i hate us soccer.

[@lordfizzz]

Entitled soccer mom throwing a temper tantrum to get her kid more field time? Truly an America moment

[@maximumintensity6046]

Is like your mom talking to your supervisors boss. Like the Fuck

[@bingus6952]

Excuse me what word did you just use right there??

[@ntl219]

‘Lose lips sink ship’ in real time.

[@lordfizzz]

@@bingus6952 am*rica?

[@Rudiro]

​@@bingus6952 bro what word

[@joshuafrimpong244]

when even max sides with greg berhalter, you know something bad happened

[@loganbracy3524]

The thing is that they made up and still together to this day.

[@MrGamerz20]

Greg Berhalter the person isn't perfect, but he's seemingly not a bad guy. His coaching on the other hand, yikes

[@RickyRicardo84]

@@MrGamerz20 I would rather have a real piece of shit of a person for a coach that can win us games.

[@sirfallsalot2000]

@@loganbracy3524 wait really?

[@luckymark571]

@Gamerz2.0 Yeah actually a few days ago, Christian Pulisic the star of the program as a whole, said that Berhalter changed his career for the better he spoke really fondly of him

[@rudebodega]

In my experience, the people who go around exposing everyone else’s business like that usually have plenty of skeletons in their own closet

[@peterbaumgartner4878]

True and to be fair this whole story brought back flashbacks of highschool drama.

[@Grandsuno]

True but Greg betrayed Gio by telling him that issues stay within the team and turning around and shit talking him in public

[@techzaada]

agree

[@D1hater-b7n]

@@peterbaumgartner4878 same fam😂

[@ianstrong3588]

💯

[@miguelcolom2547]

I'm from Mexico, nepotism is the same thing but ten times worse if you take on to account that the club owners in the country are the ones that decide what happens inside the federation.

[@misaelcueva9348]

Tbh you can barely call our federation a federation, it's more like a rich dudes club that just happens to have complete control over Mexican football

[@reneftww2042]

La era cuando ganó la mundial u17 2005, tenía que ser el tiempo que todo la Federación y liga mx, que apoyan y levantar a todo niño mexicano a llegar al mejor de fútbol. Pero como dices… todo corrupto y es mas liga de niños fresas con dinero de papi. Mexico tenía la oportunidad pero ahora seríamos el 2nd mejor equipo de los americas.. atrás de USA

[@the_real_idoit8166]

No it’s completely different US federation is nepotism because people who have ties with people in the federation. With Mexico it’s just about whose mommy and daddy is willing to pay for their little princess to play for a team

[@fcstfu4457]

@@the_real_idoit8166 so basically the same thing 😂

[@kodyholt9752]

at least you have clubs at the level to do that. there are no distinct clubs in MLS. they are just MLS teams 1 through 24. they dont own player contracts, and the league colludes to assign stars to particular teams (see: Dempsey to Seattle). it's actually the same business model as minor league baseball. the "clubs" are only there to sell hot dogs, beer and scarves.

[@danielhavoc889]

Don't worry. It's not like things can get worse... Right?

[@stefanrosu2708]

Are you sure ot's gonna be fine?

[@lucasfragoso7634]

Oh my sweet summer child

[@renoultrenoulli2322]

Have you guys heard of NT Internationally banned because government intervention

[@der_jannik_0115]

It’s da history of da FIFA

[@anrgydued7630]

Right....?

[@lalitthapa101]

I just feel bad for Gio in all of this. He's getting dragged into this by his father who seems to care more about himself,his total karen of a mom,his coach who should have done better and will definitely affect his mentality.

[@tohrumiyamura5499]

Why bruh you it his fault too He’s not the victim lol his teammates are the victim With the shitty parents also his ego so high up his ass bruh the USA well never win World Cup if you player act like this lol 😂😂😂😂😂

[@intotheverse3363]

I bet Gio regrets even getting called up for the national team. His entire family causing all this drama and his national coach being an hypocy

[@LuisLopez-lw8gt]

It's partially gios fault though he should've just stayed quite and train that's why he's getting called and paid for

[@robertopedro9869]

Ik I would be embarrassed

[@leslieperez3930]

At the same time he can’t whine that much cause this has been happening for years to his advantage til now

[@willypro4949]

My HS soccer coach who played in minor city leagues in Central America said it best: "the problem with US soccer is not the money, not the infrastructure, the problem is that instead of giving chance and opportunities to people who live for football and people who would die for a chance to play they give the to Timmy who only plays football because his parents told him sports are good for health "

[@scoreh23]

Reyna is good and should have been playing more in the World Cup

[@hokhanh7266]

You know gio reyna is a great player for dortmund right..?

[@DevVenn]

I think I understand what your point is, but man did you word it badly.

