The rest of the world did not give a shite about women's soccer for a very long time. The US is way ahead of the world when it comes to giving women sporting opportunities. The rest of of the world does not have title IX.

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Posted by ohiovol

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Posted on 7/5/15 at 9:54 pm to SPEEDY

People try too hard to look for reasons. The simple truth is that most people in other countries just flat out don't give a shite. It's the same reason some women's college sports teams dominate. Not enough interest to generate a ton of competition.

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Posted by apfour21

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Posted on 7/5/15 at 10:18 pm to SPEEDY

Roger Bennett said the women's world cup gets as much publicity in England as the rugby world cup does in America.

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Posted by pvilleguru

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Posted on 7/5/15 at 10:28 pm to apfour21

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Roger Bennett said the women's world cup gets as much publicity in England as the rugby world cup does in America

And he's right.

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Posted by hendersonshands

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Posted on 7/5/15 at 10:30 pm to Jcorye1

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Our best and brightest play NFL, MLB, and NBA.

This isn't the reason but this will be the most popular answer.

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Posted by StraightCashHomey21

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Posted on 7/6/15 at 4:16 am to pvilleguru

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Roger Bennett said the women's world cup gets as much publicity in England as the rugby world cup does in America.

he's wrong

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And he's right.

how would you know ?

actually hes wrong

Every match was on free tv and the English media would not shut up about their national tv.

You won't find the rugby world cup on free tv and getting time on sports center.

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