I guess I am a little different. I have played soccer all my life. I played football in junior high because they didn't have soccer. Once in highschool I played soccer again.
I love the team effort in soccer. I could watch it everyday if it was on. I don't have cable or satellite though.
The other sports are way over rated. Just because they have big time ad money doesn't make them fun to watch. If I do watch them it is when there are finals.
And why does the winner of the superbowl or world series become a "world" champion? That is just absurd to me. They don't play anyone outside of America.
By the way I was born and raised in this great country of America. It is the Greatest country on God's green earth.
The only people who like to watch soccer in the USA are players.
Possibly because there is not a single country on the planet that fields a professional football team that can play with the US. And the only possibility in baseball is Cuba, but assuming their dominance against American college kids would equate to even being able to play with the best baseball team in the US is a stretch. Beating the Baltimore Orioles in a few games during a season where they lost 100 games isn't that impressive. Additionally, these would be professional championships, and the Cuban National Team is not a professional team, technically.
The one sport where an argument could be made that the team we claim is "World Champion" isn't would be basketball, but it should be noted that the other teams we play in competition like the Olympics are anchored by NBA players who would not be eligible were there to be a World Championship where the rest of the world was asked to send their best professional team instead of an "All-star" team.
"And why does the winner of the superbowl or world series become a "world" champion? That is just absurd to me. They don't play anyone outside of America."
My English boyfriend agrees with you..lol.