If you love soccer and now live in america....?
915790
1.  Age 8, USA\n2.  From Canadians\n3.  Big in my circles, in some coastal cities the game is big.  In the USA, it's a mixed bag.  It's growing, but it isn't really big yet - compared to true soccer nations.\n4.  Grew up playing with Latinos, lots of guys to play with.\n5.  I play soccer because it thrills me like no other game I've played.  Absolutely no comparison.\n6.  I mostly play with a Brits, Latinos, Middle Easterners, and Americans who also play with these groups.  Mostly we play in new-style English soccer - fast paced, high pressurization, quick one-two touch game with dribbling mostly to retain possession in the attacking third.  Always a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3.  Played against various single nationality teams - English, Mexican, Italian, Croatian, Korean, ... Biggest difference is most teams don't play super high possession style, except the Italians.  Mexicans show the most flair.  Croatian, English, American teams play the most physical game.
1038100
It will be famous. Maybe not like in the rest of the world, but I think it will. I love soccer and have alot of passion for it (although passion for basketball too). We need passion. Not saying we don't but many people think that it's for wimps. They should see some of the nasty fouls in a World Cup and I bet you they'll figure it out. Our team is very good and we should follow through. I know that high schools and colleges play alot of soccer but I wish we could attract alot of young players and train them at the max. A few years ago, nobody gave a damn about us. We just have to show our real potential and play our game. We, as a country, should back our team up in every match. It's nice to know that more and more Americans like me are into soccer.
1099534
i dont think soccer is bigger than hockey in the in n. america\nhockey could catch on anywhere, but i dont know where you are at now, do i?
1061805
ME too!\nI play soccer and i love it!!!!!!!!!!
1181746
Oh, come on...  Let's stop with the derogatory answers about the US and soccer.  I, for one, absolutely love it.  I've had a great time watching the World Cup.  My roommates (both Americans) and I have recently spent our afternoons watching the games.  I'd also really like to play, but I'm pretty bad at sports so I don't know how that would go over.  \n\nHowever, not everyone in the US loves soccer.  I think this has something to do with the fact that soccer is televised without commercial breaks.  This makes the major television companies less likely to carry it (even though there is a Fox soccer channel you can subscribe to) because they make a lot of their money on advertisements, which sports like (American) football allow for.  Still, soccer is a popular sport in American high schools, and I hope to see its popularity increasing as people become more drawn into the World Cup this year.
1112860
Absolutely not!  They love football, but it is American footbale play by hand! 99% of American do not care soccer. I tried to watch Mexico against Angola yesterday and only Spanish channel show this match. During that period of time, three other sport channels were showing other sport!\n\nHow do they expect their team would advance to next round this year? US team did a very good job in 2002 World Cup. This should increase the popularity of this sport in the US. But, obviously, it is not.\n\nNone of the newspapers in the US shows the World Cup' s matches schedule. No analysis has been drawn up. \n\nUS seems to enjoy sports that other countries do not play. The biggest sport in the world, Soccer, has been intentinally igonored!
1064131
soccer is only broadcasted on TV when the americans play or when the local MLS team plays. if people want americans to become more supportive of soccer on scale close to or equal to the NFL, MLB, NBA, even the NHL, and college sports (football and basketball) they need to broadcast more games particularly the european league games. occasionally i'll find a Manchester United or Chelesea game on but never Arsenal or Juventes. "short term soccer fans" are only exposed to soccer when it is pretty much the only thing on during the WC and they need to be exposed to more soccer even if it means going to local high school or college games to learn how amazing this sport is. I'm a die hard soccer fan and always will be b/c i respect the game and love it with a passion only shared with non-short term soccer fans.\n\nGO USA SOCCER!!
146072
i love soccer...its like the best sport...i have been playing for like over ten years....its great
93267
I believe the USA can win the World Cup this year.  Noone is writing us off this time around.  We are ranked in the top 10 by FIFA.  To go along with our ranking, we have some of the best goalkeeping in the world (Keller, Howard, and a number of MLS keepers like Reis and Hartman).  We have a solid defense with Bocanegra, Onyewu, Hejduk, and Pope (and maybe even Pablo Mastroeni).  World-class midfielders in Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley will be stepping onto the pitch (not to mention the solid job players like Kerry Zavagnin put forth each and every time they take the field).  Up top, we have the emergence of Taylor Twellman in the international game and the return of Eddie Johnson to the fold.  We have a coach in Bruce Arena who, I believe, if he leaves after the tournament, should get a top-flight European league job next fall (Malcolm Glazer hiring Bruce Arena at ManU if Sir Alex Ferguson were to leave?  A long shot maybe, but intriguing.).  Add to that, one of Italy's best players, Francesco Totti, recently went down with a serious injury and will be out until at least May.  Even if he does come back for the tournament, will he be at full strength?  Ghana's midfielder Laryea Kingston will also miss the tournament through suspension.  While we have a tough road to travel both in our group and with the possibility of Brazil lurking in the round of 16, I believe the USA has the ability to take on the world's best and win it all.
348628
I absoulutly love soccer...in fact I have tryouts for my team tomorrow morning and i hate people who say crap about soccer. Because it is so fun. I LOVE SOCCER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
406119
It's certainly cool here in England (we call it football)and it is the world's most popular sport. Look out for the Football World Cup starting in Germany this June. The US have qualified and will have done well if they get to the knock out stages. The first games are on a 4 team, league basis with 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and none for a loss. They play each other once, 3 games in total. The top 2 teams in each group qualify for the next rounds where it becomes a straightforward knockout in each match. Win - and you advance towards the final. It is a hell of a lot bigger than the Olympics, although most Americans do not know of it's existence. Get your kids playing on to an adult level. With your population you should be worldbeaters - but you are nowhere near it. Catch the World Cup on TV if you can. The atmosphere will be phenomenal!
1165095
sometimes espn, or fox soccer if you get it in your area. otherwise is not really televised because Americans are the only country that dont have a passion for soccer... I do though
439645
I dont like Chivas USA.  They are just another expansion team, sorry.  But i am glad that someone else likes the mls.  I thought i was the only one.  My favorite team is the Chicago FIRE!!!!!
1159030
American football is really big here. Soccer is more of a local thing, doesn't have much of a following except for small teams and the few who cheer them on. Too bad really ...
995513
Well I'm an Aussie and already here but that is something I would not miss for the world. Not just to watch my beloved Socceroo's but to see and be gob smacked first hand by the brilliance of the teams that would participate. It would be such a privilege to see them play first hand. The atmosphere must be electric. That would be an experience that would be hard to beat.
414407
I'm not a Yank - just north - Canadian.  The game is really taking off here.  Both my kids are playing competitive soccer and loving it.  My son quit hockey to focus on soccer all year - smart kid.  It's a great game and for all the people who think it's boring, it is because they don't understand the subtleties of the game.  A lot of people find baseball boring but only if they don't see all the little things going on.  Soccer (football) is full of so many skilled moves that casual viewers miss - especially the European and South American players.  The World Cup is going to be awesome.  Go England (until my son leads Canada to the Cup in about 2018).
249526
Soccer - I grew up in Europe, and I just can't and won't understand American football.