[@sussy.susann]

literally what happened to me, in order to get picked for the national team u need to b on the odp state team and as my coach was about to submit my name to put me on the team (after he had told me and my parents i was going to b on the team, he also trained me at 7 am on sunday’s when i was 11 so he knew how bad i wanted this) another coach grabbed the paper out of his hand and scratched out my name and put another gks name on it. what pissed me off the most was the fact that the keepers who got picked didn’t care and didn’t have respect for the sport and the coaches, but my entire life did and still does revolve around football and i was denied even a shot of making it bc of nepotism.

[@parizalbadass]

First stop calling it soccer snd call it by its real name football

[@punjoke.]

Gio's mum truly embracing the Karen spirit

[@Boredoutofmywits]

Gio is a 20 yo man living abroad alone with a professional contract for close to four years, and that plays in the SENIOR National team, not a middleschooler. He can ask mommy to shut the fuck up and stop interferring with his own affairs.

[@seb2750]

I hope Gio is not a wasted potential like Dele Allie. He has so much ahead of him. Hope everyone gets their act together for the next show, there aint no qualifying to learn how shit they are in which departments and tactics/formation

[@lunanasushistax6692]

I'm scared that it'll be even worse. The fact that his family did this means he'll never be called up to the national team ever again and it wasn't even his fault (kind of, minus his lack of effort)

[@dixoncider8372]

@@lunanasushistax6692 idk if you’ve been living under a rock but Gio just got called up again for competitive matches.

[@tohrumiyamura5499]

Wow really why are you comparing prime dele Allie to gio He’s an eagle testicle maniac daddy help 😂😂😂

[@perih3lion]

​@TohruMiyamura you mean "egotistical" right

[@Grulaz]

atleast he is not wasted in Dortmund

[@bwoahh1222]

Danielle Reyna is the American version of Veronique Rabiot .

[@sushovan2238]

Ayo u also from nepal

[@lekkerkoffie8605]

In The Netherlands' football federation we have the same problem with favoritism or nepotism among Ajax-related coaches who always prioritize Ajax players above PSV and especially Feyenoord players. Frank de Boer and Louis van Gaal have been the most recent examples with some very weird decisions in favor of Ajax players that nobody understood. Also, Ajax talents get to be selected for the national team after 3 good games for their club, while for PSV or Feyenoord players it can take years before they get selected. Most notable example today is Lutsharel Geertruida, who has been fantastic for Feyenoord for years now but still hasn't made his national team debut. Meanwhile Malacia got totally neglected as well in favor of a clearly aged Daley Blind, but his father Danny Blind was assistent coach, so... And there are many other examples. A selection: Frank de Boer's predilecition for Promes and Babel. Frank de Boer is such a weirdo as a coach... crazy! Van Gaal selecting Kenneth Taylor in de WC squad after he played a few mediocre games for Ajax, while neglecting Joey Veerman who is an experienced young midfielder at PSV. With Ronald Koeman as our coach now things are going to change for the better because he is not a home grown Ajax player but originates from Groningen and is affiliated with all three big clubs. He played for all three of them and coached all of them as well, which is crazy as well when you think of it. Ronald Koeman is class.

[@darthwiizius]

Koeman's mistake was trying to manage Southampton after their [almost low key Ajax like] conveyor belt of young locally developed talent ran out then thinking he could help the cursed ship that is Everton. No one can mold anything without the clay to mold it from or if the clay is more polluted than a river after 13 years of Tory rule.

[@Nether14]

Hello, fellow Dutchman.

[@GizmoMcs]

Portugal same problem with people that have Jorge Mendes as agent. we usually say it's Jorge Mendes national team. He uses the national team to increase the value of his players.

[@hanli5416]

Biggest travesty is not using Willy van der kuijlen more during the golden age of the 70s. Admittedly it was awesome what was shown but they actually still excluded some world class players because of club favoritisme.

[@miekaaahh]

Nah cry more lil bro. Ajax has always had superior players who should be starting

[@yeloe4479]

vietnam federation actually caring about the domestic league challenge (impossible)

[@mnm5165]

(Gone wrong)

[@bababababababa6124]

@@mnm5165 (gone sexual)

[@hessen5498]

​@@bababababababa6124 (gone crazy)

[@lucasberisso5743]

​@@hessen5498 (no clickbait)

[@frequentlyoffline3917]

You mean Nigeria.

[@aobasuzukaze1032]

This is definitely an American moment if I ever see one. Sounds like straight out of TLC reality show.

[@mcmann7149]

With this case, it reminded me of something when I was really young. I was playing soccer and I kept getting subbed off. I kept asking my parents why I kept getting taken off the field, why I wasn't playing and so on. They told me to get better. They gave me the equipment to train off of the field. They didn't push my coach to put me in or make a fuss.

[@Steve3592_]

The conclusion to this video is absolutely true. This sport in the US will be forever plagued by nepotism, soccer mom culture, pay to play schemes, and the sport being not the most talented but the mostly wealthy and connected.

[@frankf684]

Get the athletes(as children)away from baseball and basketball and I bet US soccer would get really good.Imagine some of the athletes in the NFL if they grew up with soccer(using soccer for clarity)instead of football.

