How much would we dominate soccer if our best athletes played it?

[bconngemini]

Imagine Kobe and Larry Fitzerald and D.Howard playing soccer, they'd win the world cup every year and we'd dominate it as much as we dominate football.

[sjm5122]

Here we go again....

[rm18]

Kobe and Fitzgerald not even good athletes

[doublej95]

Imagine Kobe and Larry Fitzerald and D.Howard playing soccer, they'd win the world cup every year and we'd dominate it as much as we dominate football.

Seriously, you really think that.

[C-Gold]

Imagine how good the Kenya national team would be if they could afford, shoes, soccer practice, field time, and steroids.

[Scotlandspunter]

Imagine Kobe and Larry Fitzerald and D.Howard playing soccer, they'd win the world cup every year and we'd dominate it as much as we dominate football.

Imagine if teach something as tall as a giraffe how to do a slam dunk!!

So much cheaper for the NBA owners than Kobe and co

[C-Gold]

Imagine Kobe and Larry Fitzerald and D.Howard playing soccer, they'd win the world cup every year and we'd dominate it as much as we dominate football.

and what do you mean we dominate (American) football. Nobody else plays it.

Hey, handicapped people dominate the special olympics

[k13]

No.

[pavyracer]

Imagine how good Russia would be if we sent all the football coaches there and teach them how to play football.

[Roxxyfish]

you fukkers would play at best in 3rd Bundesliga here in Germany ,every one legged housewife here playsbetter

Imagine Kobe and Larry Fitzerald and D.Howard playing soccer, they'd win the world cup every year and we'd dominate it as much as we dominate football.

[chance]

I think you could dominate lots of sports if you used your best athletes. Both rugby codes for example. I don't think your best athletes would help in soccer. The best soccer player in the world is tiny. Same goes for past great like Maradona and Pele.

[tunaguitar76]

the NBA players would adjust the best.. they already know how to flop

[C-Gold]

Imagine how good Russia would be if we sent all the football coaches there and teach them how to play football.

A bunch of Alex Olvechkens running around, Fedor playing MLB, quarterbacks, and world's strongest man types on the offensive line.

[MendozaLine]

If Soccer was the sport of choice in America, we would dominate. Its just how it is.

[Roxxyfish]

youhave great basketballer, but soccer is our thing here in germany and will ever be, dream on andlearn the rules first

If Soccer was the sport of choice in America, we would dominate. Its just how it is.

[cant call it]

[nyed1010]

all you European f*ucks can laugh all you want, but is there really any doubt about this question? Of course we would dominate soccer if soccer was our #1 sport instead of our 4th or 5th sport. Not because of some inherent American talent, but just by the sheer number of athletes we possess. You take all the great American athletes that are currently excelling in various other sports outside of soccer and you put soccer balls in front of them when they were younger instead of basketballs, footballs(American), baseballs, etc. and you can't tell me we wouldn't be able to produce 11 premier World Class soccer talents. And let's not discount the fact that despite many of our best athletes playing different sports, we have still managed to produce great soccer talents such as Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Tim Howard, Claudio Reyna, Brian McBride, etc.

[pavyracer]

A bunch of Alex Olvechkens running around, Fedor playing MLB, quarterbacks, and world's strongest man types on the offensive line.

Russia has the best wrestlers in the world. Why would they train hockey players to play football?

[Salmon Steak]

The US doesn't have Tranquillo Barnetta though.

[Salmon Steak]

Russia has the best wrestlers in the world. Why would they train hockey players to play football?

[MendozaLine]

all you European f*ucks can laugh all you want, but is there really any doubt about this question? Of course we would dominate soccer if soccer was our #1 sport instead of our 4th or 5th sport. Not because of some inherent American talent, but just by the sheer number of athletes we possess. You take all the great American athletes that are currently excelling in various other sports outside of soccer and you put soccer balls in front of them when they were younger instead of basketballs, footballs(American), baseballs, etc. and you can't tell me we wouldn't be able to produce 11 premier World Class soccer talents. And let's not discount the fact that despite many of our best athletes playing different sports, we have still managed to produce great soccer talents such as Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Tim Howard, Claudio Reyna, Brian McBride, etc.

[pavyracer]

Check who wins the gold medals in the Olympics.

The point is that if we send our best football coaches in some other country they will find talent and after a few years they will produce NFL caliber players from that country. I can assure you if you give Mike Tice the best 350 lb Russian athletes he can make an NFL offensive line in a couple years.

[TR88]

imagine if other countries played american football...usa would be I say 20 and up world ranking, same goes for baseball and basketball....too bad other countries dont have interest in such sports...

