Why America never fell in love with soccer

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  1. Hansuke

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    Interesting read actually mate, I'm a fan of Football (Soccer) but also NFL, Rugby Union and Rugby League, it's interesting that when I was growing up Soccer wasn't played much at school or sports around my area, it was mainly cricket, athletics and AFL. I think the only state here I played Soccer at school was WA until High School when my mates and I played for sport in year 10. It's more involved now in schools I've seen and reported more in the news and so on.
     
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    It was practically a religion when I was a kid back in the UK:)
     
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    We never even heard of soccer when I was growing up, but it was practically a right of passage when my daughter was in junior high and high school a couple of years back. Soccer is making inroads; I just don't see if taking over the airwaves, like football. Football is easy to understand and everyone here has an innate understanding of it because they grew up with it.
     
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    Now that's an interesting concept, NFL simpler than football ... and yes bud, I'm talking about the proper football, not the one with pads :p.
     
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