[Steve_Seattle]

"It isn't an American game."


Well, neither are golf, boxing, archery, hockey, tennis, track & field, and many other sports - they were all begun elsewhere. Millions of Americans play soccer, and have done so for many years.

As for the World Cup, this is a typical EU-type sellout of Western civilization, kissing the Arabs butts in exchange for Euros, just like they've done in Grand Prix racing. There is no longer a French Grand Prix, but here are now two Grand Prix races in the Arab world.

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Not like Soccer...my daughter happened to love this game and was even on a varsity soccer college team...it still doesn’t change the fact most Americans do not even have a clue what this game is all about.

[Moltke]

As for the World Cup, this is a typical EU-type sellout of Western civilization, kissing the Arabs butts in exchange for Euros, just like they've done in Grand Prix racing. There is no longer a French Grand Prix, but here are now two Grand Prix races in the Arab world.

You need to take a look at who actually makes the decisions. The majority of that thoroughly corrupt cabal is non-European (gee, even one American).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Executive_Committee (copy-and-paste it yourself)