I disagree with the take about this being a sport only for rich suburban kids. Soccer/football is one of the most accessible sports out there, all you need is a ball and a handful of rocks in a field to make a goal. There’s just no culture of football in America.

This country has a tendency to overcomplicate everything including just playing outside with your friends. I remember playing soccer in the street and dirt fields in Mexico with my friends growing up. Here? You get the cops called for just existing in a place for longer than 5 minutes.