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Originally Posted by Roewned
A sport catches on when you have successful, popular pro leagues. Did you just compare NFL Europe to the NFL 
These sports aren't popular because they don't have the facilities and sport development to train and coach the players.
The US could develop all the soccer players they wanted, but there are more diverse and exciting paths for those athletes to take. |
The arrogance is only rivaled by the ignorance. The European soccer stadiums could easily be used for American football if anyone was interested. The EPL supports twenty teams in a country smaller than California. Youth soccer is HUGE in the US, but there's no place for commercials every 5 minutes so it doesn't translate professionaly. Hockey is a great sport (very good pro leagues in Europe), but the action doesn't stop constantly for endless replays, analysis & advertisements so ESPN wants nothing to do with it. You watch & enjoy what TV dictates you watch & enjoy.
They just don't care for our games. Doesn't make 'em better or worse. Just different.