How good would the U.S. be if all athletes concentrated on soccer?

[CobyWan]

Even with your best athletes playing the game you'd still be decades behind the top nations in terms of technical ability and tactics. I'd say it would take about 60-70 years before the US could be a top 10 nation if they heavily focused on getting their best athletes into soccer and training them from a young age.

60-70 years? You're talking out of your ass.


Chile was ranked 84th in 2002 and now up to 5th world wide. Belgium was ranked 66th in 2009 and now are 2nd.


Hell the US was ranked 8th in 2005. But it's going to take 70 years to make it back to top 10? No.

[LightsXout28c]

Yes, but that's a one off situation. They still consistently produce better players than the US does.

Even with your best athletes playing the game you'd still be decades behind the top nations in terms of technical ability and tactics. I'd say it would take about 60-70 years before the US could be a top 10 nation if they heavily focused on getting their best athletes into soccer and training them from a young age.

70 years? lol You're delusional and quite possibly retarded. Please go

[SwoleKC]

60-70 years? You're talking out of your ass.


Chile was ranked 84th in 2002 and now up to 5th world wide. Belgium was ranked 66th in 2009 and now are 2nd.


Hell the US was ranked 8th in 2005. But it's going to take 70 years to make it back to top 10? No.

FIFA rankings mean nothing really. In terms of actually getting to a level where they can produce players and teams consistently like Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Italy, Spain, France, England, Portugal, Netherlands... Etc. The US would struggle to even qualify for the European championships for the next 20 or so years if given the opportunity.

[PIMking13]

because they'd rather play Baseball, Football, basketball and hockey over it. They love the tv god like lifestyle here in the US and if they make it big in soccer they will have to go to Europe. BRB gotta get up early to watch the game in Europe.

[CobyWan]

FIFA rankings mean nothing really. In terms of actually getting to a level where they can produce players and teams consistently like Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Italy, Spain, France, England, Portugal, Netherlands... Etc. The US would struggle to even qualify for the European championships for the next 20 or so years if given the opportunity.

The US hasn't produced like those countries because from a young age our best athletes play other sports besides soccer. It's as simple as that.


Great soccer players are born not made. You can talk about our lack of development programs or tactics, the latter being especially overrated. Because often times young great players go to academies in European countries to develop anyway. Who knows how many great ones the US has produced that just grew up in the city playing basketball.


All those countries you listed have a culture of futbol. They don't have that dilemma. If hypothetically the US adopted that outlook tomorrow the US would eventually become world class. And it wouldn't take as long as you think.

[SwoleKC]

The US hasn't produced like those countries because from a young age our best athletes play other sports besides soccer. It's as simple as that.


Great soccer players are born not made. You can talk about our lack of development programs or tactics, the latter being especially overrated. Because often times young great players go to academies in European countries to develop anyway. Who knows how many great ones the US has produced that just grew up in the city playing basketball.


All those countries you listed have a culture of futbol. They don't have that dilemma. If hypothetically the US adopted that outlook tomorrow the US would eventually become world class. And it wouldn't take as long as you think.

There's no denying that the US would eventually become a powerhouse if they took their best athletes and forced them into the soccer culture. However, you'd be waiting very long time for the coaching and training to even get close to the level of the top nations in the sport. Athleticism certainly helps, but it is far from the most important trait needed to succeed in soccer.

[woody19]

Soccer is a woman's sport in the US

[nikeoneplatinum]

The team would be all black, the team would be taller, instead of the average height being 5'10", the average height would be 6'4". You'd basically have the best athletes from all the sports playing. I'd image guys like Lebron, Steve Smith, Russell Westbrook. No hockey players or baseball players would make the team, except for maybe Yasiel Puig.

[chlaxman]

Soccer is a woman's sport in the US

And this pretty much proves that the US would dominate if our best athletes played soccer.

Men's soccer: 3rd rate athletes, pretty mediocre team (better than those choking English though lol)
Women's soccer: Top flight athletes, destroy the world

[LightsXout28c]

Soccer is a woman's sport in the US

The majority of our female athletes play soccer and we happen to be the best in the world..

[Midgetkiller]

Not good because you think the average NFL player has the same mechanics needed to play football. And many Americans do play football, most of em are just retarded as fuk when it comes down to vision on the field, understanding the game.

