I guess it boils down to Americans like sports with more of a mental challange to them.In football baseball or Basketball you are basically playing a chess match against te other team.Every line up in football requires a specific reaction for the opposite team.In basketball you have to learn specifi team player strengths and how to exploit it play by play whether its running the triangle or defending the moving post.Baseball you have to know which of your hittiers hits a particulkar pitcher better at a particular stadium whether its a day or night game.When to steal or bunt.Soccer you have a basic set up then its all chance of how the ball comes off a kick.You have a giant field to spread the play over which is boring to watch,Offensively there isnt much scoring and its not to exciting to see the ball go in the huge net.We have pro soccer in my city but like most you almost never hear about it unless you turn the spainish channel on like telmundo.I'll give credit to the rugby guys they are a tough breed of player but soccer players are consider pretty gay in the US except by mexicans which are now adays a huge influx illegally until we can get rid of them we might be in trouble as they come in so heavy and then try to force thier culture on us making America like Mexico so evetually they will have 2 shitty countries.If they had have a brain they would come in the right way and adapt to this country as they saw they fucked thiers up and thier culture and ways dont work so why would you do the same in a country you see as a dream only to destroy it like the 1 you just left.Either way soccer is the lowest of low on the sports list in the US.Even Tennis and bowling are considered bigger and as much as I hate it NASCAr all the redknecks got cable lol
You obviously don't know anything about football. Real football, not the shit you muppets play with your hands. FOOTball, get it? You have different 'line-ups' in real football too. 4-4-2 (standard) 4-4-2 (diamond) 4-5-1, 5-3-2, 5-4-1, 4-3-3, 4-2-4. The list goes on, with different attacking and defensive positions dependant upon how the game is flowing. You may also want to attack the wings, or the centre, you may want to sit back and defend a lead or press on and go for glory.
Defenders need to know when to press and when to hold back, when to get into that crucial position to head a crossed ball away from danger. Some midfielders will be good at taking the ball past other players with dribbling skill (Christiano Ronaldo), others will have pin-point passing accuracy over 50 yards (David Beckham), others will like to blast the ball towards the goal from 50 yards (Frank Lampard) and quite often score.
I've played computer games in my past, both real football and the american shit. The americans have certain set plays that involve certain players doing the job demanded of them by the play.
In real football this is exactly the same, only it's far more complicated.
f course with the constant flow of illegal Mexican and central/south American immigrants flooding this country on a daily basis, give it 10 years and soccer may be the #1 sport in this country.
