Why American youth soccer is failing

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://theathletic.com/tifofootball 📗 Tifo's new book, "How to Watch Football" is now available internationally: https://linktr.ee/tifobook In 2023 a data study revealed that USA had produced zero “top 50” footballers in the past 10 years. Some may think that this is because soccer is not the most popular sport in America. But the US produces some of the best sports stars in the world and has continuously dominated at the Olympics, so why aren’t the USMNT producing more good players? This is a story of how money, greed and elitism are creating a nationa