Do you think soccer will ever become as popular as other sports in the US?
440806
I think that eventually in the US, soccer will be as popular as most of the other sports in the US. First, soccer in the US is one of the most growing  sports among kids who play it, the number is rapidly increasing. Second, with the World Cup just around the corner I think that if the US has a good tournement, more people may start to tune in to soccer over the next few years. Afterall, as the rankings go now, the US is sixth in the world, so we could have a pretty good cup. Next, with soome of the great players in Europe and the whole world thinking of maybe coming to the MLS like Ronaldo, Zidane, and Beckham more people would want to watch the MLS to see some of the worlds greats. Lastly, i think that with Americas major sports T.V. networks such as ESPN starting to show more soccer on T.V., such as like Uefa Champions League, more people could but interest in soccer in the US. It would be hard to get the popularity level as high as say baseball or football in the US, but I think over the next few years, soccer in the US could become very popular.
799548
While soccer has the biggest international following of any sport, in the USA, there's just too much competition and too little interest in America.  Baseball, basketball, hockey, football, NASCAR and college sports all eat up precious amount of media time.  MSL, America's soccer league, gets covered but it's secondary.  \nIt's fan interest and papers and other media cater, as they should, to what their readers want.  It's a shame, soccer is a great game but the competition with other sports is just too great.
1117413
nope for americans its pig skin all the way none of this synthetic crap american football will never be toppled which is a shame because i am a soccer fanatic but i can't kid myself thinking that soccer will become americas'top sport it just wont happen.
627492
I love soccer, too bad it's not very popular in the US. I guess the Americans love only incredibly boring sports like American football and baseball - sports that move at glacial speeds!
386904
Because the MLS is still growing here in the U.S. I give it a few years and it will be popular!
999331
First and foremost, I don't think that the dedication to the game of soccer is strong enough in the States.  There isn't anything a coach or more money will help if you don't have players that play the game from the time they learn to walk.  Americans have so many things on their plates, that they don't dedicate 100% to any particular sport.  In order to be competitive in the world arena, we need to have programs that offer the sport more than four months a year and the players need to dedicate their sporting lives to the game.  If they don't, we will continue to be mediocre.
524123
Well, I feel that the reason that baseball and football are much more popular in the US is because they are both games that orginated in the US. Soccer, for instance, orgininated in European countries, and there in those countries, soccer is very popular. Sports that orginate stay the most popular in their country. Also, people sometimes dont enjoy sitting for 45 minutes straight, knowing that the second that they get up to go pee, they miss the only play of the game. And my third point is that there is much more action in both Baseball and Football than there is in soccer.
1112860
Absolutely not!  They love football, but it is American footbale play by hand! 99% of American do not care soccer. I tried to watch Mexico against Angola yesterday and only Spanish channel show this match. During that period of time, three other sport channels were showing other sport!\n\nHow do they expect their team would advance to next round this year? US team did a very good job in 2002 World Cup. This should increase the popularity of this sport in the US. But, obviously, it is not.\n\nNone of the newspapers in the US shows the World Cup' s matches schedule. No analysis has been drawn up. \n\nUS seems to enjoy sports that other countries do not play. The biggest sport in the world, Soccer, has been intentinally igonored!
1158248
The US is not a country focused on Soccer but I believe in this next generation of soccer players in the youth leagues will change all that and bring to light that the USA is a forces to be delt with. It's obvious that the US MNT needs to step it because their competition is not going to back down and the US WNT needs to stay on top as one of the top, if not THE top, team in the world!!\n\nGO USA SOCCER!!
1021912
In the USA, football (soccer) isn't one of their major sports - it's a shame cos if it was they would be brilliant at it as they are a huge nation.  It is getting more popular though, so in time who knows.
1082688
No, I don't think so. I mean, in 2002, they got to the Quarter Finals, so they're pretty  good. Even though they've never won, can you blame them? In America, soccer ( football ) is not the biggest sport played. It is Baseball, Football, and Basketball. The US soccer league ( MLS ) is not as big and rich as the NBA, or the NFL or the MLB, so you can't really get much fame off of it. In my opinion, USA should keep on trying and may eventually get to the finals.
792911
Soccer is just begining to get popular in the US as more youth and people are getting involved in it. As the more famous names come to the US, the more popular it gets.\n\nI believe it isnt as big in the US because American Football has taken the higher position here. As you see, soccer isnt even shown too much on TV or in magazines such as sports illustrated because half of their pages cover either American Football or Baseball. So when it isnt publicized enough, people don't really care much for it.\n\nThe rest of the world is a common place for soccer because it started with people as children. Many children in Europe, Africa, etc grew up playing only soccer (because soccer was their only main sport in the country) in their streets and I believe it spreads from there.\n\n\nHope that helps,\nGood luck
1015744
Wow!  Good question!  Coming from the US where soccer still doesn't receive the popularity I'd like to see it achieve makes it hard to answer this question.  Were I from say England, I could see why some would feel more loyal to their favorite club simply because they can become much more involved with a particular club over a considerably longer period of time than an international event that only takes place every few years.  Thinking back - I was an avid Chicago Bulls fan for many years while Michael Jordan was playing - watched or kept the stats on every game for four years.  But was I any less proud of the US Basketball Dream Team at the Olympics - No Way!  My love for soccer is equal to my love for basketball so I'll just say this.....there was a popular song many years ago that said something to the effect of "love the one your with".  Love the club, the country, and even if your country isn't playing - Love the Game!
474569
I think it will - especially since USA is ranked  it.so high in the fifa rankings. I also think ESPN addicts (98%  of the US male population who has cable) will be watching it. I'm hopeful, I love this sport, I don't see enough of it in this country.
1167169
it's acually very popular among small kids because it's such a cheap sport to get started in. but as far a spectator sport is concerned, no one watches. there is a pro leauge here but it's very small and unpopular, it has no TV contract. i would say less than 2% of americans are serious soccer fans.
76910
Soccer far and away.  Soccer is played and followed heavily in most of the world outside the US.  American football is heavily followed in North America and mostly a novelty in the rest of the world, which is far more populous.
409066
yes football is the most popular sport in d planet, becacuse its exhilarating to watch. firstly and clearly most significant, is the development of the world cup from an invitational tournament among a few elite soccer nations to a global television circus which commands greater attention than any other world sporting event. parallel to the world cup, has been the explosive growth of the highest-level club game. the european champions league not only commands attention on every continent, its dominant clubs have become dependent upon global talent. is a sport that is loved and played all over the world. bigs clubs in europe continue to play in different countries, like asia, and north america trying to break into the market and make it a even more popular sport.