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The real reason US Soccer won't become a powerhouse anytime soon
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:03 pm
3 words: Small Town America
When small town America shows up to soccer games like they do football, basketball, and baseball games...then perhaps there is hope on the horizon.
Until then, most of us will continue to root for the USA every four years during the World Cup and after the WC hype dies down, we'll go back to not caring about soccer and anxiously twiddling our fingers waiting for football and basketball season to begin.
Most of the nation wasn't rooting for our soccer team because we enjoy soccer...we were rooting for the United States.
When small town America shows up to soccer games like they do football, basketball, and baseball games...then perhaps there is hope on the horizon.
Until then, most of us will continue to root for the USA every four years during the World Cup and after the WC hype dies down, we'll go back to not caring about soccer and anxiously twiddling our fingers waiting for football and basketball season to begin.
Most of the nation wasn't rooting for our soccer team because we enjoy soccer...we were rooting for the United States.
This post was edited on 7/2/14 at 12:06 pm
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Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:04 pm to mizzoukills
Small town america shows up to the other major sports?
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:05 pm to mizzoukills
Keep starting threads. I want them to ban you, and this will only help the cause.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:05 pm to mizzoukills
Thought-provoking thread. Bookmarked.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:07 pm to mizzoukills
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:08 pm to mizzoukills
I don't think small town America has anything to do with soccer or most sports.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:09 pm to mizzoukills
I don't think its limited to small towns. I think the vast majority of people only watch to root for the US while the WC is going on.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:13 pm to mizzoukills
Soccer is broken in this country and always has been. We don't have the quality of coaches or training in the superior style of play that the Euros and S. Americans have.
Tim Howard was awesome yesterday, but it was a testament to how far behind we are. He was absolutely peppered due to mistakes and inferior talent in the field. That was a route to most educated soccer fans.
Tim Howard was awesome yesterday, but it was a testament to how far behind we are. He was absolutely peppered due to mistakes and inferior talent in the field. That was a route to most educated soccer fans.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:18 pm to mizzoukills
we don't need small town america to give a frick. like i said last night, just focusing on large metro populations with immigrant populations will give us a "state" of a large western european nation
that's just LA, Houston, Miami, and Boston. it's about 50M people metro, min
that's just LA, Houston, Miami, and Boston. it's about 50M people metro, min
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:19 pm to mizzoukills
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Most of the nation wasn't rooting for our soccer team because we enjoy soccer...we were rooting for the United States.
i believe the non-US games are getting massive ratings increases, too
plus with the new EPL/Bundesliga contracts/ratings, it's improving/emerging without any association to the USNT
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:20 pm to mizzoukills
not sure why you're getting all this backlash
small town America does show up for other sports
I graduated with a class of 92 and we sold out the big 3 sports
small town America does show up for other sports
I graduated with a class of 92 and we sold out the big 3 sports
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:24 pm to mizzoukills
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Most of the nation wasn't rooting for our soccer team because we enjoy soccer...we were rooting for the United States.
I agree. I don't see what this has to do with "Small Town America" though.
Your point is an obvious one...people don't care enough about the sport itself.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:37 pm to mizzoukills
Go away kills.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:41 pm to mizzoukills
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mizzoukills
Go kill yourself.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 12:59 pm to mizzoukills
Just like any other issue/topic/current event, most of America doesn't give a shite what small town people think.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 2:09 pm to mizzoukills
Soccer doesn't need small town America. This is an urban country.
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