And it is becoming more popular here in USA.
Soccer is the world’s most popular sport for retards and inbreds.
Every time the World Cup comes around there is talk that the sport is really going to take off in the US now. It's never happened. MLS has a small hardcore following here of course, but there is not a player in the MLS who wouldn't jump at playing in La Liga or Italian Serie A or the EPL. And on the flip side, MLS gets the stars who have aged out of playing in those leagues - Messi as an example.