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[QUOTE="texascpa, post: 3044884, member: 468"]
Who pays for that "development" system?  The US is not 1970-80's USSR or modern day China where the government is heavily involved in sports programs, nor should it be.

Plus, the argument doesn't stand up when you look at the women's side - we have arguably the best women's program in history and it uses the same pay-to-play travel systems as the men's.  Where we have a difference with most countries is the popularity of the sport.  Football, basketball and baseball still dominate the landscape and still pull the most talented kids at the elementary level.  Soccer is still not a big deal in Texas other than a "spring" activity, but even then 7-on-7 Spring football leagues are growing leaps and bounds, again pulling the more talented kids away from soccer.  Years ago, there were proclamations on this very board that stated soccer would overtake football in 10 years.  3-4 more years before that deadline approaches, and it's still not close to taking over football.
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