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Subject: "Should the US have more Black players on their Soccer team? "

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legsdiamond
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Tue Jul-10-18 02:42 PM

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"Should the US have more Black players on their Soccer team? "

I'm not big on Us soccer but one thing I always noticed was the US was white white white and pitiful

Are we doing something wrong or is it just a lack of talent at that level?

Watching France for a few and they got more Africans than Nigeria on their squad.

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Should the US have more Black players on their Soccer team? [View all] , legsdiamond, Tue Jul-10-18 02:42 PM

Subject	Author	Message Date	ID
The lack of talent crosses all racial and ethnic boundaries.	Buck	Jul 10th 2018	1
The short answer is yes.	ThaTruth	Jul 10th 2018	2
Black athletes aren't playing soccer though	bentagain	Jul 10th 2018	3
whoa, i had no idea.	KiloMcG	Jul 11th 2018	30
happy to help.	bentagain	Jul 11th 2018	60
Yes, but getting more on the team is at least a little complicated	bshelly	Jul 10th 2018	4
from personal experience it has to do with the culture at home	j.	Jul 11th 2018	49
no doubt, but us soccer needs to fix that	bshelly	Jul 18th 2018	86
There should be way more Latinos on the team	Hitokiri	Jul 10th 2018	5
The best athletes in the US play other sports.	Castro	Jul 10th 2018	6
This is one of the biggest issues	GOMEZ	Jul 10th 2018	8
^^^^^^ facts. Most players of color build their skills in informal leag...	Castro	Jul 10th 2018	9
This is totally anecdotal, but in my experience	GOMEZ	Jul 10th 2018	10
RE: This is totally anecdotal, but in my experience	bentagain	Jul 10th 2018	11
Soccer isn't super expensive for kids	GOMEZ	Jul 10th 2018	12
to make it in the US Soccer System you have to play elite/select	smutsboy	Jul 10th 2018	13
yep. like i said it seemed to kick in around 13 or 14 years old	GOMEZ	Jul 10th 2018	15
it started for me at 10. i think it starts at 8 year olds around here no...	BrooklynWHAT	Jul 11th 2018	28
soooo expensive damn	smutsboy	Jul 11th 2018	36
Yup	The Real	Jul 11th 2018	27
it's a joke	smutsboy	Jul 11th 2018	35
SHEEEEIT (c) Clay Davis	Castro	Jul 10th 2018	19
Yeah that is a huge mistake, HUGE!	ConcreteCharlie	Jul 12th 2018	68
i grew up in Hampton. our Black players played all over the field.	KiloMcG	Jul 11th 2018	31
RE: The best athletes in the US play other sports.	hip bopper	Jul 11th 2018	21
Naw Bruh.	Castro	Jul 11th 2018	26
My nephew down in Georgia basically got pushed out of soccer.	soulfunk	Jul 11th 2018	39
RE: My nephew down in Georgia basically got pushed out of soccer.	MarkyMark	Jul 11th 2018	57
I never knew this game year round	Gemini_Two_One	Jul 11th 2018	66
multi-sport training will help your kid in the long run.	BrooklynWHAT	Jul 12th 2018	73
that's some craziness right there	GOMEZ	Jul 12th 2018	77
When's the last time you watched a US national team game?	B9	Jul 10th 2018	7
I was about to say	Sleepy	Jul 11th 2018	44
Another question is why the team isn't better, period	smutsboy	Jul 10th 2018	14
Really good article	obsidianchrysalis	Jul 10th 2018	16
help me out here	legsdiamond	Jul 11th 2018	23
i wouldnt call it systematic racism either	BrooklynWHAT	Jul 11th 2018	29
isn't that exactly what systematic racism is	Kungset	Jul 11th 2018	51
right? how dude type all that and not backspace?	legsdiamond	Jul 11th 2018	54
