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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 1079573, member: 837"]
I think this is a perfectly reasonable point and pretty easily defensible argument. I think what's happened in this thread (not you speifically) is that we've seen soccer fans making claims that aren't as easy to substantiate. Increased media exposure should rightfully expose a much larger audience to soccer and it could potentially be a fifth major sport at some point.

I just take issue with how quickly that would happen and how likely it is without the US being the home of the world's best soccer. I know people get furious with the idea that the MLS is like AA to MLB but I would argue that at least the vast majority of the people believe the EPL is the far better league at this point (I'd also argue AA baseball is fascinating given how many legit prospects are at that level, but I digress). If that's not true, fine, I wouldn't know. But if it is true, then it's a big hurdle to cross b/c I don't think a whole country is going to suddenly adopt an EPL team and start following them rabidly or dive in head first with the MLS if they don't believe it's the world's best pro soccer league.

But yeah, with ESPN behind it, there's no reason soccer can't grow significantly.
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