[Ace's Dad]

Good on Ann Arbor, also UM and the long supportive fans of Futbol in the area. It started with the Europeans back, I think, in the ‘50s. Recent immigrants brought the game from the old country. Super.

[1rudeboy]

Interestingly enough, soccer and baseball evolved in the U.S. at the same time. I do not wish to do disservice to the book, but one argument is that soccer was "stunted" because it was club-oriented, whereas baseball was monopoly-oriented.

National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball and the Rest of the World Plays Soccer

It's a fascinating read, if you are a sports/econ nerd.