Comments on: WHOA, PEOPLE LIKE AMERICAN SOCCER

By: Bobby SoAwesome

Bobby SoAwesome — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:03:25 +0000

My wife and I went last minute as we were from out of town with nothing else to do, tickets were $20 and Qwest field is amazing. The game was unbelievable, the Real Salt Lake fans were incredible, the atmosphere felt like a Major Sport Championship. I went expecting a blowout and 2 hours of fresh air. ‘Twas sweet, I will be watching next year too.

By: mikeab

mikeab — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:12:31 +0000

MLS isn’t the Premiership (and I am a Prem fan), but that doesn’t mean it’s not entertaining. MLS matches in general are far more entertaining than watching some of the lower table teams in the Premiership. I’ll watch Houston-LA any time over Bolton-Portsmouth.

As someone who’s watched the game here in the US since the 60s (yeah, I’m older than dirt), seeing the crowd and atmosphere on Sunday was almost beyond belief. The TV ratings are even slowly climbing (in fact, a recent report showed that MLS ratings are actually higher than the Prem here).

Nice to see WL giving a little love to a great game.

By: SliceBarksdale

SliceBarksdale — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:32:04 +0000

I dont get why americans dont like it! Being an englishman i’ve grown up with it so I naturally see it as the most popular and best sport around. Though since MLS isnt as high a standard as the Premier League I cant see it being that exciting to watch. Its a brilliant sport though. If you can get Match Of The Day over in america i defy anyone to pick a team, watch a season (just an hour or so each week for highlights) and not be enthralled completely!

By: kryptonic

kryptonic — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:49:45 +0000

A fanbase for soccer/football has definitely been established. Seattle averaged over 30000 fans in their first season. The USL is getting stronger by the year and is producing some top talent finally. MLS will have some problems, though, like the upcoming issues with the next bargaining agreement. Also, even though there are a lot of quality players, there aren’t any dominant teams. No team finished the season winning more than half of the games played, and RSL is actually the first team in American sports history to win a major title with a losing record. This is in part due to the salary cap and that most great American athletes still go to basketball or football. Still, with the Men’s National team getting better every year and the Women’s national team still ranked number 1, soccer/football finally isn’t a joke in the US.

By: The Sports Machine

The Sports Machine — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:34:35 +0000

And just imagine if two good teams from a top league had been playing.

By: TomahawkFlop

TomahawkFlop — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:04:39 +0000

The only Americans that care about soccer are Mexican and homos.

By: El Dub

El Dub — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:54:52 +0000

So when does the World Cup start? That’s when I’ll start caring about soccer.

By: Taco_JOnes

Taco_JOnes — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:54:07 +0000

I have no problem with soccer, but Real Salt Lake? That just reminds me of the Real Ghostbusters cartoon when I was a kid.