What they're effectively saying is they played 10 weeks. A kid in Brazil is going to grow up with a ball at their feet. The other sports are more lucrative. There's more scholarship money for football and basketball than for soccer. If a kid wants to be rich, he dreams of playing pro football, basketball, baseball or hockey.
Brewer counts many American coaches as friends.
If they're that good, they're going to know. If you're 13 years old and you've got to choose, you're not going to make it. Brewer had a tryout with the Southampton Saints when he was 15. The other sports have more prestige. If you're 13, and you're not motivated by money, you're probably motivated by prospects of fame or girls.