Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 391527, member: 405"]
As you kind of say, it's a bigger audience than you think, and it's not just on the margins in the US. The last World Cup drew more people for the US v. England game than they did for the NBA finals, which were going on at that time. Soccer is a great TV sport. Nonstop action for 45 minutes without a commercial. Then 15 minute halftime, and then 45 more minutes with no time outs, no commercials, and fatigue becomes a factor, just like in a prize fight. Great drama, and people are following the US national teams in ever greater numbers, thanks to the success of the women.
 
Unlike watching basketball, you can watch women's soccer and not feel like some aspect of the game is fatally compromised from the physical abilities / limitations of the contestants. Women's soccer is a good game, with the physical headers of the men's game - which are kind of the equivalent of the dunk in basketball. The popularity of women's soccer has helped grow interest in the men's game, in a sort of gender reversal.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?