Capitalize on World Cup Buzz: Boost US Soccer Now!

What is the important thing that the U.S. needs to do now to capitalize on all the attention, to capitalize on everything that we can harvest from this unique tournament that for many was a success. Many, you know, with the political climate that we are living in, many were hoping for a disaster. They were hoping for the world not to go sweet, you know, nicely. Yeah. What is it that we need to do to harvest all these good vibes and make them something good for the development of U.S. soccer? I think we need to focus on U.S. as a whole as more of a team sport. Yes. I think we see Pulisic and we see these big leader, big names and it doesn't work for U.S. There's a lot of ego and I think that's why they weren't able to survive the whole tournament. They started off very strong and they lost it, I think, because they don't have that fire. The commitment to the group? We see teams like Argentina, you know, they have England, they have this pack, Mexico, they have this fire because they're fighting for something more than just football. And U.S., I didn't see it. I really didn't see that fire. I didn't. It is true. It's very true. I think that we need to harvest that identity, that full identity, because we still have that problem where there is the saying, if our best athletes will play soccer, we'll be world champions. But I don't think that it's a lack of athletes. I think there's a lack of access. I think if you give access to the right people, they will play. You don't need to have six, four tall, muscular athletes to win the World Cup. Definitely not. That's not the type of sport. You need kids that play one-on-one, you know? Kids that know how to have a good relationship with the ball. And I like what you are doing with your development of players. I love what Uprising is doing with the development of players, along with many, many other clubs that are actually working on providing access and getting the kids to grow holistically. Not only as a great skilled player, but also as a human and as a person that allows you to actually survive this environment. Because it's not an easy journey for the football players. It's not an easy journey for players who want to play in the U.S., players who want to go professional. Even to the MLS, it's so difficult. Players who are playing for UCLA and the top D1 schools don't even get a chance to play at MLS. So it's very, like, 0.001% if you want to go professional. It's a tough journey, my friends. And we are supporting and celebrating every single player that has been able to fulfill their dream of becoming a professional, representing their nation, and finally getting to play in a World Cup.