Quote:For most folks my age (of which I thought you were one, RR), soccer is just a lousy cultural fit. Maybe time and the generations behind me will change that...or it\'s already been changed in those groups....I don\'t see a generational shift. Soccer has been the dominant youth sport in America for a generation, hands down. There is no question that soccer rules among kids, and that\'s been true for 30 years. But those kids who grow up playing the game do not become pro soccer fans, by and large. They move on to football, baseball, basketball, NASCAR, golf, etc. Sure, Americans are willing to pay some attention to the World Cup once every four years, just as they pay attention to beach volleyball or figure skating in the Olympics once every four years. But that doesn\'t mean soccer is catching on as a major spectator sport. I don\'t see any evidence that soccer is on its way to becoming America\'s game as generations of soccer-playing kids grow up.
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Quote:For most folks my age (of which I thought you were one, RR), soccer is just a lousy cultural fit. Maybe time and the generations behind me will change that...or it\'s already been changed in those groups....I don\'t see a generational shift. Soccer has been the dominant youth sport in America for a generation, hands down. There is no question that soccer rules among kids, and that\'s been true for 30 years. But those kids who grow up playing the game do not become pro soccer fans, by and large. They move on to football, baseball, basketball, NASCAR, golf, etc. Sure, Americans are willing to pay some attention to the World Cup once every four years, just as they pay attention to beach volleyball or figure skating in the Olympics once every four years. But that doesn\'t mean soccer is catching on as a major spectator sport. I don\'t see any evidence that soccer is on its way to becoming America\'s game as generations of soccer-playing kids grow up.
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