As everybody knows, the FIFA World Cup is currently taking place. Before this world cup, it used to be almost impossible to find the games in english, luckily now, ESPN and ABC have made it so that every game can be seen. This can only mean one thing; soccer is a growing sport. I've played soccer for many years and have always struggled with the fact that it was unpopular in the US, yet now it isn't so. However soccer is still a very young sport in America, and for example, the game announcers on TV prove it. Like today I was watching Italy play Ghana and after Ghana scored the announcer said "It should be interesting to see how th Czech team breaks down Ghana after this". Other times they practically give the favorite the win on a gold platter. If there's one thing to learn about soccer, it's that upsets are a very possible reality.
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While watching the Italy v USA game on British television our commentators told us that it is a minority sport across the water because not enough happens. While I know the sport has great following among the young, this is not reflected as a spectator sport.