As I flew across the middle of our amazing footieless country today, I was amazed to see how many pitches there were between Nashville and Erie. I must have counted ten on my flight into PA. This comes at a time where it seems that soccer is once again taking off in America. I don't think America has been this excited about soccer since Pele moved to the Cosmos back before I was thought of being born. I don't think the Womens National team got as much press after winning the World Cup. We knew who Mia Hamm and that she ran around a field, ripping her shirt off and spinning it above her head but we didn't know why.
However, and a lot of people will disagree with me, but I think soccer just might be falling into its prime here in America. With the creation of the David Beckham soccer academy in L.A and the continuing of the soccer mom culture, more youth are being inspired to not hang up their boots when they reach middle school. They see the star life that can come from being a soccer player. Players like Josey Altidore of the Red Bulls will be the next Beckham, leading the young footballers of America to grow pitches across this land at the rate that NFL stadiums went up at. I am not a big fan of Dicks Sporting Goods but their MLS ads talk about a rebirth of soccer in American and they just might be right. Let us nurture this growing child and truly make the beautiful game an American tradion.
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