Brock,
Where do you live? I see Columbia, but did you mean to spell it �Colombia�? Because, you can�t be referring to the US when you say �in other soccer rich countries.� We may be rich, but we most certainly are not �soccer rich.�
The ten most valuable sports franchises in the world according to Forbes (yes, old news):
1. Manchester United Football Club, soccer ($1.83 billion)
2. Dallas Cowboys, football ($1.65 billion)
3. New York Yankees, baseball ($1.60 billion)
4. Washington Redskins, football ($1.55 billion)
5. New England Patriots, football ($1.36 billion)
6. Real Madrid Football Club, soccer ($1.32 billion)
7. New York Giants, football ($1.18 billion)
8. Arsenal Football Club, soccer ($1.18 billion)
9. New York Jets, football ($1.17 billion)
10. Houston Texans, football ($1.15 billion)
I don�t see LA Galaxy nor DC United anywhere on that list. But, even if they were, they couldn�t support the entire US youth soccer program all by themselves.
Of course our kids have to pay money to play � who else is going to?
