AMERICANS, "do you realise if you made football{soccer to you}....?

Question

a more recognised sport, with the same advertising that nfl and baseball receives,you would be a unbelievable power in world football{soccer} ! if u had followed on from the late seventies, by now , u would have been a major football nation!

Answer 1

Soccer will never be on par with the NFL in America simply because of the nationalism factor. American football is "our sport", while soccer is still very "foreign". That would be like asking for basketball to be as popular as soccer in the UK. It also doesn't help that the US national team and the MLS are at least one step below much of the world.

With that said, soccer can still be much more popular than it currently is in the States. I have many ideas about how to improve the popularity (and quality) of soccer in the US. The most important factor won't adding better foreign players to MLS. The MLS just has too far to go to compete with Spanish, English or Italian soccer.

The key is giving those quality European soccer leagues (EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga) more exposure in the US. Americans are smart enough to know that the MLS isn't the best product out there. In virtually every other aspect of our globalized society, we demand the best product, so soccer shouldn't be different. Featuring other leagues prominently is mutually beneficial. The European Leagues would gain an additional, very affluent fan base with the American soccer niche (especially if they sold their big personality players- Rooney should be HUGE in America). America would get the world's best soccer and networks like ESPN would gain international advertising revenue over time and a bigger stake in complete international dominance (for better or worse).

More importantly, better soccer on TV would develop better American players. Right now, the only kids exposed to soccer in America are the middle-class (the money to field quality leagues for kids and pay for additional cable/satellite channels) and the children of immigrants (passionately continuing the traditions from the old country- several members of the National team fall under this category). With kids seeing a quality product on the field would build excitement and lead to emulation. Especially if more players became "stars" in America. Every kid on my block would re-enact the moves of our favorite football and basketball players growing up. Eventually kids will start doing that with a soccer ball.

Remember, a disproportionate amount of US pro athletes in basketball and football come from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Many view athletics as the only way out of their situation. None of these kids are attracted to soccer right now, nor do they have access. Internationally, it's quite the opposite: the poorest of the poor people (and countries) embrace soccer as a potential "way out".

When US Soccer can pull athletes from the same pool of talent as football and basketball, our National team will be much better and soccer in America will be more popular. The first step in doing that is putting more European soccer on basic American TV (ABC, ESPN, etc.).

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The problem is there are too many attention deficits in the US. American football has very little action and so many adverts that people don't actually pay that much attention to what's going on.

American football only needs your attention maybe once every 20 minutes, so during a game, there is lots of socialising, eating, drinking, doing other things, and watching the adverts. The game is between the adverts, not the other way around.

Football (Soccer) is a flowing game which needs constant attention with no time for adverts. As such, it will never get the funding which the NFL does, nor the air time, with the result that nobody will be exposed to it as a professional sport.

This is despite it being the biggest sport in America for women and kids. Maybe that's also part of the problem... America is extremely macho, and everything is gay unless its holding a steak.

It's a shame... it's a wonderful country otherwise.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Well yea, obviously media attention and revenue plays a major part in the popularity of the sport. You could be right by saying that if we would've caught on early, we could be a lot better at the game. There is no telling, but one might predict that. But, it just didn't kick off here...Instead we've got all of our other sports. So, until soccer gets bigger, then until it gets more media and more money to do what needs to be done here, we won't be such a threat in the world of soccer.

Answer 6

It's true. I'm British and it is clear from the USA players in the English game that there is some real talent out there. And with many times more people in the US than many other countries, there has to be more undiscovered talent. Better investment in school soccer and professional clubs would undoubtedly make the USA a strong force n world football.

Answer 7

Perhaps you're right. If the MLS could attract international talent to the extent of which the Premiere League does, this would help more Americans become interested. Becks is a good start. Now we just need to steal Thierry Henry away from Arsenal and perhaps the entire Chelsea squad.

Answer 8

Loss of the nasl set things back. But it is the 'beautiful game', even when played by Americans. The game won't be denied by the US.

The 'melting pot' is still simmering - eventually enough salt and pepper will have been added for serving.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

yeah your probably right but we really arent that big of fans of soccer. for most of us it just doesnt have enough action or contact.

Yo Football(american) is where it is at, SON!!!!
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