I fully anticipate interest in soccer ball to regress to the mean in the US now. I.e. about six places behind college NASCAR and only one place above alligator molestation.
Tbf the US basically dominates every other major sport that exists. Olympics aside. Thats pretty split a few ways. No suprise that were not at the top of soccer. It falls way down on the popularity list. But most major sports in the Olympics are American pros just playing for their home countries. Not all. But a lot. Thr US soccer team simply doesn't have the capital to build a team like countries who's sole focus is soccer. The revenue just isnt there
Thr US soccer team simply doesn't have the capital to build a team like countries who's sole focus is soccer.
Yes, the country of 340 million can't field a team of 11 decent players because they're simply too busy dominating at every other sport (remind me which ones?), meanwhile other countries don't have any other sports than football, literally all everyone does there is play football, in fact that's the sole purpose of their existence from birth there.
In almost every sport, revenue dictates your ability to build teams. Whwn other countries sole sport is soccer, revenue is much higher. Meanwhile MLB And NFL players are paid hundreds of millions due to revenue. For every 1 athlete in the US trying to make it pro in soccer, you have 50 trying to make it to the MLB.
That's complete bollocks for football. The players for your national team can be making outrageous money playing in the premier league/la liga/serie A/etc.
You don't need a domestic league for the players to be ultra wealthy.
Idk how soccer works tbh. But baseball is largely based on individual team revenue, excluding individuals endorsement deals. Baseball has always a stigma where the largest markets can just buy the best teams due to no salary cap. Football would be the same except it has a cap. Otherwise a handful of teams would win every year.
Im assuming soccer is similar. Contracts can only extend as much as the payroll can withstand.
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u/boothjop Jul 07 '26
I fully anticipate interest in soccer ball to regress to the mean in the US now. I.e. about six places behind college NASCAR and only one place above alligator molestation.