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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All- you do realize no one is being binary here. We aren’t saying it is ONLY because we don’t have great atheletes playing. It is a contributing factor, along with culture and coaching. It is ALL these factors combined. We have ZERO chance to compete at the highest levels in international soccer because we don’t have great atheletes AND we don’t have great coaches AND we don’t have a great scorer culture.

Meanwhile, congrats to the NATS!!!  WS Champs!! You think if DCU had just won the MLS Cup the city would be partying like they are right now (or like they did a few years back when the Caps won)?  No, of course not, and thus endeth the lesson on culture and importance of the sport in America. [/quote]

It is a mistake to confuse the unpopularity of MLS with the overall popularity of soccer in America.

The World Soccer Talk site keeps stats on TV viewership of soccer in the U.S, and the numbers are interesting.

From Oct 9-21, for example, total viewership of all soccer games broadcast in the US topped 12 million households.  Of those, there were only 3 MLS playoff matches in the top 20, and none in the top 10.   More people tuned in to watch a friendly between Argentina and Mexico's U23 teams than the Philly - NYRB playoff match.

Even if there are other sports which are still relatively more popular as a % of our population;  in terms of shear numbers there is in fact a huge soccer culture here.   It's just that for the most part that culture is not very interested in MLS.

Yet, US Soccer will continue to give MLS / SUM credit for "growing the game" here.

Its BS.

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