[JRios1968]

...it is really more exciting to see someone almost score...

That is logic only a soccer fan can follow. America is not a country of "almost." America is a country of "do or do not." You either make the score or you don't. And we, as Americans, certainly don't like the futility displayed in soccer, where a zero-zero score ("nil-nil" is an aberration of the Queen's English,) is perfectly acceptable, and a display of a "great" game.

When you were single, were you glad to go home after "almost" picking up someone of the opposite gender? Didn't think so...

[Mr. Blonde]

Being that I just got home from the bar your last question stings a little. :)

I guess I am basing my opinion on wrestling (my favorite sport by a lot) which is also largely European dominated. In wrestling the scrambles leading up to any scoring are always more exciting than the actual points. Someone scoring without a scramble is interesting from a technical standpoint, but a match with one 30 to 45 second scramble that leads to a two point takedown is far more exciting than a match where one guy puts 15 points on the other guy.

Soccer's problem isn't the lack of scoring, it is that they end so many games as ties. More than scoring Americans want a winner. I think a lot of Americans would be more willing to come around to soccer if after 90 minutes they just turned the clock off and said y'all are staying out there until someone scores (or breaks the tie).