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For the sake of this article, real football that has more fans than the population of the united states, I will be using Football as it is not Soccer.

Being the 2nd sport in history of this nation, soccer remains like a joke for this nation. Why didn’t this 2nd sport become number 1 or why is the international team  doing so poorly inspite of so many years have gone by ?

You can argue but many teams win just by the grace of god and for sure, U.S. team is no exception. This year FIFA 2010, they did better than last year. But, you had 4 years and this is what you gave to the world ? USA 1 GHANA 2

While the game is called Football else where, here it’s called soccer – duh me! Well, they can’t call it football because there is already a sport here called Football which has to do more with hands than foot.

But the country goes crazy over it, for many, it’s not just the game, it’s the TV commercials that they can’t wait to watch. So what kind of fans are these ?

* Love a lot of scores. But their another popular game Hockey counter attacks that fact so does baseball which is fun to watch even though every throw is nothing more than a goal kick of soccer in terms of timing the throw and hitting it, running is also similar to soccer expect here you know where you have to land.
* They love funny Ads. Ads can be done all the  time. Why do they have to wait for a game like super-bowl for such ads to come up ? (the final match of the football of American i.e.)  You already know the answer, Superbowl is about funny ads for the fans.
* Young players during their high school lover soccer. Girlfriend starts dating another one who plays Football. He gives up soccer. OR the interest of Young players are diminished by the Football gamers who think toughness is a game. If you quit soccer because of this, tell those folks to keep on ruining on the ground for 90 minutes, they will quit. They are stronger because there are tons pauses; ads; challenge by coach, fauls, bla, bla, bla. It’s the time to regain the stamina only to move a few yards and no more. For soccer, make one mistakes, your team could go down hill. Not EXACTLY the same for football.
* These are the fans who are in the circle of the Economy cycle rather than game. Here is the loop : Rent a TV – watch football – return that fancy TV along with a big sofa only to show your friends how rich you were – laugh at TV ads and le  them make money while you laugh. Simply foot, these are the ans who love ECONOMY.
* I didn’t know about football, but after watching it, I have also gone crazy about the game. It’s so fun, It’s amazing. What’s even more fun is having someone sing the national song horribly. After watching several games, my desire stops to watch 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters.  4th is simply enough. So, these are the fans that love a game that moves and stops, moves and stops, they don’t love game that is none stop action.

To finish this topic, I see a horizon where U.S. Soccer is the #1 sport.

First as you know, when compared to other sports that this nation plays at International level,  their Soccer performance is poor. Is it because they haven’t had more of the international friendly matches. No way! Is it because they haven’t been qualified for FIFA world cup. No way. So what the heck is worng then.

This is what you need to do USA Soccer TEAM!

* Average Soccer Player gets less salary than similar player in Football in America. I goggled it for a research for hours, and I found this to be true, now if my claim is false, slap me.
* Have more tournaments apart from just a few like Major League Soccer. Look at other countries and see how many local tournaments they have. It provides them with skills, knowledge and it also creates fan base.
* For one year, simply cancel your football and run soccer. Oh well, I know. I know. You TV folks are worried about losing some money. Give those ad money to soccer players.
* Go back and watch every International soccer matches the country team has played. You and I know the answer. Country simply does not have good striker when it comes to taking chances in set pieces like a free kick.
* Start the line-up the scratch.
* Along side some great shows like American Idol, bring a Soccer Idol or something.
* Bring a few international friendly matches over here in U.S. so your players will know how to play in International Level. Just having one or two good players won’t make a U.S. Team.
* Since it’s fare. Get 1 or 2 striker from another country. What  the heck if you can’t find 2 or even 5 from your 307,006,550 people ?

anything else missing ?

U.S. is a great team in name but it doesn’t have enough POWER like other International teams such as Argentina, Brazil and even Mexico. Things have to change and it’s not hard to change. Otherwise soccer will remains as it is; it ain’t a game for u.s.!