I just read an article on espn saying that there were 79,000 fans at the MAN U vs. Juventus game they played at Giants Stadium. (link at bottom of post) Seems like soccer is popular.. even without Beckham being there..we just don't have the same quality game or god like players (yet) this is what I've been trying to point out. In the rest of the world soccer players are treated like our All Stars and beyond. Here they are just players. We need one breakout player that can change the game and you'll see more popularity. Babe Ruth changed baseball right? Then I'm sure that someone can transcend soccer.
All this talk about it being boring doesn't make much sense really. I'm a rabid baseball fan but let's face it.. baseball can be boring. I can't count how many 1-0 games I've seen in baseball. A homerun or a single won the game.. is that any different than a breakaway goal by a streaking forward? Not really...all in all I think it comes down to understanding the game and the fact that we don't have a soccer hero.
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