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Nobody in America gives two shits about soccer, so this data is irrelevant to me.
Go to a sports bar on starting June 12th at 3 PM EST and get back to me......And go there again June 16th at 6 PM EST and get back to me
Nobody cares about Soccer in America but yet in 2016 we are hosting the Copa America as it will be the first time the tournament is held outside of South America
In 2014, 35 percent of fans call the NFL their favorite sport, followed by Major League Baseball (14 percent), college football (11 percent), auto racing (7 percent), the NBA (6 percent), the NHL (5 percent) and college basketball (3 percent).
Harris Poll -- NFL still most popular; MLB 2nd - ESPN
10 Most Popular Sports In America - TheRichest
#5 is soccer. Behind NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL.
No chance anything will ever come close. None. Soccer is the worlds sport. Takes nothing more than a ball and you can play it as kids. Even in the poorest countries.
I'm not making a case for why anyone else should watch it. Fuck those assholes that do that. People enjoy what they enjoy. Still, there is no chance that any american sport ever overtakes it and other world sports like tennis, golf, etc only play out in countries with money.
And your point? Who ever said Soccer was the most popular sport here? But to say nobody gives a shit about it here is being ignorant. Trust me if nobody cares about it here it wouldn't be 5th as sports like Nascar & Golf should be ahead of it.
I agree but to say nobody in America cares about it is stupid. On top of that he post a list of top 10 popular sports in America which Soccer finished 5th in as proof that nobody cares about it
I don't think anyone here thought it was more popular than the big 4 sports anyway so 5th is about right
Oh he knows full well that soccer has its fans in this country. His home city has the most rabid MLS fans in the country and he is keenly aware of it. He's just over compensating because of his own disdain for it. Nothing more.
The problem with the broader appeal is we just aren't that good internationally. If they had a few deep runs it would grow. We are totally bandwagon fans when it comes to team USA in just about anything, but becoming good in the worlds more popular sport would for sure raise a lot more attention. Just doubt that will happen any time soon.