Why do Americans not like soccer?

Answer 1

Because 95% of soccer balls are manufactured in Pakistan so they fell like there is a BOMB in it...

Answer 2

Soccer, also known internationally as football, has long been a popular recreational sports in the United States, but professional soccer has been less popular there than in much of the rest of the world.

Soccer remains highly popular in the U.S. as a youth sport, played by both boys and girls usually under age 12: .

The first football club in the United States was the Oneida Football Club of Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1862.

Professional soccer seems to be expanding somewhat in recent years, beginning in the mid-1990s. The 1994 FIFA World Cup was played in the United States for the first time, winning the sport more recognition. In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the United States team did surprisingly well which also succeeded in winning more converts. The United States women's national team is one of the best in the world.

Despite the U.S. teams' recent successes in the sport, its popularity still lags behind American football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, and even tennis.

Many writers have speculated on why soccer is not as popular in the U.S. as it is in other countries. Theories include that
1) Other sports cornered the market before professional soccer could prosper;

2) soccer is a "foreign game"

3) that Americans do not dominate the game; that there are too many draws; and that there is not enough scoring [3].

4) American television networks are reluctant to air soccer due to low viewership ratings[1] and a relative lack of opportunities for commercials.

5) Another factor in soccer's historic lack of popularity in the U.S. lies with the nature of American youth sport, which is primarily centered around community programs in the pre-teen years and secondary school sport thereafter. For youth in the U.S., both soccer and American football are played in the autumn and a youth generally cannot devote time to both. Until the 1980s, most high schools in the U.S. offered only American football rather than soccer, and youth soccer programs were extremely rare until the 1970s.

Generations of Americans grew up with virtually no exposure to the sport.

Answer 3

In America professional soccer isn’t a popular sport. Some reasons for this are that the soccer season coincides with the American football season, so many youths dont have time to play both, many Americans find soccer “boring” as not many goals are scored and that soccer is not shown on television much in America because of low ratings.

Answer 4

because there are other more exciting sports that americans play. not every country plays football, baseball, and basketball, and all of these sports are watched on the college level as well. soccer is an international sport with global fans, but it is not a very exciting sport. granted, shootouts are great, but it is usually just a bunch of running. basketball and football are the best sports to watch here in the states and other countries should catch on and we could have the world cup of (real) football and not just soccer

Answer 5

The difference between the length of time of a football (soccer) game and American football game is a bit like sex with an amateur its over to quick. So by the time you have all your drinks and chips and dips ready the English football game is over.

Answer 6

For starters - their pride - they wont go for something that they know they are sure to be losers;
2nd - They suck at soccer;
3rd - They consider American Football a more manly sport, even though they use all those protections unlike rugby...

4th - They are Americans, how do you expect to really understand someone who puts George Bush on the power...???

Answer 7

Because they're stupid.

Actually, I think most Americans (myself NOT included) like sports that are more violent (i.e. american football, wrestling, etc). They think soccer is too slow paced and they lose interest because they have no attention span.

Not all Americans hate soccer though. I love it.

Answer 8

One of the main ideas for why this is true is the amount of scoring. When you look at the suffering of the NHL due to low scoring (and rebirth because of a smaller rink, etc. for more scoring) as well as the success of high scoring sports such as basketball and football, I think there would need to be more scoring and subsequent excitement for Americans.

Answer 9

1. We americans are very competitive. We like winners and losers, can't bear the chance that we could have none (an even game).

2. We like goals. Can't bear the possibility of a null-null result. It is like 90 minutes of our time wasted.

3. 45 mins non-stop and no commercials means less advertising and less money = less marketing and promotion for the game.

Answer 10

I don't like soccer- I LOVE FOOTBALL, the real name of the sport, that is why people hate it because you have to call it a ridiculous name.

Answer 11

coz most countries have national sports and in the U.S, football(soccer) isnt 1 of the national sports its Baseball, Basketball and American Football