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“That said, soccer has one major barrier to overcome before making it big in the U.S., and that is television. Soccer does not lend itself to a television commerical every 38.4 seconds. Unless soccer starts allowing a tv timeout on every throw-in, it will never get a big time tv contract, and it will remain a small budget game.”

That’s one of the only things that keep me watching the game. If it ever became a snore like the NFL or MLB then I suppose I’ll never watch another full game again, just like I can’t stomach 4 hours of “football” and beer commercials.

[sphinx]

Agreed. Maybe we should prohibit televised sports, so that the games could return to their natural form and be played for the enjoyment of the players and fans in the stands, as opposed to inebriated viewers in bars or on their couches at home.

All those NFL tv fans woould be forced to adopt local college or high school teams -- and they would find out that they enjoy it a lot more, as being at the game always beats the couch.