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Message: [QUOTE="cuseincincy, post: 1076732, member: 331"] Ok, I really don't have time to read all 7 pages of posts so I apologize since I'm sure I'm only going to say things others already have. [LIST=1] [*]Soccer is not going to replace football in the US. That's just silly. [*]The concussion issue will not be part anydownfall. I saw more potential concussions during some of these WC games than many NFL games. From personal experience, my oldest son (a football player) got his first (and only) concussion while wrestling. My youngest son got his concussion playing basketball. The only concussion I remember getting was playing...soccer! The therapists at the local sports medicine clinic tell me they see more injuries from girls soccer than they do football. [*]I really got into this years World Cup like many of you. But unless team USA is playing again next week I'll only watch the rest of the WC if I happen to be sitting down to watch something and its on. I won't rearrange my schedule and make plans to watch it like I did for the USA games. Also, unless Team USA has another match in the next month or two I doubt I watch another soccer game on TV for maybe another 4 years unless we happen to qualify for the Olympics. [*]We hear this same rhetoric every few years and then it goes away. It's like the Olympics, how many of you watch any track or swimming events on TV? Do you make plans to watch them? Do you have parties to watch them, go to sports bars and find them on TV? Didn't think so. [*]In the US, the World Cup is more about international competition than soccer. That is what is popular and will stay popular, international competition, not the particular game they are playing. I could care less about the Premier League or any other pro league including the MLS. I know many do. But nowhere near the number s of NFL fans. [*]Now here's my biggie that many will think is heresy but...not only is soccer not going to grow in the USA but it is not as popular as it was a few years ago. First hand experience is from my 14 year old son who still plays soccer and also refs younger kids. There aren't as many teams as there used to be. The local soccer facility that has about 20 fields is 1/2 empty during the busy season. This time of year it is rare to see even one game going on. A few years ago when both my kids played it was full, all the time. Our baseball organization is actually growing and lacrosse is really taking off. Also, our high school has not fielded a freshman soccer team for about 4 years dye to not enough interest from over 2600 students. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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