What is the victim complex that crops on this board time after time? A lot of the people that like to participate in a sport don't always enjoy watching the game. It happens. For all sports. Support of soccer is growing, if only in small increments. One place I see support growing is at the U.S. universities. For example, I am alumnus of Virginia Tech, and periodically track the attendance figures posted for the men's soccer games. Ten years ago, I remember seeing perhaps 100 people in the makeshift stands around the playing field. I don't know how many that would be if you excluded family members and the women's soccer team. Anyway, this year, teams within the ACC seem to have a good following. Maryland averaged 2,400 in attendance, while UVA and Wake Forest averaged 1,500. Virginia Tech, only in its 2nd year in the ACC--and only recently having a respectable soccer 'stadium'--didn't average these numbers. But, its games against Maryland and UVA drew over 2,400. BTW, Disney (owner of ABC/ESPN), supports soccer in another way as well. I say 'support' in that Disney provides ways of garnering money from the sport. Two of these tournaments are fairly prestigious (if I understand things). http://disneyworldsports.disney.go.com/dwws/en_US/soccer/listing?name=SoccerEventListingPage