The US soccer legend says the game has become a 'middle to upper-class sport,' with youth costs reaching up to $6,000 a year—a price that would have kept him off the field. This pay-to-play system, experts argue, is a key reason the US lags on the world stage.
The tape Everything Everywhere Daily · Jul 13
“My mom was a special ed teacher who made $30,000. There's zero chance I could have played soccer in this country today. I wouldn't have been able to afford to play, end quote.”
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Untold Italy · Italy Travel Update - Bells Figura and Dress Codes in ItalyJul 14
Heading to Italy? Cover up when you leave the beach. Cities like Venice and Positano are enforcing strict dress codes in their historic centers, handing out fines of up to 500 euros for swimwear and bare chests.
Everything Everywhere Daily · Yosemite National ParkJul 14
Naturalist John Muir's legendary 1903 camping trip with President Theodore Roosevelt was a pivotal moment in securing federal protection for Yosemite, a landscape shaped by the forced removal of its native Ahwahnechee people just decades earlier.