@Peter_Bukowski Most countries didn't prioritize Women's Soccer like the US.
Things are changing and a shift in dominance is fading.
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Danny B
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What’s the best explanation you’ve heard for why the US women kick ass in soccer and the US men, well … don’t?
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@kieronbutton17 In America soccer fields are not in every neighborhood. Limits based upon financial constraints hurt the inner-city youth. Lost opportunities unlike the European model of development with rewards$$$
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Everyone keeps blaming the pay-to-play system for why the US doesn’t develop enough elite talent.
It’s definitely part of the problem.
But the real issue is Culture.
A proper football/soccer culture is everything. We have small pockets of it in the States, but nowhere near enough. Until soccer becomes part of the fabric of everyday life (not just something you pay for on weekends), we’ll keep falling short.
And it starts at the bottom: we desperately need better coaches at the youth level, coaches who actually develop foundational skills and, more importantly, make kids fall in love with the game.
What do you think is the biggest thing holding American soccer back? 👇🏼
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@doldanmat @pinetree_riot A big portion of the youth in America gets excluded from soccer because of affordability. It's the exact opposite of the European model.
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@pinetree_riot Nadie en el mundo del fútbol se plantea eso porque es absurdo, solo en EEUU pueden pensar que los atletas de sus deportes favoritos dominarían el fútbol si quisieran, porque tienen el ego por las nubes
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Así se verían los mejores atletas de la NFL si se ponen a practicar fútbol.
John Fadule@fadule_
Division 2 cornerbacks are more athletic than anyone involved in the World Cup. If Russell Westbrook had 6 months of practice he’d be the greatest Soccer player to ever live.
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@doldanmat Talk about the European model and clubs compared to the US model, where parents of wealth foot the bill.
The big difference in ideology and systems in Europe gives all talented youth long-term opportunities.
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On Saturday I suffered a major heart attack while playing basketball. I was transported to the emergency room and the ICU.
The doctors told me if I had made it there any later, I could have died.
If you’re reading this, please take care of yourself. Don’t take life for granted.
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Just want to thank each and everyone of you for the heartfelt comments about my dad. I was honored to be his son. He lived an incredible life. The stuff of movies. And he’d be genuinely pissed if I missed another day of work. Back at it tomorrow. Eternally grateful.
❤️❤️❤️
Vic Lombardi@VicLombardi
We lost our dad early this morning. Finally freed from the shackles of dementia. It’s an evil disease took the one thing he cherished most — his dignity. Four years ago he was his normal effervescent self. Four months ago he stopped talking. Four weeks ago he became a prisoner of his own bed. Four days ago he went to sleep and never woke up. But I choose to remember Ezio Lombardi as the smartest man I’ve ever known. The man who gladly played the foil in all of my goofy videos. The man who came to this country with nothing but a 6th grade education and a pocket full of dreams. I’ll always cherish this chat we had in the car several years ago on his birthday. Rest easy, EasyE. You will always be my hero.
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Nightmare period
Allowed 3
Nate is in the locker room with some sort of injury
Blown three goal lead
Do you think next goal wins?
@AltitudeSR
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We lost our dad early this morning.
Finally freed from the shackles of dementia. It’s an evil disease took the one thing he cherished most — his dignity.
Four years ago he was his normal effervescent self.
Four months ago he stopped talking.
Four weeks ago he became a prisoner of his own bed.
Four days ago he went to sleep and never woke up.
But I choose to remember Ezio Lombardi as the smartest man I’ve ever known.
The man who gladly played the foil in all of my goofy videos.
The man who came to this country with nothing but a 6th grade education and a pocket full of dreams.
I’ll always cherish this chat we had in the car several years ago on his birthday.
Rest easy, EasyE.
You will always be my hero.
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@Brett49ers Season (SB)
Offense rank
Defense rank
1981 (SB XVI)
7th
2nd
1984 (SB XIX)
2nd
1st
He had fewer big-name teammates on his first SB, but the offense and Defense were ranked high!
His D was elite in both teams
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@DannyB3030 Name the wide receivers and running backs from the first two SBs. Jerry Rice joined Niners after they one two chips
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SB XXIV. Elway 108 yards passing. 2 INTs. Montana spanked Elway and Broncos 55-10
Andrew Anderson@uscfan981
Elway > Montana. Had to be said.
