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Why isn't soccer popular in US? - 7/13/2007 3:39:23 PM    dunk3r23   Posts: 23 Joined: 7/11/2007 Status: offline Soccer is the most popular sport in Europe, what's up with US. What do you think? Why isn't it popular in US? Post #: 1

RE: Why isn't soccer popular in US? - 7/13/2007 3:42:46 PM    dunk3r23   Posts: 23 Joined: 7/11/2007 Status: offline Maybe it's not popular because americans love football. Will it be more popular sooner? What do you think? (in reply to dunk3r23) Post #: 2

RE: Why isn't soccer popular in US? - 8/6/2007 1:10:22 PM    MHJ   Posts: 166 Joined: 8/1/2007 Status: offline One theory I heard was that newpapers and sports show don't pay much attention to it so it remains almost exclusively popular with kids (in reply to dunk3r23) Post #: 3

RE: Why isn't soccer popular in US? - 9/4/2007 5:44:15 PM    britjojo   Posts: 31 Joined: 9/4/2007 Status: offline I think that it's popularity is increasing. With English soccer stars like Beckham coming over to LA Galaxy, that's going to increase the appeal too. (in reply to MHJ) Post #: 4

RE: Why isn't soccer popular in US? - 9/11/2007 1:40:14 PM    Ricardo   Posts: 72 Joined: 6/15/2007 Status: offline I agree that Beckham should increase its popularity. It's unfortunate that he wasn't able to play in some of the games, though. I wonder how comparable it will be to when Gretzky became an L.A. King? _____________________________ http://this-twisted-history.blogspot.com/ (in reply to britjojo) Post #: 5

RE: Why isn't soccer popular in US? - 9/26/2007 9:14:20 AM    crassus   Posts: 87 Joined: 7/28/2007 Status: offline No, Beckham hasn't done anything for the game, and soccer hasn't increased its value in the U.S. (in reply to Ricardo) Post #: 6

RE: Why isn't soccer popular in US? - 10/22/2007 9:50:47 PM    illuseesion1   Posts: 104 Joined: 9/7/2007 Status: offline I've always wondered why there was not that much interest in the US. I see alot of games being played all the time in Europe and South America. Someday it might be popular in the US. (in reply to crassus) Post #: 7

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