
But not with the undying passion other countries have. It’s grown, sure by some metrics it's the fastest-growing sport.

Since I was a kid people have been saying thatsoccer, so massively popular in the rest of the world, was going to be the next big thing here in America, overtaking all the other sports. This doesn’t mean soccer - and yes, sorry, I don’t mean to go all ugly American here, but “football” means something different to me and I think to many others - is all of a sudden going to become a ratings sensation. (Your mileage may vary on the second season.) They don’t finish first, either, which is a nice, realistic touch in what was, especially in its first season, essentially a fable about decency. Nice guys don’t have to finish last, the show said.

The Apple TV+ hit, starring Jason Sudeikis as a fish-out-of-water football coach - as in American football - hired to run a British soccer team, was the soothing balm the world needed during the pandemic. qualifying for the tournament after missing out in 2018?īut since the Cup was last played, there has been a huge development that is going to bring a lot more causal soccer fans to this year’s tournament. One big thing has happened since the 2018 World Cup that’s going to mean a lot to American fans watching Earth’s biggest sporting event when it kicks off Nov.

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