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@athrowaway75562 Hater post from newbie Chiefs fan whose team was irrelevant for decades before Reid and Patrick!
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Elway was legitimately terrible for the first decade of his career until he got a superteam and then became top 5 ish. Legitimately not a t50 qb in nfl history and the textbook definition of a wins merchant
Bird Law Expert 🇺🇦@RealBirdLawyer
since this is no longer pinned and the discourse is discoursing today, might as well throw this back out there
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@chiefs_outsider Coming from a franchise that was a wasteland before Reid and Patrick arrived😂😂😂
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I find it odd that John Elway has 0 first team All-Pro selections. People will gaslight you and tell you he was some top 5 QB OAT when he was arguably not even top 5 in his era most of his career.
His legacy was a inflated when he won back to back Super Bowls off Terrell Davis’ legs (7 straight post season games over 100 yds) a Rod Smith 80 yd house call that was under-thrown, and 4 turnovers from his defense gifting him his SB MVP.
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6k yards and 75 TDs a year in today’s nfl with modern rules and an extra game
Steven Patton@PattonAnalytics
Don’t even know if that’s a top 5 throw for Elway when he was out there launching piss missiles on a rope
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@vincent_elric Based on your dislike for Elway it's very obvious you never followed him or watched his games!
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Elway was always overrated. Even when he played. He wasn’t better than Dan Marino. Those later years Super Bowls made yall believe he was something he was not
Mike Sando@SandoNFL
Elway is now underrated because of stats Howard Mudd ranked Elway #1 in the passing era (since 1978 rules changes) Mudd was with Peyton all those years too That is saying something
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Besides being carried to multiple Super Bowls, what did Elway do that was so special.
Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing
"Aaron Rodgers in no way measured up physically to the talent John Elway had. Never in his wildest dreams…you need to go get on YouTube or Google or something" – Michael Wilbon to Stephen A. Smith
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The John Elway PR is a perfect storm:
• Highly-touted NCAA QB people expected and wanted to be great
• Highlight-reel QB but inconsistent on accuracy/decisions
• Bad play was overlooked because GWDs make better highlight packages
• Lack of statistical analysis for QBs in his era hid flaws
• The Broncos fabricated his clutch success relative to other top QBs to create a false narrative as the NFL's comeback king
• Took advantage of a weak AFC in the 80s, especially Martyball teams in crunch time
• Crushed in the SB 3x, so people figured it was his team instead of him throwing the game away
• Won at the end with much better stats on a truly stacked team, which helps people say he always had it in him
• Even in his first SB win, he played like crap, but one helicopter twirl highlight gets immortalized while Terrell Davis and the defense that stopped the 3x MVP were the real heroes
• Hollywood ending to win SB MVP in your last game
He's the #1 case in NFL history of a QB where people willingly ignore the huge volume of bad plays/games/seasons and focus squarely on the best moments of his career.
Things would be a lot different if we gave other QBs the same grace.
Trent McGaughey@TrentMcgaughey
Ima say this again… JOHN ELWAY HAS THE GREATEST PR OF A NFL PLAYER I’VE EVER SEEN. The fact that we are in 2026 and we are having discussions about AARON RODGERS in conversation with John Elway… it’s a disgrace to the game of football I stg.
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@aroddaily Many factors, such as coaching style and the quality of teammates, influence the outcome.
If Elway had Shanny his entire career, his records and rings would have been in the 5280🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Put Elway in SF with all those legends, and Number 7 would have more rings than Brady!!
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@DannyB3030 Montana Marino Steve young put up elite stats relative to their era. Elway simply did not.
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John elway from 1983-1992
54.7 comp% (below league AVG)
3,021 pass yards AVG per season
19/19 TD/INT
73.8 Passer rating (below league AVG)
5.10 ANY / A (barley above league AVG)
-0.9 DVOA AVG
Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing
"Aaron Rodgers in no way measured up physically to the talent John Elway had. Never in his wildest dreams…you need to go get on YouTube or Google or something" – Michael Wilbon to Stephen A. Smith
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