[FrozenMAN]

never would happen as in america we have real sports that we play like baseball and hockey

[SoV]

all you European f*ucks can laugh all you want, but is there really any doubt about this question? Of course we would dominate soccer if soccer was our #1 sport instead of our 4th or 5th sport. Not because of some inherent American talent, but just by the sheer number of athletes we possess. You take all the great American athletes that are currently excelling in various other sports outside of soccer and you put soccer balls in front of them when they were younger instead of basketballs, footballs(American), baseballs, etc. and you can't tell me we wouldn't be able to produce 11 premier World Class soccer talents. And let's not discount the fact that despite many of our best athletes playing different sports, we have still managed to produce great soccer talents such as Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Tim Howard, Claudio Reyna, Brian McBride, etc.

Average at best.

[pavyracer]

Average at best.

If the US had to qualify in European Groups making the Word Cup wouldn't have been guaranteed. They should be in the same strength group with the likes of Belgium, Hungary or Finland.

[minet123]

Here we go again....

Search "Fishead" threads

[TR88]

If the US had to qualify in European Groups making the Word Cup wouldn't have been guaranteed. They should be in the same strength group with the likes of Belgium, Hungary or Finland.

more like estonia, latvia and liechtenstein

[forsberg21]

Imagine Kobe and Larry Fitzerald and D.Howard playing soccer, they'd win the world cup every year and we'd dominate it as much as we dominate football.

LOL this guy again.

It's easy to dominate a sport that is played by no one else other than yourself.

[nyed1010]

imagine if other countries played american football...usa would be I say 20 and up world ranking, same goes for baseball and basketball....too bad other countries dont have interest in such sports...

is it really that difficult to have a respectable debate without having to get so butt hurt that you would have to make up and share your ridiculous and asinine comment. What in the blue hell would make you think the USA would rank anywhere below #1, let alone #20 in American football if American football was a more global sport? As I've already stated in my previous comment and using the same population/athlete pool size logic, we would continue to produce a large number of top quality athletes and most likely at a much higher rate than just about every country except China, which is the only nation that has a larger population that us. If other countries played American football, the USA would VERY LIKELY dominate the sport. number 20?

[forsberg21]

Here's another thing I find funny.

After American athletes all filled up their American football, hockey, basketball, etc. rosters, did they all of a sudden run out of athletes to fill up their soccer roster? Are you actually saying that you've filled up the top 4-5 most popular sports with elite athletes and then all of a sudden are left with nothing but rift raft?

The US national soccer team is filled with elite athletes, the only thing is, the rest of the world is simply so much better at soccer than the US is. Do you really think a 6'8", 275 pound LeBron James would have the endurance to play a full 90 minutes of soccer? He'd get gassed in the first half. Some of these arguments are just hilarious.

[nyed1010]

Here's another thing I find funny.

After American athletes all filled up their American football, hockey, basketball, etc. rosters, did they all of a sudden run out of athletes to fill up their soccer roster? Are you actually saying that you've filled up the top 4-5 most popular sports with elite athletes and then all of a sudden are left with nothing but rift raft?

The US national soccer team is filled with elite athletes, the only thing is, the rest of the world is simply so much better at soccer than the US is. Do you really think a 6'8", 275 pound LeBron James would have the endurance to play a full 90 minutes of soccer? He'd get gassed in the first half. Some of these arguments are just hilarious.

You're assuming there is some type of quota system where once elite athletes fill up a particular sport, they go onto fill up the next sport, and then to the next sport, etc. You're missing the point that soccer is not a sport most American athletes take seriously growing up. The big reason for that is the lack of a reputable well compensating league. MLS is peanuts in terms of publicity and compensation when compared to the other big sports. It's not a matter of elite athletes filling up sports with soccer being the 5th wheel, it's a matter of elite athletes never even giving soccer a thought due to the American sports landscape.

[zg816179]

**** Germany, U.S. is the best at everything. get on our level bitches!

[Roxxyfish]

all great athlets but they cant kick a ball

all you European f*ucks can laugh all you want, but is there really any doubt about this question? Of course we would dominate soccer if soccer was our #1 sport instead of our 4th or 5th sport. Not because of some inherent American talent, but just by the sheer number of athletes we possess. You take all the great American athletes that are currently excelling in various other sports outside of soccer and you put soccer balls in front of them when they were younger instead of basketballs, footballs(American), baseballs, etc. and you can't tell me we wouldn't be able to produce 11 premier World Class soccer talents. And let's not discount the fact that despite many of our best athletes playing different sports, we have still managed to produce great soccer talents such as Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Tim Howard, Claudio Reyna, Brian McBride, etc.

[Roxxyfish]

baseball a sport ?????its a fukkin game for fat children

never would happen as in america we have real sports that we play like baseball and hockey