[@randomuruk7230]

@@frankf684 Americans thinking athletes are their problem is hilarious, there are plenty of teams that have very little talent athlethically but perform well because of good coaching as well as an effective system. NFL and NBA players are in the NFL and NBA because they have characteristics that suit their chosen sport, there is very little crossover into "soccer". NBA and NFL players would never be able to play for 90 minutes as their body types are literally just inefficient for the amount of running expected of them. This delusional nonsense is why the US never improves, looking for hope in places there is none instead of just building up from the foundation with a strong culture.

[@Battofc1986]

This happens almost in all other countries really. Nepotism, egos, commercial/marketing/economic interests, etc. A lot of good players are wasted or straight up never called because there is always something going on with the people who are in charge of the whole show, always looking to their own personal interests. This is a big reason behind how we in Argentina wasted prime Messi's best years.

[@falconeshield]

2006 was Messi's prime?

[@Battofc1986]

@@falconeshield 2009 to 2016 approximately were his best years as as singular player, man was a force of nature

[@titorobot2711]

But Sabella did well, and back then Argentina played the classic "Give the ball to Messi"

[@Battofc1986]

@@titorobot2711 That was one of the few exceptions, the other was the 2007 Copa America team were they played beautiful football and simply forgot how to in the final. For the most part though we wasted our prime Messi, it could have been so much more but the federation, the egos, the interests etc. etc. ended up getting in the way.

[@johannsebastianmastropiero8636]

100% this. It's funny how everywhere federations get in the way of national teams reaching their full potential. In 2006 Messi was kept on the bench because most of the group didn't know him. In 2010 we put fucking Maradona in charge and left Zanetti and Cambiasso and brought some horrible players, also Tevez had to play because of pressure completely unbalancing the team. 2014 was one of the sane coaches, but Messi had one his few bad seasons and a lot of injuries, Aguero and most notably Di Maria, we still reached the final. 2018 was an utter mess that makes what happened in this video nothing by comparison. 2022 was the first time in Messi's entire career that he had the same coach throughout the entire 4 years process and wouldn't you know, we actually won the world cup, how shocking! :)

[@gobluejays134]

soccer mom lmao. if this happened in brazil the mom would just tell her son to get good. oh and love your videos

[@kk7324]

Brazilian mom: :Son, i know you are not favored by coach but that shouldn't be an excuse and you should try even harder to prove him wrong and make your nation proud. American mom: : NO, You can't just leave my boy out like that, you play him or else!

[@jamaljenkins7098]

the issue is the us men’s national team is a joke and has been for years... if we can field a better team we should... u can’t tell me that gio reyna shouldn’t start for the men’s national team based off what he does for dortmund alone

[@eavyeavy2864]

@@kk7324 I know which one Ronaldo fanboys are

[@frankf684]

@@jamaljenkins7098 he never starts,5 goals in 16 appearances whats he doing that so amazing?I’m not trying to bash him or your opinion,I just must be missing something.

[@jamaljenkins7098]

@@frankf684 what does anyone else do like seriously the us sucks

[@MatthewDias25]

I feel bad for Gio His parents are an embarrassment

[@Boredoutofmywits]

​ @Unison23 Gio is a 20 yo man living abroad alone with a professional contract for close to four years, and that plays in the SENIOR National team, not a middleschooler. He can ask mommy to shut the fuck up and stop interferring with his own affairs.

[@rafaelmartinez-tz5jw]

Or he can stand up for himself but he would rather let his father drag him in the mud

[@GizmoMcs]

Portugal same problem with people that have Jorge Mendes as agent. we usually say it's Jorge Mendes national team. He uses the national team to increase the value of his players.

[@bigguy8435]

Essentially, Gio's parents are Lavar Ball and Vanessa Rabiot PS: As a Brazilian, I can say, without a shadow of doubt, that we, as a country, fucking hate our federation. There's a reason Brazil doesn't win a WC since 02, and it's not lack of talent

[@TGNam1]

Brazil can field 2 starting 11s for any tournament who could reach the semi finals on talent alone at least...

[@flameey77]

nos sofre dms criakkk

[@nikolas8203]

very few things that you people don't hate tbh

[@tenno5514]

okay and what do you think is the reason Brazil can't win a WC? The only thing that comes to my mind is that sometimes your players don't try hard enough and act as if they have already won the game - remeber how the conceded a last minute goal against croatia?

