Soccer will be the #1 sport in USA in 20 years, here's the reason why (pic)

[Trillical]

A lot of Americans are slowly begining to realize that the NFL, MLB, and NBA are just huge advertisement programs rather than sporting leagues. I've heard hardcore Football fans talk about how they dislike how the NFL is only like 11 minutes of actual sporting. How sad is that? Like the whole other 2 hours is just filled with advertisement.

Anyways, reasons why Soccer will be #1 in 20 years:

-It's growing, there are new teams being created every year by a lot of rich people. It's only a matter of time before NFL, MLB, and NBA owners start to turn to Soccer. Major League Soccer is expecting a new team from LA and Miami. Just recently, NYC, Minnesota, Orlando, and Atlanta created new teams in the league.

-Soccer is more popular than people think. Every summer, when teams from overseas visit the USA to play friendlies and other events, the games sell out and break records. For example, there was a game between Barcelona and Juventus in NJ this summer that made it's way to being one of the biggest sporting events in NJ & NY history.

-Most kids these days aging from like 4-8 play Soccer. Obviously a lot of them will turn to other sports when they get older, but with how popular Soccer is among younger kids, there's no doubt that there's going to be a huge influx of soccer fans in the near decade or two.

This image here is the attendance of a normal average Major League Soccer match between two teams. Keep in mind, this is not some kind of special game, just a normal league game.



If the media supported Soccer as much as it supported the NFL, Soccer would be the #1 sport in USA. But good ol' uncle sam will not let that happen considering Soccer matches on television shows more sporting rather than advertisements.

P.S. The term "Football" is common in regards to Soccer in USA. This can be seen in the names of MLS teams and upcoming MLS teams where the "FC" in the team names stand for "Football" club. Also, even in commentary for MLS games, some commentators use the term "football" when referring to Soccer.

[GnarlySheen]

It's already the number one sport in the world. It's only a matter of time before it's number one in America.

inb4rustled handegg fans

[KyBrah32]

Other than college basketball I prefer watching soccer than anything else. Cant stand all the stupid fuking truck/beer/pizza/cable ads for football

[wasp9166]

not in the united states it wont

there's no grass in the ghetto

[SpeedMan1]

Soccer is boring as fuk tho. NBA is the only thing I watch.

[Trillical]

not in the united states it wont

there's no grass in the ghetto

You don't need grass. I don't imagine it taking over traditional American ghettos because the NFL and NBA are huge in that culture. But it has definitely taken over more diverse inner city neighborhoods where there are a lot of immigrants. Soccer will eventually take over suburban America, there is no doubt about that. The African American ghettos like in Chicago, Detroit, etc, and the White country sides like in the south and other rural areas, will take some time to make the transition.

[soaponarope1]

I agree with OP because I'm sick of the commercial breaks every 2 minutes during football games. I'll never stop watching SEC college football, but I don't watch any other games, let alone NFL.

Haven’t actually watched a super bowl in probably a decade. Last time I tried it was like 3.5 hours of commercials and people actually got excited about them. Fuk that.

[mkz93]

That 70k was also during Music Midtown AND UGA Football.

It's sick af

[Vhagar]

makes sense

kids are bigger *******s now than ever before. Of course they'd be attracted to a ******* sport

[Thunder999]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_...cer_attendance

crowds are going up.

[Fuqdatass]

We have a MLS franchise here and I still disagree.

Watching dudes do cardio for hours for an average score of 1-0 is not where it's at.

[SpeedMan1]

makes sense

kids are bigger *******s now than ever before. Of course they'd be attracted to a ******* sport

[Vhagar]

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raped

[InfiniteGaijin]

I doubt it, football (soccer) is so boring to watch compared to American sports like NFL and Baseball, I think the reason so many people are into it is just because they were raised with it sort of like a religion from birth. Watching guys tackle each other and perform strategic plays is much more fun and exciting to watch than watching a bunch of *******s pass a ball around a field for 90 minutes and fake injuries.

[Trillical]

makes sense

kids are bigger *******s now than ever before. Of course they'd be attracted to a ******* sport

Actually, their parents are making this decision. Some of the reasons being that it's safer than Football and you don't need specific genetics like basketball. In terms of youth development, Soccer is a great sport for that. A lot of parents put their kids in Soccer teams solely for the benefit of the child's cardio health.

[spurdo]

It will def grow but it won't usurp the NFL and NBA. Americans need fast paced action and a lot of points or otherwise the sport doesn't offer any thrill to them.

