Do people watch soccer in America?

In 2017, Gallup reported that soccer was the third-most watched team sport in the U.S., behind only basketball and American football. It is the fourth most popular sport in the United States behind American football, baseball, and basketball.

Is soccer a boring sport?

Consequently, soccer is a tremendously inefficient sport, which makes it boring to both watch and play. It’s very hard to execute planned plays in soccer like those so common in football and basketball. Therefore, the players just end up running around and chasing the ball, trying to make something happen.

Why don’t Americans like soccer?

Here’s why I think Americans don’t like soccer — not enough action. For fans, there’s little to no anticipation of a goal during the game. When a goal is scored, it almost always comes quickly and unexpectedly. Frequently, it appears the players are as surprised as we are.

Why is soccer not the most popular sport in the US?

By Dubner’s ludicrous standard, no sport is popular in the United States because it isn’t American football. Later on, Dubner cites a Harris poll noting that only three percent of Americans cite soccer as their favorite sport compared to 30 percent who cite Pro Football and 11 percent who cite College Football. More straw man.

Why is the World Cup so unpopular in the US?

The story starts with the ludicrous notion that the World Cup is unpopular because it isn’t American football. It’s no secret that soccer continues to lag behind other U.S. sports in viewership and enthusiasm. For instance, 111.5 million Americans sat down to watch Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.

How many people watch soccer in the United States?

But the soccer space in the US is divided between a number of leagues. So to be fair, you add MLS’ 200,000 viewers to the 500,000 to 700,000 that watch the English Premiere League on Saturday mornings and the 800,000 to 1,000,000 that watch the Mexican League (LIGA MX) and soccer on a regular basis begins to approach the NBA in magnitude.