World Cup
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@Carnival-Boy from what i have seen/read there are public viewing parties throughout the nation. Now I'm not sure if every major metro area has viewing parties but I know there are many that do.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/worldcup/2014/news/article/2014/06/30/world-cup-viewing-parties-all-across-america-belgium-usa-clash -
You are welcome to your opinoin @scottalanmiller but there is a reason that there are soccer fields all over the country. It is not because of foreigners.
It is certainly true that soccer is not a popular sport in the media outside of the world cup. But then again I do not care about what the "media" has to say anyway.
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I think the Americans who think America is into football need to visit other countries. At best I think the scale of what constitutes being into football differs greatly. Watching the World Cup because it is trendy versus being into football are very different things.
I don't know what you guys are seeing but I've seen nothing to suggest that US interest in the World Cup is even up to the level of "everyday" football interest in most of the world.
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US interest in football is definitely increasing. But it still can't be compared to the interest in Europe or Latam. Nor compared to American football, baseball or basketball. Or even hockey.
Are you guys really seeing lots of Americans actually interested in this? I'm seeing none and I live in a major metro. I see tons of people talking about it but literally four out of five aren't citizens here and are just excited about their home country's status.
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@scottalanmiller i have been to London and was even at wembley stadium for a match. While yes it is quite a bit more popular there, here pro soccer is relatively new. It is still gathering strength in terms of viewers and popularity. But there are soccer camps, leagues, and so on going on all over the country so no this is not a trend. Like i have already stated just because you aren't seeing it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. I have provided multiple examples to disprove your posts and reasoning. Soccer is gaining strength in the US and will continue to do so.
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I'm in a class and the guy next to me starts talking football....
And he's Austrian.
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@david.wiese said:
@scottalanmiller i have been to London and was even at wembley stadium for a match. While yes it is quite a bit more popular there, here pro soccer is relatively new. It is still gathering strength in terms of viewers and popularity. But there are soccer camps, leagues, and so on going on all over the country so no this is not a trend. Like i have already stated just because you aren't seeing it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. I have provided multiple examples to disprove your posts and reasoning. Soccer is gaining strength in the US and will continue to do so.
Oh it's growing, no doubt. It's trendy now. But pro soccer is more than twenty years old now. New but not super new. Enough time to be pretty established. For a sport so globally important.
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Here in the NYC metro I see cricket get a similar level of attention.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Here in the NYC metro I see cricket get a similar level of attention.
If you are interested in cricket in New York, I thoroughly recommend this book: http://www.amazon.com/Netherland-Vintage-Contemporaries-Joseph-ONeill/dp/0307388778. I'm not and still loved the book.
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From 9gag....
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and the host nation is going down in flames today at the hand of Germany. I didn't see that one coming!
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Vamos Argentina!
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@david.wiese said:
and the host nation is going down in flames today at the hand of Germany. I didn't see that one coming!
Are you being sarcastic? I was expecting that one
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@scottalanmiller i expected them to lose but not in the fashion they did. 4 goals in 5 minutes is pretty amazing.
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@david.wiese said:
@scottalanmiller i expected them to lose but not in the fashion they did. 4 goals in 5 minutes is pretty amazing.
Well it WAS against Getmany
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