[KarlInOhio]

I shared that view for many years. I've now watched enough youth soccer to have developed a bit of an appreciation for the game. That said, soccer has one major barrier to overcome before making it big in the U.S., and that is television. Soccer does not lend itself to a television commerical every 38.4 seconds. Unless soccer starts allowing a tv timeout on every throw-in, it will never get a big time tv contract, and it will remain a small budget game.

Many sports are greatly improved by a DVR. Most American sports because it allows me to skip the commercials (and long huddles in football). Soccer is improved because it is more interesting at 2x speed.

[Tallguy]

Many sports are greatly improved by a DVR. Most American sports because it allows me to skip the commercials (and long huddles in football).

... not to mention the all-too-numerous official reviews which television has foisted upon us and which are by degrees ruining football & baseball.