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Historically, why isn't England better?
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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 1063108" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p>I think there's a lot to be said about the very best athletes in a country focusing on soccer and Olympic sports too. Population can only do so much when you're battling for that 4-7 spot and losing the top, top tier athletes. Like I look at Kyle Walker and think he'd be an unbelievable rugby player if he'd gone that way, but it was always so unlikely it'd happen. </p><p></p><p>It's actually why Ireland are incredibly impressive and not super embarrassing at world cups. 4th most popular sport and a tiny population? We're basically a better Fiji.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 1063108, member: 45598"] I think there's a lot to be said about the very best athletes in a country focusing on soccer and Olympic sports too. Population can only do so much when you're battling for that 4-7 spot and losing the top, top tier athletes. Like I look at Kyle Walker and think he'd be an unbelievable rugby player if he'd gone that way, but it was always so unlikely it'd happen. It's actually why Ireland are incredibly impressive and not super embarrassing at world cups. 4th most popular sport and a tiny population? We're basically a better Fiji. [/QUOTE]
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