{"id":671937,"date":"2026-05-15T20:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T20:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/671937\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T20:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T20:44:08","slug":"nfl-legend-makes-intriguing-claim-about-the-u-s-s-soccer-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/671937\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL legend makes intriguing claim about the U.S.\u2019s soccer potential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/soccer\/news\/nfl-legend-makes-intriguing-claim-about-uss-soccer-potential\/f8ac0e5f1be42f9015f2b64a?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL legend makes intriguing claim about the U.S.\u2019s soccer potential;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NFL legend makes intriguing claim about the U.S.\u2019s soccer potential&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NFL legend makes intriguing claim about the U.S.\u2019s soccer potential<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Sporting News&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent podcast, NFL and New England Patriots icon\u00a0Rob Gronkowski made a comment about the soccer potential of the U.S., and it has divided people into two camps once again.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Gronk believes the USMNT would be elite if soccer was the preferred sport for the best young athletes<\/p>\n<p>This argument is not new and has dominated a large chunk of soccer discourse in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Some people consider it an adage, a universal truth as to why the U.S. can never get over the men\u2019s soccer hump and truly compete against the world\u2019s best.<\/p>\n<p>However, others argue that while a higher prioritization of soccer would lead to more success, the best American athletes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americansocceranalysis.com\/home\/2022\/12\/5\/an-open-letter-on-the-best-athletes-argument\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wouldn\u2019t automatically make the best soccer players;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;wouldn\u2019t automatically make the best soccer players&quot;}\" class=\"link \">wouldn\u2019t automatically make the best soccer players<\/a>, and being a top soccer nation would not be a guarantee.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>If the USMNT keeps underperforming the standards set by their fans and doesn\u2019t look competitive in the FIFA World Cup they\u2019re hosting, then this discourse will certainly ramp up.<\/p>\n<p>More soccer news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NFL legend makes intriguing claim about the U.S.\u2019s soccer potential originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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