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I don't think soccer will ever beat NFL in terms of rating and popularity but it can definitely challenge baseball which is having a very tough time with the younger under 35 demographic (mainly issues of games taking too long and aftermath of steroid era). Whether it can beat NBA, I am not sure but wouldn't be surprised if it did. One thing that is going against soccer is that for regular season the MLS has subpar talent vs regular season league in most of europe and the fans will not embrace a sport that is de-facto minor league status in the home country while NBA, NFL and MLB has the best athletes in the world for regular season competition.

Plan to Replace American Football With Soccer “On Track,” Says Europe
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2014/06/plan-to-replace-american-football-with-soccer-on-track-says-europe.html?utm_source=tny&utm_campaign=generalsocial&utm_medium=facebook&mbid=social_facebook

"He added, “Once a country has socialism, national health care, and gay marriage, soccer is usually next.”

The spokesman offered no timetable for eliminating baseball, but indicated that it was “in the works.”"

dublin hillz says

I don't think soccer will ever beat NFL in terms of rating and popularity but it can definitely challenge baseball which is having a very tough time with the younger under 35 demographic (mainly issues of games taking too long and aftermath of steroid era).

My region is a baseball state so I think the Red Sox will always draw the most fans. And now that baseball has a lot of latin players, it's highly likely that it'll maintain its perch, despite the juicing scandals.

NFL is so national and multi-regional that it think its position is secure for a while.

The problem the NBA is facing is that they've been living in the post-Jordan era for more than 15 years and I think it's tough to maintain a type of perennial interest, based around the hype of a potential successor to His Airness, which still hasn't occurred yet despite all the malarkey of the Kobe/LeBron show. Thus, b-ball needs a bit of an overhaul, before Durant and future all stars, fail to live up to the great Michael's playoff stats sheets, and future generations get bored of the next showboat.

So if soccer is the alleged sport of the american liberals yet the sport is embraced by right wing european reactionary racists does it mean that american liberals are more conservative than european conservatives?

dublin hillz says

So if soccer is the alleged sport of the american liberals yet the sport is embraced by right wing european reactionary racists does it mean that american liberals are more conservative than european conservatives?

No, it simply means that you don't understand what "right wing" means, nor what the terms "liberal" or "conservative" mean outside of colloquial and short-term historical context.

http://time.com/#2940442/kareem-abdul-jabbar-soccer-world-cup/

Paralithodes says

http://time.com/#2940442/kareem-abdul-jabbar-soccer-world-cup/

The real problem with soccer is that there are not enough breaks for me to run to the fridge for another beer. 45 minutes between beers is WWWAAAYYYY too long. This is also why hockey is not popular...you have to stay glued to your seat.

JH says

Paralithodes says

http://time.com/#2940442/kareem-abdul-jabbar-soccer-world-cup/

The real problem with soccer is that there are not enough breaks for me to run to the fridge for another beer. 45 minutes between beers is WWWAAAYYYY too long. This is also why hockey is not popular...you have to stay glued to your seat.

There's a way to efficiently combine fridge beer run regardless of sport....

JH says

This is also why hockey is not popular...you have to stay glued to your seat.

Yeah, but hockey has two halftimes. :)

corntrollio says

JH says

This is also why hockey is not popular...you have to stay glued to your seat.

Yeah, but hockey has two halftimes. :)

Haha, yep, it is the more patriotic of the sports without timeouts!