tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post2894980036519293470..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Will the US ever be a soccer super-power? … by gimleteyeGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-1117814147045083062014-07-03T06:48:25.088-04:002014-07-03T06:48:25.088-04:00It's always about the money. We will never win...It's always about the money. We will never win the WC unless a few things change, like what was mentioned, salaries for the soccer players needs to be competitive with the other major sports. Until that happens, our gifted athletes will ALWAYS choose the NBA, MLB, and NFL over MLS.<br /><br />Also, how can we compete with those soccer "mills" that they have in Brazil? Where they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-76332445494376123322014-07-02T21:24:52.296-04:002014-07-02T21:24:52.296-04:00The Miami Heat and Miami-Dade County promised the ...The Miami Heat and Miami-Dade County promised the voters that Parcel B would be green and open. The ads showed a soccer field. Time to honor the promise. At least remove the fences that look so Third World...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-64288773860207352052014-07-02T19:14:13.658-04:002014-07-02T19:14:13.658-04:00Having coached soccer for the benefit of my kids a...Having coached soccer for the benefit of my kids and many others throughout the mid '90s and well into the '00s, we learned to appreciate the beauty of the game and the importance the sport enjoys throughout the world. From the age of four my kids learned geography by reading up on Panini sticker books, watching La Liga, the Premier League and Serie A. I strongly believe soccer made them Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-66238241247342605312014-07-02T17:06:50.564-04:002014-07-02T17:06:50.564-04:00Probably not. At least not for a while. Most kids ...Probably not. At least not for a while. Most kids in the US grow up with family members, aunts, uncles, who are baseball, basketball, football fans, ect. Kids learn from them. Then you have the big tv contracts for these sports. Soccer does not compete as well yet. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-48885020073665250412014-07-02T16:31:59.111-04:002014-07-02T16:31:59.111-04:00Parcel B can be a place for children to walk and p...Parcel B can be a place for children to walk and play so they stay off their computers. Parcel B can help other children stay out of trouble. Exercise helps kids (and adults) build strong bodies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-47481351389747372652014-07-02T13:31:22.126-04:002014-07-02T13:31:22.126-04:00Who cares ? We don't need rich soccer players...Who cares ? We don't need rich soccer players.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-65392148564995148042014-07-02T11:31:56.643-04:002014-07-02T11:31:56.643-04:00Parcel B was promised to voters to be a park. Ads...Parcel B was promised to voters to be a park. Ads from the Miami Heat and Miami-Dade County showed a soccer field on Parcel B. Now, of course, a full World Cup field would not fit on the 3 acre site but certainly the Heat and the County should fulfill their promise to the voters and build a 1/3 field? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com