Also, in America where pinheaded liberals think anything ‘European’ is superior to America, there are those a**h**es who only like soccer because it's not American. That's NOT how it is in the rest of the world. Soccer is BIG money, and is not taxpayer funded in the vast majority of the world.
Finally, as opposed to American sports, most soccer leagues in Europe have relegation. The three teams that finish last in the league are demoted to a lower league and lose money. They don't get ‘the top draft pick’ like the losing teams in the US. They essentially get kicked out of the league and have to fight like crazy to get promoted back up to the league. Some teams fight for decades to get back up.
“Dissing” football - soccer - is a sport in itself. The “Yo Momma” of sports.
Not my sport of choice to follow, but then I’d rather go for a walk or swim than watch overpaid imbiciles do some back-and-forth activities any day anyway.
OK, I still watch some Formula 1 races, which is also pretty much “meh!” these days...