the 1 thing the USA has to do to get soccer popular in the US.....

Does Warren Moon have as many NFL passing records as does Dan Marino?

The answer is no.

That is why it is not a fair comparison.

 

That explains why Pele could draw 78,000 to his finale at Giants Stadium,but it doesn't explain why Tab, Claudio, Landon etc. were seen as the saviors of US Soccer while Lassiter, Cobi, Eddie Johnson etc. were seen as "hopefuls".

 

Does Dan Marino Have as many NFL titles as does Doug Williams?

The answer is no.

That is why it is not a fair comparison.

 

Lassiter, Cobi, etc. are not that great players. Wait till a really talented black player (Freddy Adu might be one) comes to the forefront in the MLS. Then you will see ...

 

Doug Williams was in the limelight for a much shorter period of time than Dan Marino was. And Williams does not have as many records as does Marino. These two facts collectively outweigh the effects of Williams' having won one Super Bowl.

 

No because Anelka is French not black.

Well, I guess you could argue that he's black but certainly not black black.

I think is the first thread in history where the posts went off-topic for the better. And that can only happen when Toot starts it.

 

How many people questioned Jovan Kirovski's "true age"?

 

thats a hell of an idea! you ignorant ************.

 

Yes, then we will see! The sport will suddenly become popular. Not because of a World Cup win, an American star, or amazing ability but because he is black.

Every MLS match will sell out and everyone will become soccer fanatics.

 

Could that be because of the bias there was against black quarterbacks? I've heard a lot of interviews done by Terry Bradshaw in which he says that Joe Gilliam was the better quarterback in '72 than he was and that by all rights, he should have started in their Super Bowls in the '70's.

I know what you're thinking now, "But Sean, that was the '70's, what does that have to do with today?" I'll tell you what that has to do with today, If being black was the primary factor in being a superstar, why would there not be more black players playing in the glamour position of that particular sport than there are now? Quick, name me all of the black quarterbacks in the NFL besides Donovan McNabb and Daunte Culpepper.

White superstars are just as valued as black or hispanic superstars are. Don't cry reverse racism now. I agree that dark skinned professional sports players are recognized more than they were in the past, but is that really saying too much?

 

Black????

What are you smoking boy ??? Soccer will be popular on usa when MLS/USSF hire people capable with imagination to PROMOTE a sport activity?? ah..... when MLS DISMANTLE THE COACH CARROUSEL......By the way let me have that cigarrete......

 

How many of them are undisputed starters?

 

The Tiger Woods phenomenon clearly shows the effect of a sport's having an exceptionally talented black athlete in this country.
The same thing will occur in American soccer if a very talented black player crops up.

 

And baseball has lost market share because of what?

 

If sporting success in this country was as simple a matter of having a black superstar, one would reasonably surmise that the NBA, which has the largest population of black superstars, would be the #1 sport in the country. That is not the case. That's why I see this thread about the black man being the savior of US Soccer as a big ol' pile of bullshit.

With that, I retire from this thread.

See ya.

 

What Astorian said.

I'm not a huge fan of locking threads. However, this is a thread that has gotten well of topic and is less an issue of soccer than of society. This thread has run its course ... and in record time.