[@bigguy8435]

@@tenno5514 Essentially, our coaching is decades behind everything else. The last time a manager in the Brazilian League got a big shot at Europe was 2 years ago, when Marcelo Coudet coached Celta de Vigo. Brazil has amazing talent in the field, but out the field, is a travesty, and you can put the blame on the confederation for trying their absolute hardest to gatekeep the sport in our country. Football was supposed to be even bigger and better in Brazil if it wasn't for CBF and their insane incompetence. If you look at the best teams in our country rn (Palmeiras and Flamengo) - both are trained by portuguese coaches, who can easily jump over the pond and dominate here, because the bar for coaches in Brazil is relatively low. Hell, even Argentina with Scaloni figured it out, while we spent 6 years with a manager who essentially had only 1 formation, 1 gameplan every single game, and always relied on the player's individual talent to win

[@chantetm4405]

i love the fact that this familial drama has the potential to become the john delaney of american football

[@orladillon3389]

Oh Christ you're right!

[@lalitthapa101]

The Reyna Couple are what Icardi & Wanda would have been as parents in a post apocalyptic world💀

[@elizatovarpalomo1294]

Oh hell nooo ... icardi & an wanda are disgusting.

[@klauswagner1607]

Nepotism is a problem in every single federation. What is strange, that the parents of the players are involved. That player have beef is normal. And that the wives and girlfriends of the player are involved isn't unheard of either. But that the parents of the players are involved in such arguments, that is really new.

[@m.c.martin]

Americanism at its peak sadly

[@peterbaumgartner4878]

You hit the entitlement thing on point. One of the major things that I have noticed is that the pay to win US academies are insane. Everywhere in Europe the academies are free and they pay the kids to train and participate until they are selected as a member of their respective clubs first team. If I remember correctly Sir Alex Ferguson basically said his success was basically to finding talented working class kids who really had no future, showing them football through his academy, and if they were talented have them play. That is pretty much where Rooney, Beckham and various other stars came from. That is why the USA has one of the best national Basketball and Baseball international teams (when the stars feel like playing). Really insane to be honest. Oh I almost forgot that Berhalter is also an idiot and loves to play people coming from the MLS............... Let that sink in. We have so many taleneted players playing over in Europe having a hell of a time but we choose to field mostly MLS players because USF thinks they are capable of beating England. THE ENGLAND GAME ALL WE DID WAS DEFEND. NOTHING ELSE JUST DEFENSE AND 0 IDEAS FOR ATTACKING.

[@pjkerrigan20]

To your point on basketball, there are many in the game who argue that the AAU system (which is also pay-to-play and focused on winning over developing players) is causing the American game to suffer as well. There’s a reason european players are becoming more and more successful in basketball too.

[@Rapidazh]

Rooney was in Everton, but yes, Beckham and the rest of Class of '92 like Giggs, Neville, Scholes came from Man utd's academy.

[@luckymark571]

Actually, we weren't only defending against England. It's called "Counter attacking" usually when you go against teams with better talent then you, you play counterattack cause we don't have the players of their caliber

[@peterbaumgartner4878]

@@pjkerrigan20 I can see that. But I'm talking more with the dream team going to the Olympics and destroying the competition. I know this past Olympics during our I guess friendly games we lost to Nigeria lol. It's definitely going downhill that's for sure

[@peterbaumgartner4878]

@@Rapidazh truth. I guess since Rooney played for united I thought he was from their academy. My apologies for getting that one wrong

[@TheReddShinobi13]

What's bad about this (beyond everything) is that this will NOT help out women in sports, or in general, because if they try to come forward with an actual incident, people won't believe them because they'll remember this.

[@TheThreatenedSwan]

It will have no effect. Women's sports will continue to be unwatched, that much worse than men's sports, yet they will still whine about discrimination (yes, sexual dimorphism is real) to grift more money.

[@jmr1255]

The lack of promotion/relegation system is the biggest thing holding back US soccer. Not having your top-flight status at risk promotes mediocrity

[@frankf684]

Not really.the NBA doesn’t have pro/rel but we are one of if not the best basketball country.In the US soccer isn’t a big deal.Soccer was considered the “no one loses everyone gets a trophy” sport for little kids and football is a “mans” sport.Americans see soccer was a wuss sport,it’s not they just don’t understand it

[@robertcorneliuswenzel2847]

This "Real soccer moms" show is top class entertainment. Granted the writing is a bit over the top, a bit unrealistic. But we dont have it in Germany, its fun.

[@werebluewereshite4070]

Max you forgot the first part of this story where Seb Berhalter played under Claudio Reyna at Austin FC in 2021

[@matthewwilson5548]

Wow.....no wonder we can barely get out of the group stage at a world cup, total mismangement. Thank you for the detailed report on what's going on in US Soccer.

[@mihaelhajdic1435]

There's this 18 year old american dude called Rokas Pukštas who recently started getting game time at my hometown club, Hajduk Split. He's a very talented midfielder and everyone loves him. I hope he does well in the future, we have a manager who's good at developing youngsters, and our U19s made the semi final of the UEFA youth league.

[@gavinpower2020]

Oh buddy we've been tracking him for 2-3 years

[@dontmindmejustdoinmystuff6488]

@@gavinpower2020 buddy🤓🤓

[@broddamuss4193]

HŽV 💙❤️

[@mihaelhajdic1435]

@@gavinpower2020 we're not letting him go

[@lieutenantbigz938]

Wait, that sounds like a Lithuanian player's name

[@BrasilianFury]

When Max said "EVERYONE hates their federation"... As a Brazilian, I felt seen by that.

