it is in soccer, where we (the USA) do not lead the sport in talent and dollars generated, that the economic model of pay-to-play sports has exposed the US as deeply inferior. Somehow, the soccer hungry people in this country will break the constraint and do what all other countries do, which is develop kids from early ages by giving them an equity stake in themselves. Monetizing their talent. This will go in direct conflict with the NCAA and create the snowball effect that has been rumbling in college basketball and football (and their associated video game economies) for years.
For better or worse, if our country chooses to compete on a global scale in soccer, it will bring massive changes to the landscape of amateur sports in our country.
Don't shoot the messenger.
For better or worse, if our country chooses to compete on a global scale in soccer, it will bring massive changes to the landscape of amateur sports in our country.
Don't shoot the messenger.
