Thats another problemYou dont like Putin ? followed immediately byWhy do you hate Russia ? ! Putin Russia nowadays unfortunately <| sep |> Player in the U 16 levels and below , in the Youth Academy levels don ' t have contracts . Sure , but in practice , most do not . And then you have to question whether or not the educations they ' re actually getting are adequate . The only one opposed to this European style system in the USA are the clubs . And the schools , for obvious reasons . And the fans , because people , in general , like more even competitions . The competitiveness in , say , the NBA or NFL is muuuuuch higher than it is in the EPL or La Primera Liga . And I ' d even argue that the majority of players would prefer the American system . The superstars would not , sure , but the normal players ? The vast majority who are good enough to make competitive college teams but have no chance at making it in the pros ? Those people get college educations under the US system they generally don ' t under the European system . So really the only people arguably in favor would be the superstar can ' t miss talents . It is exactly for this reason why MLS league levels falls way par below in comparison to European and South American leagues . Yeah , I follow international football too , so I can tell you that , as you well know , that isn ' t the only reason . To pretend that is the main reason , in addition , is ridiculous when you have the other major pro US leagues using the exact same system but having the best leagues on the planet . You going to pretend that the Euroleague is anywhere near the level of the NBA ?