TipRoast
The years teach much which the days never know.
It's been at least 100 years, probably more.Soccer has been in the US for 40 years. A huge number of kids play the game at the youth level. Then every HS has both a boy and girls soccer team. Every college, even those who don't have a football team, have a mens and women's soccer team.
You would think by now the US would have a top of the world soccer team every year. But we don't. Cities that have professional soccer teams and play in football stadiums can't fill 25% of the stadium.
Let the rest of the world think soccer is a big deal. In Ammerica football is king, from HS to the NFL. The major colleges have 100,000 people attend football games,.
And soccer is much more boring to watch on TV than golf.
And golf on TV has far more action than football or baseball. There are typically dozens of cameras on the golf course, and the action constantly shifts from golfer to golfer as shots are being played. You'll see a drive by one guy or gal followed by a bunker shot from another player followed by a long putt by a third.
Lots of actual play of the sport, versus a bunch of players standing around waiting for someone to adjust their jockstrap or 20 replays of a questionable catch while waiting for the referee to hear from some wise guy in New York.