In the news: U.S. Interest in World Cup is very strong.
Americans from all over our country, from crazed soccer enthusiast to those common folks who can just barely pick David Beckham out in a magazine picture, the upcoming World
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Cup has created a huge buzz -- and now the World Cup is about to start!
According to Associated Press, “Americans have bought more tickets than people from any country besides host South Africa -- despite the lengthy and expensive trip.
ESPN and
ABC are planning the kind of broadcast bonanza normally reserved for a Super Bowl.” And yes, soccer players have already edged glorious supermodels off glossy magazine covers. Love that
Vanity Fair issue. As Vanity Fair reported in their June cover story, "The World Cup captivates more people around the globe than any other event, sporting or otherwise." Finally, Americans are catching World Cup fever.
California soccer aficionados know that soccer is a way of life and now more people every day are joining the growing masses of soccer fanatics, as the count down to the World Cup becomes a “let me plan my day around the schedule”. Where will you watch the U.S. vs England game on June 12, 2010?
The interest in the 2010 World Cup is another milestone for soccer in the U.S. and whether or not soccer will ever be as popular as baseball (and apple pie) is uncertain, and unlikely, but finally a real soccer evolution has started. A surprising number of youth soccer players know Landon Donovan is in the U.S. National Team. Slowly, but surely our generation has embraced the joy of kicking a ball around a field. The time has come for soccer to be recognized as a truly global sport, and one that even Americans are in love with.
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