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re: Soccer then and now.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:55 pm to baybeefeetz
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:55 pm to baybeefeetz
"We really don't care"
That's how the majority of casual fans in this country view soccer.
I don't follow MLB, Nascar, or the NHL but I know who the top players in those sports are.
Ask me who the top player in US soccer is and off the top of my head I'll probably say a member of the US women's soccer team.
I watch MLS and just see a bunch of fans trying hard to be like European fans, there is nothing unique to the US about that. Soccer in the US needs a homegrown phenom, on the level of Messi, Ronaldo to even be close to moving up that popularity ladder.
also soccer needs to be exposed to more kids at an early age, especially in the deep south.
That's how the majority of casual fans in this country view soccer.
I don't follow MLB, Nascar, or the NHL but I know who the top players in those sports are.
Ask me who the top player in US soccer is and off the top of my head I'll probably say a member of the US women's soccer team.
I watch MLS and just see a bunch of fans trying hard to be like European fans, there is nothing unique to the US about that. Soccer in the US needs a homegrown phenom, on the level of Messi, Ronaldo to even be close to moving up that popularity ladder.
also soccer needs to be exposed to more kids at an early age, especially in the deep south.
This post was edited on 7/13/16 at 9:59 pm
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Posted on 7/14/16 at 7:37 am to BIGDAB
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also soccer needs to be exposed to more kids at an early age, especially in the deep south.
Kids start soccer around 3 or 4 years old. I've seen more kids in soccer and less in football. My sons play football, one in 5th grade and the other in 8th. Last season the youth leagues had to go 9 on 9 because enrollment was at an all time low. Parents scared of concussions. I think in 10 years you will see more talent in the MLS, NBA, MLB and less in college football/NFL because of parents keeping their kids out of football and pushing them to other sports. Now the deep south is probably different but I'm just going by my experience here in Columbus Ohio.
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