Also women's football is a joke, don't come near me with that bs. The only country in the world taking that sport serious is the US. The rest of the world just enjoys the blooper reel those awful goalies provide and look at the occasional HBB.

[mexanacho]

The team would be all black, the team would be taller, instead of the average height being 5'10", the average height would be 6'4". You'd basically have the best athletes from all the sports playing. I'd image guys like Lebron, Steve Smith, Russell Westbrook. No hockey players or baseball players would make the team, except for maybe Yasiel Puig.

Yasiel Puig is cuban and not even the most athletic guy on his own team are you retarded?

Im sure the US team would include a few hispanics.

[Spill512]

What was the point of adding MLB and NHL.

[TheNextGOAT]

The team would be all black, the team would be taller, instead of the average height being 5'10", the average height would be 6'4". You'd basically have the best athletes from all the sports playing. I'd image guys like Lebron, Steve Smith, Russell Westbrook. No hockey players or baseball players would make the team, except for maybe Yasiel Puig.

lol Lebron and Russell Westbrook are not built for Soccer. The best american soccer player would be Patrick Kane

[wickedman]

Would be comical, like watching a bunch of giants on the field with insects.

[chlaxman]

lol Lebron and Russell Westbrook are not built for Soccer. The best american soccer player would be Patrick Kane

Westbrook is built perfectly for soccer. Lebron not so much.

[Zwicker]

Truthfully, they would be quite dominant I would think, certainly on par with the best international clubs.

That said, lmao at people on this forum who don't know physiology 101. Type 1 v Type 2 muscle fibre distributions. NFL players are blessed with fast-twitch muscle fibres, but it wouldn't translate to a sport that's about 50/50 aerobic/anaerobic demands. Not even mentioning the skills/creativity/awareness/foot-eye coordination required to play a completely different sport.

[Trapstar4.4]

i think we would be an elite nation in the sport
cant go as far to say that we would be lock to win the world cup. at the least we would be in the conversation every tourney like the other elite nations

[jbball92]

Westbrook is built perfectly for soccer. Lebron not so much.

wot ? lebron would be Ibra 3.0

[chlaxman]

wot ? lebron would be Ibra 3.0

Lebron is WAY too big and tall to be an effective soccer player.

[Vhagar]

Probably better than we are at world wars where we're 2-0

But seriously the rest of the world can keep their poverty sports. The only thing gheyer than soccer are the *******s that watch it

[Spill512]

Imagine Draymond if he focused all of his attention on kicking balls full time.

[TexasMajor]

Westbrook is built perfectly for soccer. Lebron not so much.

Lebron is a world-class flopper. He would fit right in.

[jbball92]

Lebron is a world-class flopper. He would fit right in.

imagine if Romo played. He would ACTUALLY be injured within the first 5' every game

[nikeoneplatinum]

lol Lebron and Russell Westbrook are not built for Soccer. The best american soccer player would be Patrick Kane

You think that because there are no tall black players playing soccer, that's because they're playing basketball lol. The reason you think a little white guy like Kane would be good is because all the little white guys are playing soccer.

[nikeoneplatinum]

Yasiel Puig is cuban and not even the most athletic guy on his own team are you retarded?

Im sure the US team would include a few hispanics.

Who on that team is more athletic?

[mexanacho]

Joc Pedersen, thompson, Seager. There's a reason puig plays rf and not center.


Also in terms of all mlb players I'm 100% sure guys like dee gordon, Billy Hamilton and mookie Betts would be greathe soccer players

[Bolz]

If soccer was a major sport here in the US Wed win the world Cup every 4 years without difficulty srs. Of course the rest of the world would deny it, but it's true.

[nikeoneplatinum]

Joc Pedersen, thompson, Seager. There's a reason puig plays rf and not center.


Also in terms of all mlb players I'm 100% sure guys like dee gordon, Billy Hamilton and mookie Betts would be greathe soccer players

Are those guys better at playing baseball than Puig or are they better athletes?

[criminal_manne]

U.S. Could play Stoke style hoofball with players like Lebron now and be the best team in the World. There is more than one style of soccer, we don't need to play Barca style when we have clearly superior athletes. Our defense would be impenetrable.