[@booboosnack]

As a Canadian, I agree.

[@marvinvelasquez1065]

As a Salvadoran, I agree 😂

[@m.c.martin]

It’s funny for me, I actually hate the U.S. Federation more then Germanys 😂

[@JustKrin]

Argentinian here, the current President, Chiqui Tapia, is the one that supported Scaloni as head coach, and we still call him Chiqui Mafia for how corrupt he is

[@nachoalvarez7171]

@@JustKrin Absolutely. Btw the reason we call him that is because although he controls the National Team very well, he has made the Argentine league a bigger mess than it already was

[@joseantoniomartindelcampo2357]

It would be interesting to have a video discussing on how different football federations are hated across the world

[@bigzm9266]

As a Hungarian, that nepotism line cut deep. Except ours runs straight from our National Team to the fucking government.

[@magotheguy173]

Anything I should look up? I’m interested LOL

[@lucasfragoso7634]

I think nonmatter who the next coach is there gonna be hesitant to play Gio. Like who wants to deal with a soccer mom and crazy entitled father at the world cup?

[@Trimarkovich]

Yeah, Gio has kind of become a media storm (not his fault). No team wants a media circus on their team unless it’s a player who offers immense talent (Messi, Mbappe, etc.)

[@Jaco059]

Nah he will be fine it will blow over.

[@luckymark571]

@Trimarkovič And no offense, but Reyna isn't even USMNT's best player

[@benehs8103]

That’s Dumb dude even the interim of the US doesn’t have an issue with Gio regardless of the situation, you call all the best possible players for the 11 and the others who are younger and play in Europe are most likely make an impact off the bench and Greg relies of Shaq, Acosta, Yedlin, even tho you have Scally, Luca, Aaronson and they get put in too late or not be put in at all but have a better chance on making an impact than washed mls players

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

As much as I hate our federation SAFA(South African Football Association), I never seen a Karen crying for their son to play for the National team than the US Soccer Team. No wonder why the US Soccer Team Federation is a living meme generator.

[@capybara9069]

The difference is that Gio Reyna is actually good. I mean no disrespect to South African football, but having a player with Reyna’s potential is something plenty of nations don’t have to deal with, their will always be problems

[@JEB858]

I saw the title of the video and I thought… Yup, gotta watch this!!! Couldn’t agree more.

[@thenewkingcolt]

Me: Wakes up Maqwell: Uploads Me: WOOOOOO YEAH BABYYYYY THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!! Edit: Bro Vietnam becoming better than the Usa

[@rakhmathadita3917]

Too bad sea teams always getting cockblocked by mid east or east Asian team

[@andrewmartinez4086]

I completely agree. Having grown up in Sweden, you see the opportunities. They are in other countries for their people and then you look at here and they just close the door on everyone. We don’t use our greatest resource, which is our people our talents in our abilities to overcome hard obstacles. You can always tell by who, and what a person of substance based on how they play and how they structure their team. This is endemic to the whole system in general in terms of status, privilege, and entitlement. People need to understand the difference between the conscious brain perspective in terms of, how you see the world versus how it really is.😮

[@TivoKenevil]

Reyna's really be the personification of: "I pay good money to have my son on this "soccer" team."

[@capybara9069]

Nah, Reyna deserves to be on the team, he’s already good at only 20

[@Kaigu_b.f.2508]

When i was a kid and played "soccer" the only thing that my mom (and my dad) would get mad with was if I at the end of the game wouldn't greet the other team. 😂 (I am European tho)

[@studioshorts4342]

This man can’t stop spitting facts it’s insane

[@Alphoric]

It’s still called football

[@greysnake2903]

@Alphoric Were talking about Americans here. Not world football.

[@1donjuego]

This guy is not factual. He is purposely stating half-truths in a way to serve his agenda. I will give you one good example from the first minute as i didnt watch much of this crap. He said “… played Iran, who were not in a good head space”. What a crock of shit. I was at that game. The political situation in Iran, along with the game being a virtual home game for Iran with the stadium 80% full of Iranians, had the Iranians very focused and motivated. This little statement was just wrong and twisted to make it seem like the USA should easily prevail and the actual result was no accomplishment at all. That is absurd. This guy should fail as a content creator.

[@jameshuggett]

True. He's done homework. AND has smashing findings. A*

[@wg4366]

B*tch you ain’t he’s dad. He can say whatever the f*ck he wanted to say. I said “Soccer” because I’m from the United States, and also I have Venezuelan roots. In Venezuela, por English teacher said “Futbol in English is Soccer”. So who are you to tell me or him what to say? You can’t tell us why to say. LONG LIVE SOCCER❤️⚽️🇺🇸

[@AalandIslandsRealNotFake]

new video roasting us soccer, let's go

[@harry69007]

I love the videos Max. Keep up the amazing work!!

