The knock-out stage of the 2018 World Cup started today, and boy was it a cracker of a match, with France downing Argentina by the score of 4-3. While the eyes of the world are upon Russia, fans of the United States Men’s National Team, U.S. soccer in general, or NCAA collegiate soccer are at a crossroads.
After the USMNT’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, many U.S. pundits, former players, and candidates for the then-vacant position of President of U.S. Soccer (now filled by Carlos Cordeiro), chimed in on what was “wrong” with the state of soccer in the United States.