Maybe they just need to show more fans like this....http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SIgyGUu733k/Scr9aVxARsI/AAAAAAAABL4/Eq2lGTaqk_E/s400/brazil-girl.jpg
Why isn't Soccer popular in America?
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Maybe they just need to show more fans like this....http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SIgyGUu733k/Scr9aVxARsI/AAAAAAAABL4/Eq2lGTaqk_E/s400/brazil-girl.jpg
I hardly think the U.S. is the only country that doesn't care for soccer. So begs the question, why do you really care? It's just as dumb as an American who tries to push American football on Europeans. There should be some kind of saying about not being disappointed when trying to push your passions onto other people who don't share same passions.
This pretty much says it all about how most Americans see it
tradition. While kids for the last couple decades have grown up with the sport, it hasn't become a staple in the family. NFL-style football is worshipped, while the other sports are kicked to the curb.
Americans have yet to develop a sure-fire way to make money from betting on the games. Let's face it, the NFL would not be nearly as popular as it is now if there weren't so many ways to gamble on it.
Americans have yet to develop a sure-fire way to make money from betting on the games. Let's face it, the NFL would not be nearly as popular as it is now if there weren't so many ways to gamble on it.
Shh...don't post that or you'll be neg-repped by people who find satire offensive!
Because according to some opinion piece it is because hateful, racist right-wingers!
its a combination of options 2, 3, and 4. apparently our forefathers forgot something on their way over
and because its a low scoring game for any american standard....here's a solution for the average american
DONT LOOK AT THE SCORE
just watch them play the game and how they move....its really a beautiful game
and because its a low scoring game for any american standard....here's a solution for the average american
DONT LOOK AT THE SCORE
just watch them play the game and how they move....its really a beautiful game
ha ha I see how you thread mixed there ;-) that other thread was something else to say the least.
Because we like to skin cows for the cover of the balls in our sports. Skinning a dalmatian is just wrong. Cows are also tasty so it doesn't go to waste. Dalmatians are too cute and also kind of tough and stringy and not nearly as delicious.
meesterperfect
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Why? Simple.
Its boring.
Another thing is the faking injury.
For example hockey, tough guys slamming into each other at full force.
Soccer, one guy taps another and he goes down and starts flailing around like he's being disemboweled.
How many times a game does that happen?
Who wants to see that
pussy shit?
Low scores.
maybe if they removed one player from each team it would be better.
its just a dull sport to watch.
baseball is slow also, but at least there's drama in it.
Its boring.
Another thing is the faking injury.
For example hockey, tough guys slamming into each other at full force.
Soccer, one guy taps another and he goes down and starts flailing around like he's being disemboweled.
How many times a game does that happen?
Who wants to see that
pussy shit?
Low scores.
maybe if they removed one player from each team it would be better.
its just a dull sport to watch.
baseball is slow also, but at least there's drama in it.
That's not true. If it was, teams would simply buy the best players from around the world. Look at baseball.
Anyway, Meesterperfect's right. It's boring. Or at least it is to us. Field's too big, the camera's too wide and there's not enough scoring. We're used to faster-paced shit here and there's already too many alternatives.
Soccer isn't popular for several reasons:
-Small tv coverage...this ones a catch-22.
-Our best athletes aren't highly compensated to play it...another catch-22.
-Many other competing sports and other diversions...baseball, NFL football, basketball, golf, fishing, reality tv, movie theaters, camping, sailing/boating, surfing, concerts, clubbing, etc. (I personally like the sport, as well as all of the above...except reality tv.)
I don't buy too much into the low-scoring aspect turning people off. Baseball and hockey are often low-scoring.
I do buy into us liking only the sports where we can win; but then again, so are other countries. Eventually, sports do catch on elsewhere. Baseball is #1 in Japan and in several Latin-American countries. Basketball is huge in Europe now.
The two things I do know as an American after watching a few World Cups:
-Small tv coverage...this ones a catch-22.
-Our best athletes aren't highly compensated to play it...another catch-22.
-Many other competing sports and other diversions...baseball, NFL football, basketball, golf, fishing, reality tv, movie theaters, camping, sailing/boating, surfing, concerts, clubbing, etc. (I personally like the sport, as well as all of the above...except reality tv.)
I don't buy too much into the low-scoring aspect turning people off. Baseball and hockey are often low-scoring.
I do buy into us liking only the sports where we can win; but then again, so are other countries. Eventually, sports do catch on elsewhere. Baseball is #1 in Japan and in several Latin-American countries. Basketball is huge in Europe now.
The two things I do know as an American after watching a few World Cups:
- Europeans always think they are the best in soccer...despite competitive countries like Brazil and Argentina.
- England is over-rated!
There's soccer fans here in the United States because when the big clubs from Europe come over here to play exhibition matches they usually sellout in 40,000 plus seat stadiums. You can't say that theirs no interest when that happens.
^^A lot of that interest comes from the European and Latin American fans though. I am a former season ticket holder of an MLS team (Chgo Fire), which often fills in its new, relatively small stadium. But when the friendly matches come (U.S. vs. Italy, U.S. vs. Mexico, Poland vs. Mexico, etc.), the majority of Soldier Field (50k+) is filled with fans of the visiting team!
But the U.S. is acquiring new fans. For example, there is a new MLS club in Philadelphia this year, and ESPN is covering soccer around the clock.
But the U.S. is acquiring new fans. For example, there is a new MLS club in Philadelphia this year, and ESPN is covering soccer around the clock.
I agree. Plus MLS teams cannot go on a spending spree and buy all the best European players because there is a salary cap in MLS unlike other sports particularly MLB.
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