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Originally Posted by pigglet
The other trend I've been noticing is that the US is losing ground internationally in basketball and baseball. I think that baseball, in particular, is starting to lose is domestic audience - which could long term open up some room for an expanded soccer audience.
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Yeah, I think this is very true about baseball - kids aren't playing it as much, they're playing soccer. Crowds are down except in the traditional markets - Chicago, Boston, NY.
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Originally Posted by Halx
Hey hey hey, we're not *behind* on "football" ... we just don't like it. If a game doesn't consistantly have more than 5 scoring plays in an average game, we probably aren't going to watch it. Hell, look how successful Hockey is at the moment... NOT.
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Hockey is never likely to be successful in most of the US. In Vermont and Minnesota, sure, but really, if the kids can't play it (which is the case throughout most of the US) its unlikely to develop a big audience.
Soccer? Soccer you can play anywhere, from the slums of Rio and Sao Paulo to the manicured fields of California. The only time you can't play is when there's a foot of snow on the pitch!