Americans World Cup?

[maracho]

I doubt 50% of kids in America grow up playing soccer. Not even 50% play baseball. This may sound like an asshole think to say, but is it possible there's just more stuff to be interested in, in the U.S.

How many different sports can a person get involved with in any American city. I live outside of Nashville, and I know of plenty of place where you can get involved with bowling leagues, squash teams, baseball, basketball, football, boxing, mma, rugby...

There's plenty of places all over the world where your only sporting option is soccer.

There are 70 million children in the U.S.A.
http://www.nccp.org/pub_lic06.html

20 million U.S. children play soccer
http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/resou...ts/325785.html

However, if you consider that many of the 70 million children or 1/3 may be infants or the fact that many of the 70 million may have played soccer in the past but have quit by the age of 13 then I am probably correct to say that at least 50% of u.s. children have played soccer.

Something that I just thought of though is the fact that kids in forriegn countries often play sandlot soccer half-the-day-long, day in, day out and without all the negativity that comes with frantic American coaches. It is true that with soccer any number can get involved and all you need is four rocks and a ball to have a blast.

Come to think of it , hardly any of the bad asses continue to play soccer here in the U.S. but if you go to Latin America for instance you will find all walks of life who continue to play it so actually there are an assortment of totally differnet mindsets involved and to choose from over there.