Soccer is a popular sport in south america and europe will it ever become popular here?
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what nike is doing rit now is amazing. theyre joga bonito tournament has got everyone training and play soccer. not only that but rit now in every park there is at least one soccer ball being kicked at almost anytime
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Well, soccer isn't popular in the U.S., so why would a varient of it be popular?  I think it's amazing that ice hockey became as popular as it is in the U.S., and unless you're a die hard fan of it, in the U.S., you vaguely know that it even exists.
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Yes, the US won it leading to investors grossly overestimating the popularity of womens' soccer, unless the players are again willing to rip off their tops after scoring goals.\n\nEvery 4 years; next one in 2007 in China.
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I agree with Colin, I have to say the brazillian league, or perhaps the argentine league. Have you seen Boca Juniors play? Too bad they do not have Tevez anymore---atleast they still have Palermo though. Brazilian, Argentine, columbian, peruvian...they are all pretty exciting leagues. However they do not get the funds and world attention like the big European leagues...but I can tell you they have a great amount of devoted home fans. \n\n*Go South America*\n\nP.S. I think you did spell it right. ;)
465933
Soccer is a boring sport and more people are going to watch faster sports oike basketball and football.
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I would like it to be ..BRAZIL....A soccer ...it`s game ...of course , invented in England ...but , now all around the World , it`s ...a job ...profession.. \nI think , no matter what , that - in Brazil , only , soccer is a game .... you fallow me ...GAME..MAGIC...AT any level of competition , in Brazil , soccer is a game ...And , that`s why I love them ...and their fun - I`ll stay  forever...
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It's slowly starting to get noticed around the world. A few minor competitions are being played in America, Japan and a few other counties. But it's still at a low level, Here's hoping it takes off in a big way
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The reasons soccer is fast becoming the most popular sport the world has ever known:\n\n1.  The rules are increadibly simply - anybody can understand them.\n\n2.  Playing football requires nothing more than a ball - therefore football matches are easy to organize... Where as organizing a cricket match (for example) requires a few humdred pounds worth of hardware and a biliard-table-flat strip of turf\n\n3.  Football's scoring system offers the most valuable currency of all sports.  Ie.  One single point can win a match... where as one point in Rugby isnt that valuable and one point in cricket is hardly even worth a clap.   The valuable currency makes for feverish excitement when points are scored. \n\n4.  The relentless expantion of the football season, blanket press coverage and high power ad campaigns have raised the sports profile imeasuraby.
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Football (soccer) is actually very popular in China. The Chinese watched the FIFA World Cup in great numbers. Chinese television also regularly shows matches from big European leagues like the English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish Primera Liga, Italian Serie A & French Division 1. \n\nChina also has it's own domestic football league. \nhttp://www.sinosoc.com\n\nTheir league is called the Chinese Super League.\nSome of the more prominent soccer teams in China include Dalian ShiDe, Beijing Guo'An.
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I would love to see it happen but the US is still yet to adapt soccer and that is the worlds most popular sport. \nI really do want to see sumo in the US!!!!
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Hello, i'm david i used to live in europe for 15 years, i lived in the usa for 4 years now. I am a huge sport fan, when i was in europe i followed soccer and basketball. In europe american football is not popular at all, nba is making its case right now, but not the nfl. I think the only people who care about American football are American, but don't get me wrong i am a Chicago bears fan since i moved too america. The top two reasons i believe is that football is slow paced and there is two many commercial and it is called football
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Brazil.If you see the number of Brazilian players playing in Europe you are astonished.Not only that,if you look at the Champions League the number of Brazilian players is much greater than that of Argentinian players.Look at clubs like : Ac Milan,Inter Milan,Juventus,Real Madrid and many more.But I would also like to say that Argentinian contribution is growing very fast and it is getting closer to Brazil's.
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Soccer didn't pick up in the US becouse our history tried to issolate ourselve from Europe, we tried to remove Europrian culture and influince in the US. We have begun to reverce our views and join Europe, but it's a slow process. The key reason is there is little Major leage Soccer attation, outside the World Cup, people know little about US professianl soccer. We have Football or "American Soccer" as europe would call it translated, we have Baseball while they have Rugby and Cricket.
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Soccer may never really catch on in America.  The game has too few breaks for TV stations to show commercials.\nOf all the soccer teams in the world, it still was quite an accomplishment for the USA to be in last two semi-finals.
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football is really popular in all parts of Bangladesh. especially in rural areas and villages. but unfortunately India and Bangladesh are not in the standards of  international football. so its cricket for us
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Well.. It will definetly be in South America. That has already been decided by FIFA. There are two bids: Brazil and Chile/Argentina. Most South American countries are supporting Brazil's bid. However, Blatter has said that Brazil doesn't have the infrastructure and threatened to take it to Mexico or Canada.
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I think there's been a surge in popularity for soccer here in Houston. All the sports cafes are booked with people watching the game. Some regional restaurants have had parties and stuff. I know when Ghana won they showed some African restaurants with people dancing and cheering. Mostly people here are only watching for their country or maybe their favorite team.