Soccer has always been a second-tier sport in the U.S. Kids don’t dream of playing in the MLS or for big clubs in Europe, they dream of throwing passes on Sundays, or making it to the NBA. Even though there are upwards of 20 million youth soccer players in the U.S why can't we produce as many professional players as smaller nations like England. The U.S has a different youth system than most European countries and that may be what stops them from producing pros. Across about