"Peter Bozz" > wrote
>>> The question is: with the proliferation of soccer moms and their SUVs
>>> and all the soccer practice going on in the US, how come US soccer
>>> sucks?
>>
>>
>> Is being rated 8-10 in the world sucking? Not the last I heard. And, if
>> the US sucks, why did the U20 team beat Argentina and Egypt and
>> tie Deutschland before losing to Italy? And why is the US's Women's
>> team rated 1st?
>
> I assume U20 is "under twenty"? If they are indeed kicking ass, then the
> soccer moms have served their purpose: a new generation of top notch
> soccer players is emerging from the US.
>
> Anyway, just I checked the Fifa World Football (yes, that's "soccer")
> Rankings: teh U Ess of A is ranked 10th! I might have to retract that
> "sucks" statement. Sorry... Old prejudices die the hardest.

Yeah, the US (men - the women have been on top for most of the
history of international women's soccer ;-> ) have inched up over
the last 5 years. They're not quite ready to bid for a WC, however,
let alone win one.

Floyd (soccer dad)