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elSicomoro · 06-18-2002, 06:25 PM

Griff, I think we were on the same wavelength on this one.

I believe that Hispanics are going to single-handedly make soccer finally stick here. I'd be willing to wager that many if not most fans at an MLS game are Hispanic. All the teams are in cities with large Hispanic populations (although I scratch my head a little at Boston, but I don't know the city that well). The NASL lasted 18 years, and I believe this is the 8th season of MLS. Although Miami and Tampa Bay folded this year, the MLS as a whole still seems pretty solid. They built a stadium specifically for soccer in Columbus. DC United won a CONCAFAF tournament 2 years ago. We'll see...I have hope.

For some reason, we can't seem to make soccer stick after high school and college...but there IS a loyal fan base. With the growing Hispanic population, and the fact that World Cup seems to garner more and more US attention each time, I think it can happen.

06-18-2002, 06:25 PM	#4
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Griff, I think we were on the same wavelength on this one. I believe that Hispanics are going to single-handedly make soccer finally stick here. I'd be willing to wager that many if not most fans at an MLS game are Hispanic. All the teams are in cities with large Hispanic populations (although I scratch my head a little at Boston, but I don't know the city that well). The NASL lasted 18 years, and I believe this is the 8th season of MLS. Although Miami and Tampa Bay folded this year, the MLS as a whole still seems pretty solid. They built a stadium specifically for soccer in Columbus. DC United won a CONCAFAF tournament 2 years ago. We'll see...I have hope. For some reason, we can't seem to make soccer stick after high school and college...but there IS a loyal fan base. With the growing Hispanic population, and the fact that World Cup seems to garner more and more US attention each time, I think it can happen.