Why Americans will never accept Soccer as a "real" sport

Soccer as it is known to Americans, is the worlds most popular sport! It is played by millions in every country around the world. The world cup in 2006 had and estimated 700+ million viewers not including people inside and outside the stadium. The two biggest leagues (English Premier League and Italian Serie A) have more fans than the NFL, MLB, NHL or any other American professional sports league. The fans are amazing (I mean they riot for the most pointless games, yet in the US you have to win a World Series to riot). Games have near 100,000 people at them, every one sings songs, drinks, celebrates, and cheers on their favorite club. Every one I know that has traveled to Europe and gone to a match has become a soccer fan because of the atmosphere at a game. Yet why do Americans still consider it a "sissy" sport? Professional Soccer players or as Americans insist on calling them "Foot fairies" have a skill and athletic ability that most people can only dream of. This years world cup takes place in South Africa from June 11th through July 11th. The United States actually has a good team this year yet no body seems to care. Is this because the MLS has been a huge failure? Or are people in America too stubborn to realize that this sport is truly a great sport! Sorry Americans but your version of Football is only watched by 1 country, REAL FOOTBALL is watched in every country in the world! Does any one know why soccer cannot be accepted in the United States?

iam a huge football fan being English , i also like how american footballers slag off soccer when they are basicly pussy rugby players. I played rugby and american football at school and rugby is a hell of alot tougher no pads and virtualy no breaks.

" iam a huge football fan being English , i aslo like how american footballers slag off soccer when ther are basicly pussy rugby players "

Rugby is another sport Americans will never accept I think its because they didn't invent it!

" @Chocolate Lantern:  lol well since england inventer rugby cricket, hockey and fooball the only sports i have ever been any good at iam happy lol , munster are preety good to but new zealand on their day are nothing short of monsterous "

Soccer is the real sport.

i don't feel that north americans don't consider soccer as a real sport, ofc they do, otherwise we wouldn't have a MLS, as far as the talents are concerned we just don't have as much since majority of them are spread out thru other continents, just b/c it ain't as big as some of us wanted to be however it's still considered as an infancy stage compared to any other pro organizations and it will gradually change for the better and bigger i hope

imo the best rugby players come from South Africa, tough fellers .

I think you're out of your mind. Soccer isn't hugely popular like the MLB, NFL, or NBA on the professional level. But it is extremely popular amongst children and that's where you have to build your base. That is why soccer has risen in the last few years because that's how a sport gets big. To say all Americans don't consider soccer a real sport just shows you don't know many Americans. I was never a huge soccer fan, but I wouldn't say its not a sport, its a hell of a sport and a hard one to play.

You guys realize that when American Football did not have pads their was over 20 deaths a year in the pro league alone not minor and friendly games. We need pads the way it is played American Football still has more serious injury than any other sport

" Rugby is another sport Americans will never accept I think its because they didn't invent it! "

" I think you're out of your mind. Soccer isn't hugely popular like the MLB, NFL, or NBA on the professional level. But it is extremely popular amongst children and that's where you have to build your base. That is why soccer has risen in the last few years because that's how a sport gets big. To say all Americans don't consider soccer a real sport just shows you don't know many Americans. I was never a huge soccer fan, but I wouldn't say its not a sport, its a hell of a sport and a hard one to play. "

Beats me why soccer isn't so widely accepted.

" I think you're out of your mind. Soccer isn't hugely popular like the MLB, NFL, or NBA on the professional level. But it is extremely popular amongst children and that's where you have to build your base. That is why soccer has risen in the last few years because that's how a sport gets big. To say all Americans don't consider soccer a real sport just shows you don't know many Americans. I was never a huge soccer fan, but I wouldn't say its not a sport, its a hell of a sport and a hard one to play. "

" @Chocolate Lantern said:

" Rugby is another sport Americans will never accept I think its because they didn't invent it! "

they didn't invent basketball or hockey and they seem to be enjoying them as well as being competitive, could it be that you may be taking this a little personal that you should be? "

" @capall said:

" @Chocolate Lantern said:

" Rugby is another sport Americans will never accept I think its because they didn't invent it! "

they didn't invent basketball or hockey and they seem to be enjoying them as well as being competitive, could it be that you may be taking this a little personal that you should be? "

