Soccer: Not so popular in the US

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SoccerNot so popular in the US

• By Jesus Guzman
• And
• Thalia Ochoa

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What is Soccer?

• For people who live under rocks, or just dont
  like soccer here are some facts
• It began in England at around 1863, this was the
  first association
• Soccer was played by ancient people like the
  Chinese, Japanese, and Indian.
• There are 11 players per team for multiple
  positions.

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So, whats the word of the street?

• Not surprisingly, out of a survey of 2,109 adults
  asking if Soccer would ever beat other More
  popular sports, 54 said it wasnt likely going
  to happen

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The Numbers tell a different Story

• Just because people say it wont happen, the
  numbers tell a different story
• The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany had a total
  cumulative television audience of 26.29 billion
  (24.2 billion in-home and 2.1 billion out-of-home
  viewers), (CNSnews.com Terence)
• That said, the numbers show world wide not the US

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HmmIs this why its unpopular?

• Many people that blog and such had a distinct
  point of view
• The sport is low scoring, meaning that numbers
  are relatively low, unlike basketball which has
  100 plus score
• Many people say that, There is not the same
  amount of strategy as football and basketball
  (USAtoday.com, della Cava)

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What makes soccer somewhat popular?

• When the world cup comes around, it unites people
  under one flag e.g. People tend to root for there
  countries team such as Mexico and the US.
• It is popular among Latino communities and people
  
• Its a sport that requires little equipment in
  comparison with other sports

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What does football and other sports have that
soccer doesnt?

• While there are a multitude of teams for
  basketball and football for Americans to fight
  over and discuss, the US has only one teamthe US
• Soccer is about endurance, skinny and fit men
  running non-stop for 90 minutes.
• Football is about big bulky men tackling and
  fighting it out, in other words
• Soccer high attention span needed to few goals
• Football low attention span as people are
  periodically pummeling each other.

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Overall Recap

• When compared to US sports such as NASCAR,
  football, basketball etc. it falls as boring
• Most of the excitement happens when a goal is
  scored, but this does not happen as much as in
  other sports because it is low scoring
• Perfection is hard in a game like soccer,
  especially when you use your feet and not your
  hands.
• Its hard for people to enter the soccer scene,
  mostly because so many dream of getting in and
  the simplicity of the game

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Good news for soccer

• It seems soccer might not be popular now, but it
  seems it might be getting better among teens
• From 1987 to 2000, the amount of teens playing
  baseball fell 47.
• During those same years soccer has grown in
  popularity

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After word

• Although soccer may seem like it doesnt get much
  attention, it seems teens are picking up the
  sport than adults and that might mean soccer is
  the game of the future
• Because of soccers simplicity it is easy to pick
  up, easy enough to get into the game without
  difficulty
• Playing soccer and watching soccer are 2 very
  different things, though more people may play the
  game the same cannot be said about viewing it

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Citing

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• The Best Article Every Day. Web. 18 Apr. 2011.
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• Della Cava, Marco R. "USATODAY.com - Why the
  United States Doesn't Take to Soccer."
• News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports,
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• Jeffrey, Terence P. "63 Percent of American Men
  Say Soccer Not Likely to Ever Be As Popular as
  Football, Baseball, Basketball or Hockey in USA
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