re: Why didn't soccer follow the Europeans to the new colonies?

I don't think that is the primary premise of the OP and I don't know if anyone else has made that claim. I didn't think anyone did, I definitely haven't.

But saying that the Brits introduced football to many people but they are not the sole reason the game is universally popular is a forgone conclusion isn't it? They did invent the modern game of football. It's like saying Einstein introduced the theory of relativity to the world but he isn't the only reason the theory of relativity is one of the most popular ways of interpreting the physical universe. Well duh! The premise is that football should have been introduced by the Brits to the colonies but it wasn't. You can either agree with it and state why you think it did not follow the Brits to the new colonies or disagree with it and state why you think it did. Saying

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There's a big difference between saying the British introduced soccer to many people and saying they're the reason that soccer is popular.

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is akin to digging a lone furrow.

Just my 2 cents.