JT Batson is hopeful the influx of funds and interest around the home World Cup will have a transformative effect on American soccer<\/p>\n
US Soccer chief executive JT Batson has set the men\u2019s and women\u2019s national teams the ambitious target of becoming America\u2019s favorite entities in sports.<\/p>\n
In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Batson added mass popularity for Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s and Emma Hayes\u2019s teams to US Soccer\u2019s goals ahead of this summer\u2019s men\u2019s World Cup, a list that already included making soccer the biggest participation sport in every community in the country.<\/p>\n
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