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Until youth soccer is fixed, US men's national team is destined to fail

  • Written by Rick Eckstein, Professor of Sociology, Villanova University
imageDefender Matt Besler sits on the field after losing to Trinidad and Tobago in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match.Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo

David beating Goliath is very exciting – unless you’re a fan of Goliath.

The United States has 330 million people and a massive youth soccer system, yet its men’s national soccer team just got...

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