[@JanelleTheKid]

Hey Max did you end up seeing Christian Pulisic's comments about the situation? Tbh I agree with him in saying the whole thing was childish and very youth soccer like. I know a lot of people were saying his dad was complaining about Christian's playing time at Chelsea, but I feel like it's not necessarily comparable because the Pulisic's never used influence and power like that to get Christian more playing time. I just feel bad for Gio and the team because it'll definitely strain their relationship for sure. I would imagine they all just want the situation to be over with and just focus on the game instead of this bullshit.

[@MrTurtisthethroatgoat]

You know he’s serious when his title is in lowercase😂😂😂😂

[@FrogPopJG]

Tim Weah’s injury a week before international games I’m so sad Edit: he’s fine

[@minecraftlover8085]

Nah he's fine. Check

[@FrogPopJG]

@@minecraftlover8085 oh shit yeah

[@spiderweb2021]

who is here after Berhalter return as USMNT coach

[@pauloarguelles7710]

Biceps looking clean🔥🔥🔥

[@Jester-611]

thanks maqwell , loving the vids rn

[@antoniofuschetto2546]

Gio apologized for his actions in private and that should've been it. Now as long as Gregg is coach, I feel like he's gonna intentionally give Gio less and less playing time due to what his parents said as punishment. Hope I'm wrong but it wouldn't surprise me. Feel sorry for Gio for being tossed into the crossfire for nothing

[@lucasluchetti434]

Talking about the us federation, i think a great video to make and one that's extremely relevant to us youth soccer development is why the MLS doesn't have a relegation system it would be great to see and would talk about many problems the USA has in grassroots soccer

[@dashtoroya2838]

The real loser in this drama is :- gio(his career might be in trouble due to this), Rosalina(she seriously has to remember all the trauma she was able to forget in all those 30 years and the US national team(the federation isn't caring about their own team)

[@cesarespino1159]

I live in Fort Worth Texas. I have had friends play in Solar and FC Dallas and I've played with Bryan Reynolds younger brother. FWTX is the 11th largest city in the USA with over a million residents. We do not have a large select club like Dallas or the suburbs of Dallas. We have to drice 45-1:15 for a select club. However, there are many independt clubs 1/3 of the price with more talent but tend to not have a good coach. This is a problem and most kids who are 15-18 resort to playing in adult leagues instead

[@danielkarmy4893]

I think it's actually a rite of passage for US soccer - you know you're a serious footballing nation when everything starts falling apart...

[@llueveprovocadora]

That why PR in football is so necessary. His mom had no business doing that, poor kid.

[@kellbagz563]

The most American drama you’ll hear this week

[@pikachuuprising637]

Imagine putting so much effort to investigate something that happened more than 20 years ago, than putting effort in hiring a quality coach.

[@titussalter8070]

I dont think GGG ever intended to be malicious, but i think we should still move on, really too bad how this played out.

[@DodgeeGamer]

I'd heard bits and pieces of this story so thanks for bringing it all together - they can make a Netflix series out of this one day!

[@suzannemacmillan9135]

There is a saying in Arabic that translates to "A fart on the floor." Meaning the drama is taken much more seriously than the actual impact an action already had. I think I got that wrong. But it leads me to this conclusion: Americans already had low expectations for the USMNT and we are still let down. Parents in the United States treat team sports, choirs, and other group activities like it's Walmart. Parents get greedy and think they're not getting their money's worth. Then the they melt down over social media just to dissuade their friends group to not support a thing. It's a fact of life. Soccer/futbol is pay to play like other peewee and pop warner leagues and sometimes parents would have to pay more than a month's salary to let their children play for a few games. The free leagues are rare and there are little to no ameteur adults league to train late bloomers. Only college sports do that and they are cutthroat. I'm no saint in this regard, my mom had to bail me out on occassion. It is what it is. That generation of parents get extra defensive with their own sons while simultaneously complaining about why the new generations are weak and participants in cancel culture. It is a miracle we make it to championships at this rate treating sports like it's a brand deal when more passionate teams who take sports more seriously had a better chance.

[@moebunkbedsmoeproblems]

it's a bit telling of US soccer that soccer moms and dads are still pulling the same shit at the international level as they are at the U8 leagues smh.

[@SauROnmiKE]

As a Greek, I think your federation is beyond screwed up Maxwell, we tried changing ours but the damage has already been done, not getting cleaned up, like ever.

[@edwinramirez9708]

Like the Austin Fc coaches son playing for top team at age 18 lol

[@Minimus.]

It's always a good day when Maqwell uploads

[@probablynotian]

This has to be one of the best videos I've seen on the subject.

