Indeed it does surge after a world cup then receeds again as time goes on. However the level is dies down to is higher than it was before the surge.
Coverage of this World Cup in North America was greater than ever before. I don't know for sure but I suspect that also means viewership was up as well. And the MLS is the most well executed attempt towards professional football I've seen in North America. The MLS has said they intend to get more top flight players and the Henry signing is proof of that. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see more football silver backs finishing their careers in the US. On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 8:22 AM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I truly believe, with the upswing in interest from the World Cup, and the > > ennui the American public is feeling about basketball (James), and > football > > (the years of arrests), and baseball (no one watched the all start game), > > the timing is right for someone of his stature to take soccer to the next > > level here in the US. > > > > After every world cup, soccer gets a bit of a surge here in the States, > especially if our team does well (2002) or the event is staged here (1994), > and every time the die hards declare that soccer is finally arriving in the > US. And each time....it dies down. I have no reason to believe this time > will be any different. As a sports fan, i hope i'm wrong (more sports is > always better :), but I'm dubious. > > -- > I've seen your flag on the marble arch > Love is not a victory march > It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:323100 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