100% agree	smutsboy	Jul 11th 2018	34
better athletes does not make a winning team though	benny	Jul 10th 2018	17
Related to this	smutsboy	Jul 11th 2018	40
no reason all ethnicities shouldnt be represented	houston_hardhead	Jul 10th 2018	18
I feel like we can't quite point to that anymore though	ConcreteCharlie	Jul 12th 2018	69
the team is already extremely diverse. they just arent good	BrooklynWHAT	Jul 10th 2018	20
sad but true & funny	smutsboy	Jul 11th 2018	37
Doesn’t matter to me either way...	hip bopper	Jul 11th 2018	22
I played indoor soccer one year	legsdiamond	Jul 11th 2018	24
RE: I played indoor soccer one year	upUPNorth	Jul 11th 2018	25
yeah this is my question too: how much is it for year round AAU squads?	KiloMcG	Jul 11th 2018	33
ok, i looked it up. that shit aint cheap either.	KiloMcG	Jul 11th 2018	42
For recess/pickup it's fine	magilla vanilla	Jul 11th 2018	41
It's a passing game. More about what you do off the ball than on.	B9	Jul 11th 2018	43
Just want to point back to post 7	B9	Jul 11th 2018	32
^ ^ ^ ^	smutsboy	Jul 11th 2018	38
RE: Just want to point back to post 7	Sleepy	Jul 11th 2018	45
My former coworker's son coaches adolescent club teams affiliated	T Reynolds	Jul 11th 2018	46
The team that bombed out of the Hex was fairly diverse too	magilla vanilla	Jul 11th 2018	48
I think I started to reply but didn't hit send	legsdiamond	Jul 11th 2018	55
a lot of those guys are super young too like 19-20, for whatever reason....	ThaTruth	Jul 11th 2018	58
Or they get bogged down on bad teams/MLS	B9	Jul 11th 2018	64
George Weah's kid is American?	smutsboy	Jul 12th 2018	70
NYC born, Florida raised	B9	Jul 17th 2018	83
I'm trying to figure out how futbol became a wealthy suburban sport	j.	Jul 11th 2018	47
^^^my feelings exactly	bshelly	Jul 11th 2018	50
Capitalism.	Buck	Jul 11th 2018	52
from the burbs and it was definitely viewed as a rich white sport	legsdiamond	Jul 11th 2018	56
IMO, it's mostly because there aren't many native stars	Cocobrotha2	Jul 11th 2018	59
<pulls out MLS soapbox>	jrocc	Jul 11th 2018	53
wouldn't we see more black NHLers...according to your theory?	bentagain	Jul 11th 2018	61
Lets not be naive and act like the majority of hockey fans...	ThaTruth	Jul 11th 2018	62
sheeeit there is still a contingent of French fans that are MAD about th...	benny	Jul 11th 2018	65
yeah European countries are as racist as the US	smutsboy	Jul 12th 2018	71
Just emphasizing the systemic racism angle	bentagain	Jul 12th 2018	72
again not really the point i'm making	jrocc	Jul 12th 2018	76
NFL contracts aren't guaranteed	bentagain	Jul 12th 2018	79
I’ve seen more Black hockey players than I ever imagined	legsdiamond	Jul 11th 2018	63
not really the point i was making	jrocc	Jul 12th 2018	75
You're making a youth's decision from an adult's perspective	bentagain	Jul 12th 2018	81
don't downplay what kids know about the pro game	jrocc	Jul 17th 2018	82
Uh, there is no shortage of black players on the USNMT	ConcreteCharlie	Jul 12th 2018	67
You make a good point about culture. We're behind in that	GOMEZ	Jul 12th 2018	78
if theyre good. could use a few good white ones too for that matter.	cgonz00cc	Jul 12th 2018	74
how many black dudes croatia got?	dula dibiasi	Jul 12th 2018	80
how many Black people does Croatia have?	legsdiamond	Jul 18th 2018	87
Check out the US Soccer "Rising" series on Youtube	B9	Jul 17th 2018	84
NYT: Youth Soccer Participation Has Fallen Significantly in America (swi...	benny	Jul 17th 2018	85

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