Can the U.S. become a powerhouse on the pitch?
CO-FOUNDER OF MEN IN BLAZERS ROGER BENNETT DISCUSSED THE USMNT DECISION TO MOVE ON FROM GREGG BERHALTER AND EXPLAINED WHY HE STILL HAS HOPE FOR THE U.S. TO BECOME COMPETITIVE IN SOCCER. BENNETT NOTED THAT GROWING FAN ENGAGEMENT IS ONE REASON FOR OPTIMISM, POINTING TO HOW NORTH AMERICAN AUDIENCES HAVE EMBRACED THE SPORT THROUGH EVERY AVAILABLE CHANNEL — FROM MATCH-DAY ATTENDANCE TO THE SURGE IN ACTIVITY ON BETTING SITES CANADA HAS SEEN SINCE LEGALIZING SINGLE-EVENT WAGERING — ALL OF WHICH SIGNALS A DEEPER CULTURAL INVESTMENT IN THE GAME THAT COULD EVENTUALLY TRANSLATE INTO STRONGER PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PIPELINES.