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Originally Posted by The Dread Pirate Roberts
Why doesn't the NFL have ratings in Europe like it does in the US? BECAUSE PEOPLE AREN'T INTERESTED. They've seen it; they just don't enjoy it. It bores them the same way soccer bores you, except that they have a world of people to back them up, and you have only fellow Americans.
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If football were a part of their culture it would be the most popular sport in their countries.
watching a tape delayed game once a week is a horrible example of exposure. Let their kids play pop warner, give them the college experience to enjoy and then an NFL league and tell me it wouldn't succeed.
We have soccer at all levels and it's still a 2nd tier sport BECAUSE WE ARE EXPOSED TO EVERY SPORT IN THE WORLD AT ALL AGES.
I repeat, when your choices growing up are cricket, rugby and soccer it's no wonder soccer is the most popular sport.
That's an indictment on sports diveristy around the world, not a statement on the greatness of soccer.