Why American soccer is horrible

Source: CNN.com

American soccer is horrible. It can easily be classified as the most emotionless, boring and unimpressive soccer played in the world and for a good reason.

For most of the world soccer has become a daily occurrence in their lives. From advertisements to lunch break talks,  soccer is a fact of life for hundreds of millions of people around the world. It is far beyond just a simple obsession but a way of life. You can at any time point randomly at the map and there is a 97% chance that the biggest sport in that country is soccer. Unless you happen to point at the United States of America. A nation with over 300 million people, mind you many of them immigrants, and take a guess how soccer fares there. Soccer is most certainly not the most popular sport in the United States. It isn't even in the top five sports. Now my issue is not with the U.S. not watching soccer, in all honesty that is a cultural thing and no one should judge that. My real issue lies that a good majority of Americans consider soccer to be "gay, queer and unimportant".

Yes, my issue lies with the big mouthed opinion that many Americans have towards soccer. Americans have that odd belief that the whole sports world rotates around them. My favorite example is that the World Series is called the "World" Series. I don't see anything international about it. This mentality is the direct cause of why soccer sucks in the United States. Many Americans refuse to accept soccer to be the biggest sport in the world. I've had people tell me "Well you're in America, soccer is not important here!" These people are ruining American soccer by taking away any potential interest in the sport.

Here is the truth about soccer, there is 45% the game and then there is 55% the passion revolving around the game. You can have the best team in the world but you're game will still suck if the crowd is slow and the announcers don't have passion. The United States is an excellent example in the case. The U.S. national team is not bad beyond any measure, they are an above average team, that has potential to become one of the all time greats. But it just won't if the U.S. crowds stay this boring and the general acceptance of the sport stays this low. Every single soccer game In the U.S. that I have watched or been to has been emotionless when compared to games I watched in Germany. The crowds were just not involved in the game and the TV announcers don't have any enthusiasm for the game. Believe it or not it takes away from the game, I would much rather watch a 2nd Bundesliga game then any MLS game for that same reason.

Take everything I say with a grain of salt, it is an opinion after all but something to think about. What is the reason that absolutely nowhere in the world the MLS is watched as religiously as the Premiere League or La Liga. I don't think it's the lack of skill, but something more, it's that little thing that brings everyone no matter what team together, it's the passion for the game. I don't think it's missing, but yet to be found.


Note: This is an editorial and the opinion of the writer.