"The System Is Idiotic": Roger Bennett on U.S. Youth Soccer, World Cup, and More

This episode is brought to you by Players Health. To learn more, visit https://www.playershealth.com/ The 2026 World Cup kicks off this week, and Roger Bennett, founder and CEO of Men in Blazers and author of We Are the World (Cup), joins Greg Olsen on You Think for a conversation every soccer parent and youth coach should hear. Roger explains why the U.S. builds world-class women's players but keeps falling short on the men's side, why a Barcelona youth coach called the American model "idiotic," and what the World Cup on home soil could actually change. He gets into how Title IX turned the U.S. women into a global superpower while the men's development system stays stuck, why win-now youth culture stunts players, and how street ball forged Premier League stars like Eberechi Eze. 🔗 RESOURCES 📩 Youth Inc. Newsletter — https://www.youth.inc/newsletter 🌐 youth.inc — https://www.youth.inc Men in Blazers: https://www.meninblazers.com/ Roger's Book: https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-World-C... Subscribe for weekly conversations with the coaches and athletes shaping youth sports. Hit the bell so you never miss an episode, and tell us in the comments which coach we should talk to next. #worldcup2026 #YouthSoccer #PlayerDevelopment #MenInBlazers #RogerBennett #GregOlsen #USMNT #USWNT #YouthSports