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Football (soccer) isn't an American sport, it's the WORLD's sport. Which, last time I checked the United States was a part of the world community.
We have these little niche sports here in the states that pale in comparison.....
A lot of Americans are missing out by not supporting this sport, supporting the domestic league (which is growing bigger and bigger every year, slowly but surely), and supporting their national team...because this is the ONLY sport on the planet that crowns a true world champion in a tournament that is bigger 100 times over than anything in the sporting world.
...because this is the ONLY sport on the planet that crowns a true world champion in a tournament that is bigger 100 times over than anything in the sporting world.
I had no idea the FIFA Club World Cup was that big.
I had no idea the FIFA Club World Cup was that big.
Well, when you take into account that around 90 million people throughout the world watched that last Super Bowl (which is a pretty respectable number), versus the 800 million to 1.2 billion (hard to get a genuinely accurate number, most estimates are at 1 billion) that watched the World Cup Final in 06 you get a sense of how big it truly is.
Well, when you take into account that around 90 million people throughout the world watched that last Super Bowl (which is a pretty respectable number), versus the 800 million to 1.2 billion (hard to get a genuinely accurate number, most estimates are at 1 billion) that watched the World Cup Final in 06 you get a sense of how big it truly is.
I don't think you're following me. I'm well aware that the World Cup draws many more viewers than the Super Bowl, but that's a national competition, not a club competition. So, to me, it's always been a bit of an apples-and-oranges comparison. At the club level, the only thing that could be called a world champion in soccer is the winner of the FIFA Club World Cup, but I don't think that competition draws as much interest as either the UEFA Champions League or Copa Libertadores.
In short, I was just jerking your chain a little. And for the record, to me it's the Super Bowl champion, not world champion.
Completely changing the subject here, I can NOT wait till the World cup this summer!!!! I'm SO excited and glad that it'll be on ESPN this year. I hope the US has a great showing... Woo hooo..
Me, too, but I'm not expecting much. The loss of Davies hurts, and Gooch likely won't be match fit in time for the WC. Both injuries hurt us tremendously at positions in which we're thin. Plus, there's the Bradley factor. Dempsey does well as a striker at Fulham, yet Bradley insists on playing out out of position at midfield.
Me, too, but I'm not expecting much. The loss of Davies hurts, and Gooch likely won't be match fit in time for the WC. Both injuries hurt us tremendously at positions in which we're thin. Plus, there's the Bradley factor. Dempsey does well as a striker at Fulham, yet Bradley insists on playing out out of position at midfield.
Hopefully I'm wrong about all of this.
I agree with this. Most people think the Unites States and England are a shoe-in for the knockout round... I tend to disagree. Algeria could be the dark horse of the group, as those African teams always seem to be unpredictable.
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