We all love the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Which includes football...I mean the real football, aka soccer! Notre Dame has good men and women's soccer teams.
I root for Croatia and the USA.
Croatia is an interesting example of proper player development and production. Croatia has many leagues and puts development of talent over age group game results. The USA in contrast is the opposite, where pay to play clubs and academies have long dominated.
In Croatia, you get cradle to pro coverage. If you are too small or weak, they will wait for you to get stronger if you have talent. But you have to basically give up an academic path, even in HS, opting for a weaker curriculum. No college. But Croatia will give any player who can't make it a non-college oriented job and career.
Funny, because this is what the NCAA is becoming with college football. Academic accommodation hiding giving up the academic path. Which I have no issue with. Just saying.
Anyways, Brazil is my #1 to win the FIFA WC this year.
I root for Croatia and the USA.
Croatia is an interesting example of proper player development and production. Croatia has many leagues and puts development of talent over age group game results. The USA in contrast is the opposite, where pay to play clubs and academies have long dominated.
In Croatia, you get cradle to pro coverage. If you are too small or weak, they will wait for you to get stronger if you have talent. But you have to basically give up an academic path, even in HS, opting for a weaker curriculum. No college. But Croatia will give any player who can't make it a non-college oriented job and career.
Funny, because this is what the NCAA is becoming with college football. Academic accommodation hiding giving up the academic path. Which I have no issue with. Just saying.
Anyways, Brazil is my #1 to win the FIFA WC this year.