Actually I've found that a good portion of Americans don't care for hockey as much as football, baseball, and basketball. Not taking this personal I just cant stand a person who is so  arrogant  that they refuse to watch a sport (also knows very little about the sport) and then calls it a "sissy sport" or says its "not a real sport" "

"To say all Americans don't consider soccer a real sport just shows you don't know many Americans" I've lived in Michigan, Indiana, Connecticut, and Illinois and have lived in the USt most of my life, 90% of the people I know are Americans. Also I never said " All Americans" or the word "All" in my blog. You must be crazy to think that more people watch the MLB, NFL, or NBA over the English Premier League or Serie A not to mention WORLD CUP or any International match. Those leagues are full of international talent and are watched by soccer fans in every country! Most people out side of the US could care less about the NBA NFL or MLB. "

i actually don't get this at all, soccer is much more interesting to watch than american football, or golf, or baseball, and yet the majority of amercians insist on viewing those so much more than soccer
at least basketball and hockey are as interesting as soccer
 
and for the record, i'm American
 
oh and out of curiosity, why did you post this on a comic book site?

because they suck at it

lol. I live in the US and i love soccer (football). I know a lot of people in America that love soccer. I dont think its sissy at all. If anything Baseball is sissy. And the US team isnt that great. English football is the best in the world right now. The only reason i think it cant be accepted in the states is because a lot of our states are full of ignorant, racecar watching , hicks. Sorry for anyone that watches cars around a track over and over again and thinks its a sport.

These are my people.

" I think you're out of your mind. Soccer isn't hugely popular like the MLB, NFL, or NBA on the professional level. But it is extremely popular amongst children and that's where you have to build your base. That is why soccer has risen in the last few years because that's how a sport gets big. To say all Americans don't consider soccer a real sport just shows you don't know many Americans. I was never a huge soccer fan, but I wouldn't say its not a sport, its a hell of a sport and a hard one to play. "

The last World Cup was watched on TV by over a billion people. And the Earths population is around 6.7 Billion. That's just under a quarter of the Earth's population.

GO BARCELONA!

" GO BARCELONA! "

I'll accept soccer when the rest of the world accepts FootttBAWLLLLL!!!!

" I'll accept soccer when the rest of the world accepts FootttBAWLLLLL!!!! "

"because they suck at it "

Soccer may be popular outside of the USA but overall fans? Don't care what anyone says, nobody on Earth has more fans then the New York Yankees...the most known team, most successful in sports history and have the most legends most casual fans even know....now you talk Soccer legends? How many are there? lol exactly... Nothing against Soccer, I'm spanish and realize Barcelona has had a ton of success, in fact I'd put them only second to the Yankees in terms of history, legacy etc..
 
Hate to say it but Soccer over the past few years has actually gone down and in USA is last on the list as in 5th...America is all about America's pasttime in Baseball, Football, NBA and then NHL...then Soccer 
  
 
I used to like soccer when I was a kid but lost interest the older I got and once I started getting exposed to other sports like Baseball, Hockey, Bowling and Football...ehh I just lost interest in Soccer... 
 
Still, if you want to talk popularity with leagues baseball and football will ALWAYS be top, little league-leagues and football leagues will always be huge here...and I see no signs of that slowing down either. 
 
Sure, there's some americans that love soccer...but it's also no secret that soccer just isn't top dog in this country...like it is in others. Different places have different sports. 
 
I  have to say though, even though Soccer in terms of the overall world is still played, you see other sports spreading now...like Baseball for example being played all over the world now(that didn't used to be the case) you see Hockey now in Europe and various parts of the other side of the world, not just Canada and US anymore...Basketball has a european league from what I understand, American Football isn't really that huge worldwide but does have a few "arena leagues" in US and Canada... 
 
End conclusion? Is Soccer a real sport? Sure, why wouldn't it be? In fact it's most likely the most "strenuous" meaning you have to constantly run for a long period of time(not the most rough physically) but strenous(there's a difference here) as Soccer requires a ton of endurance, stamina etc but you don't have to be "huge or strong" to play it...just in shape and the ability to run for long periods of time. Is Soccer the most popular sport in America? Hell no...it will never be able to compete with MLB or NFL....just not going to happen here...elsewhere? Sure, but not here. Same thing in Canada, there Hockey is godly>>then everything else comes after..
 

" @Chocolate Lantern:  i already told you i'd watch the world cup with you "

As the ethnic make up of Americans continues to change, in all likelihood so will America's attitude towards soccer.  
 
 
 
 
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