JR Boucicaut 3802 Report post Posted June 28, 2009 $2M salary cap per team. Beckham was a designated player. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mik3 1 Report post Posted June 28, 2009 1-0! OH MAN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lampliter87 8 Report post Posted June 28, 2009 If they pull this off...2-0 now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mik3 1 Report post Posted June 28, 2009 2-0!Holy crap, what a run on the Donovan goal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mik3 1 Report post Posted June 28, 2009 US stopped attacking in the second half. Lots of stupid long balls, too much sitting back and watching Brazil.Overall though, they took advantage of their chances, went on a good run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fawn111 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 Looking at the 2009 MLS salary numbers..... you could look at the NY team and the average there is about, $140,000.... BUT that number is quite skewed as only one player is making huge money,,, Juan Pablo Angel... he's at 1.5 million. The rest of the team varies bewtween 20k and 150k. but the true average seems to be around 60k if u take out the three or four top earners per team.The New England team, is more indicative of the league as a whole... there are about 7 or 8 guys over 100K, with the rest between 34k and 80k.There are lots of reasons why Soccer is a hard sell in the USA and will never be huge, but I think the highly scientific and extremely well researched answer is this:AMERICANS DO NOT LIKE THE SPORT OF SOCCER. END OF STORY. GET OVER IT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orangecrush10goflyers 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 The U.S. had some great goals but they just sat back a little to much in the second half. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 Eh, same thing was said about NASL in the 70s and we're a generation removed.Of course they would get more airtime on ABC/ESPN, they have a contract with them; the NHL doesn't.It's all about offense. This is why hockey and soccer do not do well in the US.It's also interesting to note that bringing in David Beckham had about the same effect as when the NASL brought in Edison Arantes do Nascimento (Pelé), which is to say not much at all. I do think Americans today would probably be more open to soccer than they were in the 70's, if for not other reason then having a much larger Hispanic population now. But it's never going to threaten football or baseball, both sports are much more TV friendly. Which is how most people see the games.The biggest reason for soccer's rising popularity isn't immigration. It is the number of kids that are playing the game. This works two-fold. First, kids who play a sport when young tend to be fans as they grow older and, second, parents learn the game as they watch their kids and develop an appreciation for the sport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chk hrd 164 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 I would say the biggest reason is the cost to play, soccer is inexpensive compared to alot of other sports. It is much more affordable to a wider range of people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 That would fall under the "number of kids playing the game" category. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fawn111 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 i think a lot of kids these days are playing soccer... yes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lampliter87 8 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 Yes, but as a second or third sport and/or something fun to do during the summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3802 Report post Posted June 29, 2009 Soccer is the most-played sport at the youth level in the US.But like I said, at some point, kids move on and get specialized in another sport.MLS just isn't good soccer. Soccer fans are watching matches overseas, not MLS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RecLeagueHero 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 The biggest reason for soccer's rising popularity isn't immigration. It is the number of kids that are playing the game. This works two-fold. First, kids who play a sport when young tend to be fans as they grow older and, second, parents learn the game as they watch their kids and develop an appreciation for the sport.That doesn't really work. Sure, lots of people play soccer as kids. In fact, I do believe that even more kids play youth soccer than little league baseball at this point. However, the vast majority specialize in sports that aren't soccer as they grow older. By the time you hit high school soccer isn't even on the radar anymore. However, when you have massive numbers of people from parts of the world where soccer isn't just something for kids to do until they're old enough to put on helmets and start hitting it would make sense that you'd see some increased popularity. If you dumped half the population of Vancouver in Nashville you think the Preds attendence might be a little better? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 So all the people at MLS games are imigrants from a soccer loving country? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
