Is that directed at me?Wildcard:
I'm not bitter at all - I'm just pointing out that these days all sport has become a lot more focussed and professional. Where ANY country concentrates money and resources on it they generally get much further up the ladder.
All I'm saying is that the days when the US generally spent much more than everyone else have gone, so they don't win as much as they used to. I'm sure if they concentrated as much to do something as for instance Australia does in several sports, they'd probably be very successful. As for soccer - I fully expect the US to do increasingly better as time goes by. You don't buy players like Beckham if you aren't interested in it!
