Why America Struggles in Soccer

Why is the United States awful at soccer, yet unstoppable at almost everything

else? Basketball? They’ve got legends—Jordan, LeBron—and dudes casually dropping

70 in a random Tuesday game. Gymnastics? Simone Biles literally ignores gravity.

The Olympics? Team USA collects gold medals like YouTubers collect sponsorships.

But soccer? Absolute chaos. They struggle against countries where kids grow up sharing

one pair of cleats. They exit World Cups early, can’t sniff a Copa America final,

and lose to teams that train on public grass fields. Name three all-time great American soccer

players. I’ll wait. And no—Sergiño Dest doesn’t count. There are barely