re: soccer vs olympics argument

First off, tell him to check the internet for viewers for the past WC's and Olympics. The numbers will vary a good bit, but in general, one will consistently say it had more viewers which Im fairly confident is the WC.

My big reason for the WC over Olympics is that soccer is a MUCH, MUCH, MUCH more fan friendly and personal relationship between players/club and their fans. Go ask someone from Mexico or Brazil or basically any country in Africa who their favorite national team Olympic swimmer/CC-Skiier/Curler/Pole-Vaulter is or, and THEN ask them who their favorite soccer player is... If they could name more than 3 Olympians, if any at all, they would be in a small minority. But I bet they could rattle off soccer players like nobody's business.

Soccer clubs are much, much more numerous throughout the world, and people get to actually follow their teams and favorite players in person, whereas if someone wanted to follow a "US Women's Aerials" athlete, it would be difficult to keep track of them and ever get to see them in action, thus producing a huge disconnect between the athlete and their fans.

None of what I said is backed up by any facts I'm aware of, but thats just what sounds logical to me.