it is still a distant fourth in terms of popularity over there, even in New York, where the Rangers have the worlds best hockey fans!

[kayjay]

Yeah, some one already nailed it.

If these kids were good enough, they would ALREADY be in Europe.

Teams in Europe invest in youth talent as young as 9. So if these kids were any good, they would already be here.

Obviously America is going to progress, but it's still a solid 10 years before anyone pays them any attention.

You finnished bottom of your group last year, you'll finnish bottom of your group in this years Copa and I don't doubt you'll do poorly in the next world cup too.

Listen boy, you're just not going to last very long around here with anti-American ****.
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We brought a third-choice team to Copa.


There are better youth players in England, but the American U-20 has some prospects, and it's not true they should already be in Europe because they can't get work permits until they're 18.


Freddy Adu and Danny Szetela will be regulars in top sides before too long.