[Vhagar]

Actually, their parents are making this decision. Some of the reasons being that it's safer than Football

Ok so parents are bigger *******s than ever before

[Trillical]

We have a MLS franchise here and I still disagree.

Watching dudes do cardio for hours for an average score of 1-0 is not where it's at.

The 1-0 score argument is something I will never understand. I'm sorry but you must have a very short attention span and suffer from ADHD if you really need to see dozens of goals scoring for you to feel joy. Soccer is more than just goals. Defending is just as important as attacking in Soccer. There's really no other way to put it. You have to use your brain and realize that there's two big nets, one on each team. There are two teams on the field, both teams have to defend their net. With 11 men on that field, scoring isn't always easy. That's one thing that make the game competitive. Another thing is, even if a game goes 0-0, there's still points being made from that game. A 0-0 game does not equal a 0 point game.

[optimus1]

Soccer is boring as fuk, never happening esp in the US with short attention spans. IMO soccer is barely even a sport. Can't call something a sport that doesn't even use the hands. It's like ghey armless ball tossing, nothxjeff.

[Trillical]

Soccer is boring as fuk, never happening esp in the US with short attention spans. IMO soccer is barely even a sport. Can't call something a sport that doesn't even use the hands. It's like ghey armless ball tossing, nothxjeff.

You definitely skips leg day.

[optimus1]

You definitely skips leg day.

I've been on this earth for 38, almost 39 years. Met thousands of Americans. Never known a single one that liked soccer, or at least publicly admitted it.

[BigChief3000]

I've been on this earth for 38, almost 39 years. Met thousands of Americans. Never known a single one that liked soccer, or at least publicly admitted it.

you must have a very diverse social circle.

I'd like to see soccer as number one sport in US but I can't believe it will ever happen.

[Tornach]

not in the united states it wont

there's no grass in the ghetto

Lol some of the best football players grew up playing on the street.
It'll be the most popular sport due to the amount of non-Americans relocating there.
I imagine football is really popular in California.

[badapple]

It may well happen but not in the next 20 years.

I'm just not sure that American clubs will ever be able to attract the world's top talent and that's what it will take to lift soccer to the top of the sporting pile stateside.

There is so much prestige attached to playing for European clubs with over a century of history and there is enough money in the European game to keep them. The Chinese are throwing cash around and only mercenaries and old pros looking for a final payday are interested (admittedly NY is a far more attractive city to ply your trade than Shanghai).

[FreeRadicals]

Soccer's going to be more popular because parents will quickly realize it's not worth registering their kids in football considering all the CTE and brain damage risks.

RIP Euro's. They have like 10 years left of dominating soccer.

[Fuqdatass]

The 1-0 score argument is something I will never understand. I'm sorry but you must have a very short attention span and suffer from ADHD if you really need to see dozens of goals scoring for you to feel joy. Soccer is more than just goals. Defending is just as important as attacking in Soccer. There's really no other way to put it. You have to use your brain and realize that there's two big nets, one on each team. There are two teams on the field, both teams have to defend their net. With 11 men on that field, scoring isn't always easy. That's one thing that make the game competitive. Another thing is, even if a game goes 0-0, there's still points being made from that game. A 0-0 game does not equal a 0 point game.

Don't get mad because your fruity sport is boring.

Hockey can go 1-0 and be a blast because the playing field isn't half a mile long and the action is consistent. Watching dudes jog for hours is boring pal.

[CrimsonSteel]

I'd much rather hockey become our #1 sport. The sport where they are allowed to fist fight, which is a stark contrast to soccer where *******s pretend injuries as part of their strategy.

Sports are pretty laughable in the US. People take them so seriously, despite the fact that it's mostly advertising as OP mentioned.

[300BLK]

Americans can't comprehend why Soccer is the #1 sport in the world, because most of us think the sport is gay and boring af.

My niece tried soccer and she HATED it, she rather play basketball instead.

[thigoonar]

It's already the number one sport in the world. It's only a matter of time before it's number one in America.

inb4rustled handegg fans

makes sense

kids are bigger *******s now than ever before. Of course they'd be attracted to a ******* sport

brb no brain damage like in the NFL
brb career that lasts longer than the 2.5 years of a running back

[Trillical]

I've been on this earth for 38, almost 39 years. Met thousands of Americans. Never known a single one that liked soccer, or at least publicly admitted it.

Sounds like you don't know a lot of people or never really traveled USA.