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Title IX Quotas Impede U.S. Men’s Soccer, Experts Say

7/18/2026

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Scott Yenor of the Heritage Foundation says Title IX gender-quota rules have limited the U.S. men’s soccer pipeline, contributing to the loss to Belgium.
He adds that women’s programs receive more scholarships and men’s collegiate teams have remained near 200 since the 1990s.
Utah law professor Paul Cassell argues elite talent develops in youth academies and national squads, making college soccer irrelevant to the talent pipeline.

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Scott Yenor of the Heritage Foundation says Title IX gender-quota rules have limited the U.S. men’s soccer pipeline, contributing to the loss to Belgium.
He adds that women’s programs receive more scholarships and men’s collegiate teams have remained near 200 since the 1990s.
Utah law professor Paul Cassell argues elite talent develops in youth academies and national squads, making college soccer irrelevant to the talent pipeline.