[@leogrimonprez4629]

Speaking of France, we recently had a similar problem of a soccer mom on a rampage, Adrien Rabiot’s mom. She was throwing shade at Didier Deschamps for daring to not start him every single game (something along those lines). As a result, Rabiot was frozen out of the national team for about a year before his mom finally decided to be quiet 😅

[@cartibluemchen4891]

I‘m from Düsseldorf and a big Borussia Mönchengladbach Fan, what about my guy Joe scally, when he get a chance from berhalter, he‘s playing way more than sergino dest in his club

[@harish1105]

15:20 Maqwell's a Romulan confirmed.

[@FLASK904]

ah USMNT...the people who look at a the rise of talent in the men's team and say "how can I ruin this opportunity?"

[@uwbollema]

Honey, wake up maqwell just dropped a new video!!!

[@pedropierre9594]

I said at the beginning and got pelters, the Reynas are overstepping their boundaries

[@cafeplastique890]

Gio Reyna just isn't all that. He's been great for a 17-year-old but he has not progressed since. Fact is, he is 20 now and still - at best - at the same stage he was three years ago. He's still not a starter for BvB. When he does come on he rarely makes an impact anymore. Now surely the many injuries he's had haven't helped. Which is why, if you want his breakthrough to arrive yet, you really have to be super-careful about how you build him up from here on. I have a soft spot for Berhalter because for a few seasons he was a great defender for the club i support, 1860 Munich. Getting on with stuff, just super reliable. He knew what he was doing and was not being loud about it. It seems a reasonable, sensible and in-character choice for Berhalter to not overburden Reyna at the World Cup at this stage of his career. Reyna was clearly not at his best, while expectations were unrealistic and overwhelming. US fans (and Reyna himself probably) had this idea that he would be a world beater at 20 but the fact is that this hasn't happened. I find that there's a lack of respect towards the other US players. They can't be total losers to have gotten to where they are. To assume that a not-at-100%-Reyna would easily be better than them is pretty demeaning. And just because Reyna says he feels he's at 100% does not mean that he is not overestimating where he actually is. Was Berhalter right to tell him he'd be getting limited time beforehand? I guess that he was expecting trouble from Reyna when the disappointment was setting in during the tournament and tried to make his point ahead of time to avoid that. Turns out Reyna did not take his point so it didn't work. Now Berhalter was really very, very stupid though to tell that inside story afterwards and to actually believe it would not leave that room. That one's definitely on him.

[@zioreturnsgaming]

ffa in australia has similar problems just that people are finally starting to care over the lack luster last 7 years between the 2015 asian cup and 2022 world cup qualifers

[@hugoromagnoli5441]

Reminds me of the Benzema situation in French NT. Too many lies ended up in a loss Edit : bc I saw the end of the video later lol Yeah french fédération président used to be Noël Le graet (not le Great at all). An 80 yo dude called out for sexual harrasment and alcohol addiction for YEARS. Also his management looked like what you can see in a Scorsese movie kind of management. But what actually got him out of the place? He just said something bad about Zidane (hero of the nation and also god) during a radio talk show. Zidane wanted to be the new French NT head coach and he just said stuff like I don't fcking care about him. Then Mbappe made a tweet about it and it blowed up. In France you can harass everyone and get away with it but don't you DARE say a bad thing on Zidane bc this would be the end of you. Zidane didn't even react to this bc he doesn't even have too. He's way too big here. Then Benzema retired from the team because he was waiting for Deschamps to be replaced before taking a decision. Now Deschamps is still here but he was very close to the former president and I think it's kind of embarrassing for him. He also lied in front of everyone about the Benzema situation at the world cup (my guy could have played during the quarter finals) Sorry for the long post but there is too many stuff happening rn You can litterally make hours of content on French football dramas

[@fadhil2831]

Wait benzema can actually play during 2022 wc?

[@hugoromagnoli5441]

@@fadhil2831 he could have started on the bench for the 1/4 finals and 100% for the semi

[@encorefootball]

Lol 2010 world cup will go down as a hood classic with Anelka being banned for life 😅

[@hugoromagnoli5441]

@@encorefootball loool 2010 France was only there for entertainment 😂 but euro 2008 is also a classic bc the coach asked her gf out for marriage on French TV right after being kicked off the tournament in group stages. 0-2 vs Italy one of the worst performance I've ever seen. (and she said no btw lol)

[@encorefootball]

@@hugoromagnoli5441 domenech was a fraud

[@OLSKl.]

I learnt a lot about the USA federation and also cool to see an American talking so passionately/intellectually about the beautiful game. For real tho, the nepotism within the US soccer federation you speak about is crazy, the fact they haven’t been called out more or held accountable by the nation is absolute madness!!!

