The US cricket team orchestrated a shocking defeat of powerhouse Pakistan following a dramatic Super Over victory at the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup on Thursday in Dallas.
Soccer’s more popular now than it was then, but even today it’s far-less popular in the US than in a number of other countries, and considerably less popular than the “big” sports.
After finding out rugby, I could not for the life of me understand why people prefer gridiron football. It is so slow and only occasionally interrupted with action.
How many americans have played in a soccer team as a child though? I wonder how that would shift the statistics.
So soccer wasn’t much of a thing in 50s America? I would never have guessed that given how ubiquitous it is now.
Soccer’s more popular now than it was then, but even today it’s far-less popular in the US than in a number of other countries, and considerably less popular than the “big” sports.
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https://news.gallup.com/poll/610046/football-retains-dominant-position-favorite-sport.aspx
41% of American adults have football (this is American football, not soccer) as their favorite sport.
10% baseball.
9% basketball
5% soccer
4% ice hockey
3% auto racing
2% ice/figure skating
And the stuff below that is 1% or less.
After finding out rugby, I could not for the life of me understand why people prefer gridiron football. It is so slow and only occasionally interrupted with action.
How many americans have played in a soccer team as a child though? I wonder how that would shift the statistics.