After mulling over the reality that doesn’t seem, well, real, that the United States Men’s National Team will not represent our country in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, I have come to the conclusion that this is the best thing that could happen for the future of US Soccer.
It took me a long time to come to that conclusion, but that’s where I stand. Hear me out.
Although Alexi Lalas’ rant a couple of weeks ago about the state of US Soccer carries more gravitas because of the timing (two games before their exit), at the time I felt he exaggerated things a bit.