The U.S. has lagged behind several European countries in human development indices for years now. Using an ultra-monetized sport--like soccer--as an example that Europe is becoming "more American" seems far-fetched and unrealistic to me. If it is indeed true that European soccer is copying the American MO in some aspects, that still leaves out far more relevant aspects of life where the U.S. is outdone and put in the shade by several other developed countries.
A person who, say, has significant debt due to medical bills or a practically unlivable minimum wage won't benefit from Europe's following the economic footsteps of the U.S. in a sport. Nor does a person working overtime in two jobs to barely make ends meet get any share of profit from such things.
American exceptionalism needs to die not just because the world is becoming increasingly globalized but also because it is deeply unrealistic, naive, and in some ways blindly prejudiced. As far as I can see, proponents of American exceptionalism who glorify the way the U.S. does things need to wake up before their wishful thinking brings down their country even more than it already has--if they care at all about their country.
