Reply #47: I don't believe soccer will be the most popular sport here

[wilt the stilt]

ever. It just doesn't turn the average american on. Now I agree that football is boring when you go to the game. You just can't see it very well in person. That being said it is by far the best television sport. It just fits the idiot box perfectly. For my money there is no better game to watch and play than basketball. It is the one sport that has caught on in the world. It has penetrated every culture very well. You can say all you want about soccer but it just hasn't penetrated the U.S. culture. Basketball has the perfect blend. Speed of game, speed of the players and great athletic moves and drama. I played basketball until I was 46 and it's a blast to play. My son has really gotten into playing and he feels the same way. Tons of creativity plus team play. A sport where you develop your own moves. Soccer is probably similar in that regard. The one problem with soccer is that you have defined roles and only a few players score while in Basketball everyone is expected to contribute to the offense.

Baseball can have a lot of drama but I understand why people think it is boring. It is just extremely difficult to play. One of the troubles with soccer is if you get down 2-0 or 3-0 it is almost impossible to come back. The other team just packs it in and let's face it it is very difficult to score.

One other observation with Soccer in America is that in America it is filled at this time with mediocre athletes. It is primarily a suburban white person sport and let's face it white suburban kids are not the cream of the crop. Can you imagine the top football running backs playing soccer. Soccer misses all the top Black athletes and if you won't get them until they start paying 20 million a year.