US footie article. Growth of the game.

[Tommy Tainant]

American Revolution: will the power of US money change soccer forever?

The game is growing rapidly in America. But so is an awareness from those who see it as first and foremost as a business opportunity

www.theguardian.com

An interesting article on the growth of the game in the US, A lot of it chimes with me.

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

American Revolution: will the power of US money change soccer forever?

The game is growing rapidly in America. But so is an awareness from those who see it as first and foremost as a business opportunity

www.theguardian.com

An interesting article on the growth of the game in the US, A lot of it chimes with me.

No it ain't

 

[lg325]

Soccer here in the U.S.A. is considered an upper mddle class and up sport. It has not yet really caught on with workingclass americans.

 

[luiza]

An interesting article on the growth of the game in the US, A lot of it chimes with me.

Everything chimes with you .Like a cuckoo in a Cuckoo Clock .

 

[Dekster]

Soccer here in the U.S.A. is considered an upper mddle class and up sport. It has not yet really caught on with workingclass americans.

It is getting there, especially with the influx of Hispanic kids. It will become more popular as population trends bend down because it take fewer people to kick a ball around than it does to get together a decent neighborhood football or baseball game.

 

[Trickster]

It is getting there, especially with the influx of Hispanic kids. It will become more popular as population trends bend down because it take fewer people to kick a ball around than it does to get together a decent neighborhood football or baseball game.

Yeah, soccer - just like basketball - is something you can even play alone and many kids do exactly that. All you need is a ball.

 

[Dekster]

Yeah, soccer - just like basketball - is something you can even play alone and many kids do exactly that. All you need is a ball.

You also don't need a lot of space to be productive. As yards get smaller and smaller, I have noticed you don't see groups of kids out playing football or even practicing batting.

As an investment, however, I wouldn't put my eggs in soccer's basket yet in the US. Outside big cities, it would be hard to even break even on amateur sports, especially this one. Our schools have soccer and we have an indoor soccer arena, but it is still more a hobby sport.

 

[Unkotare]

American Revolution: will the power of US money change soccer forever?

The game is growing rapidly in America. But so is an awareness from those who see it as first and foremost as a business opportunity

www.theguardian.com

An interesting article on the growth of the game in the US, A lot of it chimes with me.

Soccer isn't stupid enough that the fancy-boys have to call it "footie"? Do fans wear team tu-tus to the stadium?