[antiRepublicrat]

Soccer is not important in the U.S. If watching the World Cup became impossible, there would be no major disruptions, except in some Latino neighborhoods.

Yet there would be riots throughout the world, while the rest of the world wouldn't care if the Super Bowl got canceled.

[Dr. Sivana]

Soccer is not important in the U.S. If watching the World Cup became impossible, there would be no major disruptions, except in some Latino neighborhoods.

Yet there would be riots throughout the world, while the rest of the world wouldn't care if the Super Bowl got canceled.

Yup, except in not insignificant countries like China and India, which follow it, but don't live or die by it. Which means there is no one sport that will get every major area of the world upset. Soccer is largely a Euro/Latin American thing. Canada, despite having been part of the British Empire for so long really has hockey as its national sport. I imagine that in Japan, the top sumo wrestler has more prestige than the top soccer player. The top baseball pitcher and home run hitter might be competitive for the title.