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I. Nunes wrote:
> Soccer's popularity in North America remains to be realized. Even though
> soccer
> is played and enjoyed by more individuals worldwide, taking root in. N.
> America
> has to date been iffy, commercially.
> Pele - the Really Great - couldn't help football's cause or that of his
> team Cosmos.
> I remain skeptical.
Well, soccer has certainly taken root in N. America.
The world rankings, below, are from FIFA:
Women Men
USA 1 12
Canada 12 57
Mexico 22 17
India Inactive 130
As far as professional soccer is concerned, there currently are 16 teams in
Canada and the
US with two more being added next year. A year or two ago, Beckham was to play
in a match
against Toronto F.C. Tickets were being scalped for $500. Admittedly, that is
cheap compared
to hockey where a scalper can get close to $1,000 for a ticket to any game of
the Stanley Cup
finals.
Mervyn1106Lobo
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