Anybody that thinks soccer isn’t growing in the USA isn’t paying attention (because they aren’t interested anyway).
Since I moved to this country (from UK) in 1987 I’ve seen things go from no soccer on TV at all, to occasional midnight EPL games, a regular EPL schedule, MLS growing, Fox Soccer Channel...etc. - now I’m seeing Fox Sports Detroit have games, ESPN, ESPN2 - with multiple live games on each of them.
No, I don’t see soccer becoming the top sport as is everywhere else...as mentioned we have 4 other sports.
fyi...the new Seattle team is getting huge crowds...it IS getting momentum. I’d like to see a team here in the Detroit area...we could certainly use any new business we can get.
Good observations all. It’s still below the threshhold, but I assure you it is about to explode onto the scene in the coming years.
Of course there’s like 5 times as many cable channels, and 10 times as many sports channels, as there was in 1987. They’ve got to fill the hours with something. There’s a lot of weird stuff in the high reaches of the cable dial at midnight.