US National Team, a Small Pool of True International Players

Why couldn't the US National team get past the round of 16?
They are far from being treated like Pros. Very small pool of international players.
In the MLS, the average pay is a little over $100,000 a year. If they have a family, they need a 2nd job.
In comparison, Players bought from a European team get paid per year: Messi plays in the MLS for Miami, $28M (his former clubs: Barcelona, Paris Saint Germain); Son Heung-Min (Korea), also in the MLS for Los Angeles (his former clubs: Hamburg and Chelsea) $11M.
For the MLS to become popular the clubs need to bring in more famous players to attract the public, instead of flooding the league with average foreign players.
How many US players played in a European League (British premiere; France; Spain; Germany; Portugal; Italy)?
A few famous European teams: Paris St Germain; Real Madrid; Manchester; Bayern Munich; Juventus; Barcelona; Porto; etc...
Players in those teams are millionaires.
There is a certain motivation for an athlete with a short career to play for whom pays most, and a relaxed mind.
If the MLS gets sponsors capable of turning this semi-pro league into a true PRO league, the results might be different.
As long as Americans prefer Football; Basketball; Baseball; the best athletes will go there.
Even in High Schools, coaches of the major sports pull out the most promissing athletes from 'Soccer'.

USA stating lineup
24. Matt Freese (GK), MLS, USA;
16. Alex Freeman, La Liga, Spain ;
3. Chris Richards, Premier League, England;
13. Tim Ream, MLS, USA;
5. Antonee Robinson, Premier League, England;
17. Malik Tillman, Bundesliga, Germany;
4. Tyler Adams, Premier League, England;
2. Sergino Dest, Eredivisie, Netherland;
8. Weston McKennie, Serie A, Italy;
10. Christian Pulisic, Serie A, Italy;
20. Folarin Balogun, Ligue 1, France

USMNT players experience (years) famous leagues abroad now:
(15 yrs) Chandler, Timmy: Eintracht, Bundesliga, Germany;
(10+) Pulisic, Christian: AC Milan, Serie A, Italy;
(9) Pefok, Jordan: Tondela, Primeira, Portugal;
(8 yrs) Richards, Chris: Crystal Palace, Premier League, England;
(7) Musah, Yunus: Atalanta, Serie A, Italy;
(7) Tillman, Malik: Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga, Germany;
(7) Dest, Sergino: PSV, Eredivisie, Netherlands;
(6) Aaronson, Brenden: Leeds United, Premier League, England;
(6) Reynolds, Bryan: Westerlo, Jupiler League, Belgium;
(6) Robinson, Antonee: Fulham, Premier League, England;
(6) Scally, Joe: Gladbach, Bundesliga, Germany;
(6) Wright, Haji: Coventry City, Premier League, England;
(6) Weah, Tim: Marseille, Ligue 1, France;
(6) McKennie, Weston: Juventus, Serie A, Italy;
(5) McKenzie, Mark: Toulouse, Ligue 1, France;
(5) Adams, Tyler: Bournemouth, Premier League, England;
(5) Bello, George: LASK, Bundesliga, Austria;
(3) Pepi, Ricardo: PSV, Eredivisie, Netherlands;
(3) Reyna, Gio: Gladbach, Bundesliga, Germany;
(3) Balogun, Folarin: Monaco, Ligue 1, France;
(2) Tessmann, Tanner, Lyon, Ligue 1, France;
(1) Cardoso, Johnny: Atletico Madrid, La Liga, Spain;
(1) Freeman, Alex: Villarreal, La Liga, Spain;
(?) Amon, Jonathan: Vejle BK, Superliga, Denmark;
(?) Booth, Taylor: FC Twente, Eredivisie, Netherlands;
(?) Cremaschi, Benjamin: Parma, Serie A, Italy;
(?) Downs, Damion: Hamburg, Bundesliga, Germany;
(?) Fossey, Marlon: Standard Liege, Jupiler League, Belgium;
(?) Hoppe, Matthew: Sonderjyske, Superliga, Denmark;
(?) Otasowie, Owen: Club Brugge, First Division A, Belgium;
(?) Paredes, Kevin: FC Utrecht, Eredivisie, Netherlands;
(?) Slonina, Gabriel: Chelsea, Premier League, England;
(?) Wiley, Caleb: Chelsea, Premier League, England;

Best 10 European Clubs Ranking:
Paris Saint Germain (France); Bayern Munich (Germany); Barcelona (Spain); Real Madrid (Spain); Arsenal (England); Inter Milan (Italy); Napoli (Italy); Chelsea (England); Liverpool (England); Juventus (Italy).

The United Soccer League (USL) has become a disruptor within the MLS Academy system as of late. USL identified an opportunity to scout and recruit top youth talent away from MLS and offer them a different path to the professional ranks, as well as a more accelerated and unobstructed path to Europe.

High School 'Soccer' in PA. Mixed team, some girls did better than some boys.

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Reggio Calabria Italy

Reggio di Calabria, commonly and officially referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the largest city in Calabria as well as the seat of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. As of 2025, it has 168,572 inhabitants and is the twenty-first most populous city in Italy, after Modena. Reggio Calabria is located near the center of the Mediterranean and is known for its climate, and ethnic and cultural diversity. It is the third economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. About 511,935 people live in its metropolitan city.
Reggio is located on the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula and is separated from the island of Sicily by the Strait of Messina. It is situated on the slopes of the Aspromonte, a long, craggy mountain range that runs up through the centre of the region.
As a major functional pole in the region, it has strong historical, cultural and economic ties with the city of Messina, which lies across the strait in Sicily, forming a metro city of less than 1 million people. Reggio is the oldest city in the region.
(source Wikipedia).
Reggio is where my paternal family is from. Sadly, I never had the chance to visit, but my younger brother did.

My paternal ancestry

Source National Geographic

I sure hope that members of my enlarged family (cousins) see this, as I'm sharing this precisely for them.
20% of Southern Italians Share this genetic marker: M176. They migrated from the Middle East. In my case, my early ancestors lived in the area of Jericho. Those 20% Southern Italians come from the once Kingdom of Israel (1,100 BC.), that split in two (974 BC.), to yield the Kingdom of Judah in the south. The northern Kingdom of Israel was 1st to be invaded and conquered by the Assyrians (750 BC.). Later, the southern Kingdom of Judah was utterly destroyed by the Babylonians around 600 B.C. The survivors fled, hid, or were taken captive.
A year or more ago, I had asked the Lord in a prayer, If it was true that I was of Benjamin, and he did answer me, with a sharp and brief yes, even before I had finished my words. (some may scoff at this, but...)

Interestingly, my maternal ancestry is Ashkenazi Jew. That was done by an other company that was affiliated with Nat. Geo., at the request of my daughter.

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