U.S. President Barack Obama met with FIFA President Sepp Blatter Monday to discuss soccer

U.S. President Barack Obama met with FIFA President Sepp Blatter Monday to discuss soccer, in particular the U.S. bid for the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.On Sunday, Blatter pressed U.S. Soccer to improve the level of play in Major League Soccer (MLS), suggesting them need to switch the season from a spring-fall sport to fall-spring sport as to the rest of the world.

"If they want to be called a major league ... and have this impact of other major leagues like American football, baseball and the NBA, I think they are far away in quality," he said. "I think with the number of participants on the youth level, they should try to do it. . . It can't help football in the U.S. if the heroes and stars are not playing here. How can the youth identify with the game?"

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