SOCCER NOW 3RD MOST ATTENDED SPORT IN USA

The Juggler
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edited November 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
mls passed the nhl a while ago, now it just passed the nba this year.

looking at tv ratings and stuff, i still think its the 4th or 5th most popular sport in the country. but this is pretty significant for the sport i would think. they need a new playoff system though. aggregate scoring? :? :

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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    hmm...how does MLS soccor correlate with immigration?
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  • The Juggler
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    81 wrote:
    hmm...how does MLS soccor correlate with immigration?
    :lol:

    you actually may have a point.


    i know the philly team sells out every game. like 17k each time out.
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    You mean football?
  • 81
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    Brisk. wrote:
    You mean football?

    Footballl leads the way....soccer is a distant 3rd. :lol:
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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    The Juggler wrote:
    81 wrote:
    hmm...how does MLS soccor correlate with immigration?
    :lol:

    you actually may have a point.


    i know the philly team sells out every game. like 17k each time out.


    this is hearsay, but a guy at work had free tickets, or took his kids or whatever...ended up at the game

    he was saying it was a very brown crowd.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,075
    81 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    81 wrote:
    hmm...how does MLS soccor correlate with immigration?
    :lol:

    you actually may have a point.


    i know the philly team sells out every game. like 17k each time out.


    this is hearsay, but a guy at work had free tickets, or took his kids or whatever...ended up at the game

    he was saying it was a very brown crowd.


    And basketball is a very black crowd in many citites and golf is an all white crowd. Whats the point?
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,075
    Pretty cool news though. I like this.
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    The Juggler wrote:
    mls passed the nhl a while ago

    :x
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  • 81
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    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    And basketball is a very black crowd in many citites and golf is an all white crowd. Whats the point?


    old data, but still shows the point

    http://www.soccersiliconvalley.com/pdf/ ... tation.pdf

    the point was, mls attendance may be driven by hispanics....if it was driven by whites, attendance wouldn't be as good imo

    next time you see an NBA game that is mostly black, it will be the first time.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,075
    81 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    And basketball is a very black crowd in many citites and golf is an all white crowd. Whats the point?


    old data, but still shows the point

    http://www.soccersiliconvalley.com/pdf/ ... tation.pdf

    the point was, mls attendance may be driven by hispanics....if it was driven by whites, attendance wouldn't be as good imo

    next time you see an NBA game that is mostly black, it will be the first time.

    I'm not arguing the fact, I just don't see what the relevance is. Different races/cultures like different sports, is this some big revelation?

    Mostly black no? But definitely more black than any other sport. So what?

    And I have not been but from what I understand the Union draw an awesome crowd and the games are a blast.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    81 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    And basketball is a very black crowd in many citites and golf is an all white crowd. Whats the point?


    old data, but still shows the point

    http://www.soccersiliconvalley.com/pdf/ ... tation.pdf

    the point was, mls attendance may be driven by hispanics....if it was driven by whites, attendance wouldn't be as good imo

    next time you see an NBA game that is mostly black, it will be the first time.

    I'm not arguing the fact, I just don't see what the relevance is. Different races/cultures like different sports, is this some big revelation?

    Mostly black no? But definitely more black than any other sport. So what?

    And I have not been but from what I understand the Union draw an awesome crowd and the games are a blast.

    i think it's interesting to see the demographics. aren't you a marketing guy?

    union crowds seem pretty caucasion to me though. lot of soccer fans around these parts...more suburbs than in the city i would think.
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  • The Juggler
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    Phantom Pain wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    mls passed the nhl a while ago

    :x


    sorry...well not around here at least. eagles-phils-flyers-union-sixers at this point. :x :lol:
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,075
    The Juggler wrote:

    i think it's interesting to see the demographics. aren't you a marketing guy?

    union crowds seem pretty caucasion to me though. lot of soccer fans around these parts...more suburbs than in the city i would think.


    Oh no doubt, I am, and it's definitely interesting. I just took it as a knock on the attendance, like it was a bad thing. I am sure that Southern Cal is 90% hispanic crowds whereas the Union is the reverse. Philly is a pretty good soccer city. Always good crowds for big games at the bar. Where I am, it's very european watching the games, definitely more Europeans in the city than the burbs though.
  • FenwayFaithful
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    More attended than NASCAR? I find that hard to believe.
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  • The Juggler
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    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    More attended than NASCAR? I find that hard to believe.


    nascar doesn't count.
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  • UpSideDown
    UpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    lol @ soccer
  • Johnnyguitarwatson
    Johnnyguitarwatson Posts: 296
    Hockey is still better
  • 81
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    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:

    i think it's interesting to see the demographics. aren't you a marketing guy?

    union crowds seem pretty caucasion to me though. lot of soccer fans around these parts...more suburbs than in the city i would think.


    Oh no doubt, I am, and it's definitely interesting. I just took it as a knock on the attendance, like it was a bad thing. I am sure that Southern Cal is 90% hispanic crowds whereas the Union is the reverse. Philly is a pretty good soccer city. Always good crowds for big games at the bar. Where I am, it's very european watching the games, definitely more Europeans in the city than the burbs though.


    wasn't meant to be a knock on anybody....i just think you take the hispanic population away and your crowds go down in a lot of markets...or maybe not...when you look at Columubs.
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    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    More attended than NASCAR? I find that hard to believe.

    i didn't see that number....but if they are looking at avg attendance per event, nascar kills just about everything....alot of those tracks are in the 100K+ capacity.
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  • The Juggler
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    81 wrote:
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    More attended than NASCAR? I find that hard to believe.

    i didn't see that number....but if they are looking at avg attendance per event, nascar kills just about everything....alot of those tracks are in the 100K+ capacity.

    nascar sucks. :lol:

    this was in reference to team sports i believe.
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