Originally posted by Hook
Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
With a over 300 mil population, and with soccer becoming ever more popular, there is no reason for the US not to dominate this competition. Only
Mexico should have to be considered true competition.
Would the US be included in the South America leagues, they would be annihilated in short order. |
Are we talking the popularity of professional soccer in the US or just the popularity of playing soccer, in general?
Certainly there are more young people playing soccer in the US than ever before.
But it isnt translating into a professional career, the way other sports do. It's more of an athletic hobby in grade schools and high schools for kids
who dont have the hand-eye coordination or physique for sports like baseball, football or basketball. TV ratings on soccer in the US are still REALLY
low, compared to the Big Three sports.
I'm having trouble coming up with the name of the professional soccer league in the US that has teams in multiple cities in the US. Is there one,
anymore?
It's the REST of the world's favorite sport............and I think the average American sports fan is fine with that. |