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USA striker thinks the model for young players in America is broken. But figures such as MLS commissioner Don Garber disagree
Don Garber was utterly convinced Alex Morgan was wrong. While basking in the glory of another
World Cup triumph, the US striker went on the offensive. She suggested the
American soccer production line was in need of major repair, accusing US Soccer’s heavily criticized pay-to-play youth model of being “detrimental” to the future of the game.
Garber wasn’t impressed. “I don’t agree with that,” the MLS commissioner told the Guardian earlier this month. “Maybe that’s the case in the women’s game but not with the men. We are investing over $100m a year outside of our senior rosters and that’s not even including what we have invested in facilities. That is exponentially more than what it was three or four years ago.”