[@wrettist]

us football being honest and good challenge (impossible)

[@Mana-xd2tp]

U.S. being honest and good challenge (Impossible)

[@BIGDADDUI]

​@@Mana-xd2tp gone sexual 💀

[@tobiasjohansson9094]

The porblem is your sport system. You dont have clubs you have franchises

[@Valentino_crown]

Rip usmnt

[@tgumbull9393]

Maybe a Sporting Clube de Portugal (or Sporting Lisbon) essay would be kinda cool, as a Sporting fan e can see my club rising from the ashes that they once were, also we just knocked out Arsenal of the Europa League, and Rubén Amorim is becoming one of the best Managers at the time, I think it would be an interesting video essay, also congratulations on your amazing work

[@luckymark571]

This situation screams Dele alli vibes (except without all the soccer moms and shiz) I hope Gio has a better attitude and stays humble in his career...

[@tillhuyssen1087]

As a german Dortmund Fan i gotta say Gio has been very unmotivated since the Wordl Cup, i really liked him two years ago. But now i don’t think he will ever reach his full potential

[@mnm5165]

I guess this is why it’s called football 😁

[@ayushdebbarma7585]

😁

[@wildsword6856]

-_-

[@coleaaubasketball4329]

the USMNT needs a copy of that guy who came and helped us in the the war against Britain the guy from France who disciplined our soldiers

[@tomas.lambert]

The US need to get a european coach. It’s the only way to discipline the team

[@wildsword6856]

True

[@frankjames4743]

Keep up your great work. Your enthusiasm is very contagious and appreciated. Bravo Sir. Bravo

[@ShezzasVideos]

Too right us soccer is so overrated, much prefer me soccer 👍

[@nintensky7219]

Gio’s Mom representing the American athlete moms out here

[@alexturner7127]

It’s ok there’s only 1 country that follows “Soccer”. Rest of the world plays Football ⚽️

[@Adamdidit]

You could easily Google this and see that there are several. And they're all former British colonies.

[@alexturner7127]

@@Adamdidit Lol what’s your point? Doesn’t make it correct…. Il even quote a keyword you used “former”. Not to mention the rest of the world…… American egos 🤦‍♂️😂😆

[@amaze_z1953]

​@@alexturner7127 🤓

[@alexturner7127]

@@amaze_z1953 😴

[@Adamdidit]

@@alexturner7127 Your response doesn't make any sense. You pulled former out of former British colonies and somehow then turn that into an American ego thing and cite the rest of the world? Like..none of that is even a single thought. All in the name of what? Not having to admit that you said 1 country and were factually wrong? About a non-issue that is a made up argument that only exists to shit on the US. You dont even give a real shit that we say both. As evidence by the fact that you and those like you never say its both. You only ever say soccer. You have to lie and cherrypick and make...whatever that post was supposed to mean so you can keep harping on the most unimportant thing possible in the sport.

[@TheChefTiger]

I can’t fking wait til your breakdown of the Copa disaster. Cheers bruh!

[@Josh-RF]

Can we appreciate the work maxwell puts into his videos!!❤❤

[@jinxftremusic]

Can we appreciate the fucking spamm this mf did whenever Maqwell posting!!❤❤

[@shitpostairbag]

npc type beat

[@kyufuyuvbvbllymjnncuhuhbuh7538]

Can we appreciate the lack of effort these comments use.

[@somniatic]

glad this video showed up. summed up my feelings about this perfectly. i feel bad for being icy towards pulisic cause the commercials wouldn't stop trying to get me to love him like he's a god.

[@bababababababa6124]

Don’t worry, you’re nowhere near as bad as my country Nigeria Our federation is so corrupt that our league started in January instead of September 😂😂

[@miahomes]

I mean there's nothing with starting a league in January. Most East Asian leagues take place from February to November

[@bababababababa6124]

@@miahomes yeah true but the point is that because our season usually ends in June/July, now the season will be half as long because of our disorganised federation

[@christinawestlake]

Thank you for this video because I have been so lost with all this drama 😅

[@KhaledKetata]

Congrats to Max for saying the same opinion as everybody else.

[@JlMMY728]

but its still entertaining (the video, i mean)

[@luckymark571]

Lol

[@RwandaBob]

i’m a long time american soccer fan and i’m perfectly content continuing to root for my ancestral france, wales, and ireland instead of the us as i have been for the last decade until we have competency in the national squad stateside, i don’t plan on supporting them

[@stefanrosu2708]

Pov: USA Football being called Soccer then it becoming worse ☠️

[@bababababababa6124]

And they tried to tell us it’s called “soccer” after a draw with England 😭😭

[@CalyGamer13]

@@bababababababa6124 Yeah, imagine drawing with a country that doesn’t even play football as its main sport.

[@stefanrosu2708]

@@CalyGamer13 Oh, that`s England. Let`s see how are they doing in World Cup...Wait...Bruh

[@ClovzeLeFernandezMatthews]

In short, Gregg betrayed Gio and got a taste of his own medicine. And the Reynas were just Karens.

[@fifageak7461]

Im just feeling bad for Gio Reyna

[@DaddyFutbol]

I hate USWNT.

[@yourheroes5874]

Worst case scenario. Gio may never play with the USMNT due to this incident