So says a letter writer to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "On a recent Friday night (a high school football night) in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, I witnessed parents allowing their children to play this anti-American sport instead of exposing them to the ritual that is high school football in western Pennsylvania."
Fascinating.
I watch a lot of soccer (although, not the past month with so much baseball on NASN) and enjoy it. However, when I was living in the US, I didn't like it and I still hope it fails to take off there.
FIFA's continued insistence on spreading soccer to the US is as much intentional cultural imperialism as anything that Hollywood does. But, in true American fashion, there are no government moves to restrict the sport's development. Instead, soccer is trying to make its way by gaining market share. It has failed, time and again, despite all the hype about the development of soccer in the US.
Soccer is the "PC" sport of choice in the US, but it has not really captured a significant market share. It remains a minor sport in terms of fans and revenues, although the kids programs continue to thrive.
The writer is also down on women's sports, for reasons that make no sense to me.
