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[QUOTE="DeGrozz, post: 1080161, member: 205"]
ESPN's numbers are up 44% for games that are being shown in the middle of work days. ( [url]http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-world-cup-ratings-20140703-story.html[/url] )   I don't get how that is 'up somewhat' or 'very convenient'.  To me, it seems like it's a pretty obvious trend when comparing it against prior World Cups.  Obviously Univision's numbers have been huge in the Spanish speaking communities as well.

Again, I'm not seeing any information that the only part of the sport getting popular in the States is the World Cup.  TV ratings for the EPL, MLS, and US team are up.  Attendance in the domestic league is up.  The domestic league is expanding and in vesting in development acadamies which will only strengthen the league.  Youth participation is out-performing most sports -- the trends are all there. ([B][U]Note[/U][/B]: Yes, I know people like to joke about the 5 year olds playing soccer and how that doesn't matter, but since the US youth soccer boom in the 80's we've gone from not having made the World Cup in 40 years, to sending a team of amateurs to the World Cup, to having a sustainable domestic league that is pretty good, to advancing to the knock-out rounds in three of the last four world cups)

To me, I don't think this is just the World Cup.  Obviously it's not becoming football/the NFL overnight, but to deny that it's not continuing to pick up in this country seems a bit stubborn to me.
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