Why is soccer growing so much in the U.S.?

I interviewed my fellow citizen Alfonso Mondelo, Technical Director of the Major League Soccer, to learn about how soccer is growing in the US and hear more about the challenges of the MLS in the coming years.

[@MonnyYell]

The only reason why Soccer/Futbol has not been embraced by ESPN, FOX, CBS, NBC, ABC is because they can’t figure out how to solve their commercial/sponsorship problem. No TV Time Outs, No stoppage of play in between change of possessions, no commercials between innings, no stoppage of play for instant review.... The moment they can figure out how Lexus of Orlando, Pepsi, All State and Target can run their commercials and it not be ticker tape at the bottom of the screen Soccer will be fully embraced

[@StylistecS]

abu hudhayfah edwards unfortunate but true.

[@mattmurphy24]

hmm! wait til next year! great summary. Very good aspect of the league. I started playing soccer in the mid 80's because 80%of the people I worked with in silicon valley played soccer growing up. We played in the San Jose city rec league after work. It was lots of fun . My younger sister played in the 80's and I only played in high school PE , were some dude hit me in the face with a kick causing me to black out. At Berkeley, I knew a local guy playing soccer on the team and watched the world cup in the dorm for the first time.

[@CesarManiaX]

He wants the MLS to be like the UEFA champions league. I doubt something like that can happen but good luck with that.

[@OriginalPuro]

It will never happen, I can tell you that right now.:P

[@Misterloy]

I dont know, US is fucking rich! if everyone liked football there it would be a very rich championship atracting the greater players...

[@CesarManiaX]

It could grow much more if there was Promotion and relegation.

[@JD-hx7yd]

Hit the nail on the head.

[@novemberajax3226]

Es verdad lo que dice al final, cada nuevo año no sabes quien saldra campeón, ests abierto. Mientras en las ligas tradicionales los titulos no salen de 2 o 3 equipos, en la MLS no sabes quien será el campeón el próximo año.

[@elintocable0072]

Ligas así no sirven ami no me gustan para nada. Como por ejemplo la bundesliga que solo gana el Múnich.

[@novemberajax3226]

@@elintocable0072 se han vuelto predecibles y un poco aburridas

[@1964Loukas]

And they keep on telling us nobody likes soccer in America? What bs and propaganda

[@radiradev1653]

It doesn't matter how big the country is and how much money is given for soccer. In the USA and Russia, soccer players have no instinct to play soccer. That's why successes can only be temporary. The greatest team of the USSR was made up of Ukrainians, Georgians and Armenians. Soccer in USA is not a popular sport, because it is not practiced daily, only organized.. It doesn't matter how much money is given. The system is wrong. So there will be only temporary, random success. Another problem with the US is the MLS. There isn’t no promotion or relegation system so there’s really never gonna be progression

[@elmarquesdelvalle]

:O

[@nyrbforever8166]

Go red bulls

[@dudubsasavell]

you aren't a club you are a mark... with respect, a RACING CLUB fan.