(For the future the US has got to get quality athletes not undersized track stars.)
You're right. But as of now, there is much more money in football, baseball, and basketball. Therefore the top US athletes end up there, and soccer ends up getting third rate athletes. The athletes we currently have are way better than we used to get. Hopefully that will continue as MLS gives them a shot at being professionals in their own country. However, our best players had better go to Europe to improve their skills.
The United States' disappointing 3-0 loss to the Czech Republic on Monday in their World Cup opener might have cost them the services of defender Eddie Pope, too.
Pope might have broken his left hand during the second half, according to a report in The Dallas Morning News. Pope hurt his hand or thumb while challenging the Czech Republic's Pavel Nedved.