I’m aware he’s Canadian but Vancouver is an MLS club. Tyler Adams, gio Reyna, they Aaronson brothers, Weston McKennie, all have MLS academy roots. There’s tons more. I used AD as an example of the level of players coming from the US based system. And honestly, you probably knew that and came across as purposely obtuse to reiterate your false narrative. Again, we aren’t putting players out at a level like Brazil, Portugal, the Dutch etc, but to state we have no interest, or investment in soccer is demonstrably false

I’m not saying the US WILL win in my lifetime, but of your infrastructure points are absolutely an outdated view of the top end of the USA player pipeline. There are top players coming out of well run MLS academies. I won’t me all of them, but Alphonso Davies, and I stress might be one of the best left backs in the world, and Vancouver isn’t even particularly well run.

Couple that with a USSF rule chance that any U12 games at any level, heading of the ball is a spot foul, which should help produce more players with technical skills at a younger level.

At no point am I saying your wrong the USA has a long way to go, but the points you have used aren’t exactly the reasons why