They arent clinging to it because the US lost, they are most likely being honest...they could probably careless when it comes to Soccer....whether we win or lose, the feeling is still the same....Soccer just isnt a premier sport in America...it has nothing to do with whether we win or lose to other Countries....Im sure the "careless" part came first anyway...
thats kinda true to a degree, but i remember a lot of ppl coming out last summer and suddenly being soccer fans and wearing red white and blue when the usa pulled off that crazy win against angola(?) in the world cup. i walk down to a bar to watch usa vs ghana and the place is PACKED with motherfuckers all decked out in red white and blue and american flags draped over their backs screaming usa chants and shit. i was like when the fuck did this happen?!? well usa lost....and the first thing i hear is some guy who 10 minutes ago was cheering his head off say something like "well thats why soccer sucks anyways. cant wait for football season to start." so i think theres lots of ppl like him...if usa wins theyre willing to CARE about soccer and love to scream u! s! a! and feel superior to other countries, but if they lose they go back to being careless like "oh yeah, i dont really like soccer anyways."
so if team usa wins enough games and gets in high profile games that espn promotes and ppl just watch cause of the hype, gradually more americans will learn
how to watch the sport, thus understanding it more, and inevitably appreciating and enjoying it more. this can start with wins.
lol...Its like its upsetting to some of you that Soccer isnt as appreciated in America...even if it were, many of you would just root for another country anyway, eventhough you have lived here all your life...lets be honest...
those of us who root for other countries do it because even if youve lived in america it doesnt take away from the type of
home you were raised in. a kid can grow up in the usa but if he grew up in a house being spoken to in spanish, being fed mexican food every day, learning all the mexican norms and mannerisms, and watching his non english speaking parents root for mexico ever since he could remember.....his loyalty will likely lie with the
culture that raised him. thats why you see so many ppl in america rooting for the team that represents the type of home or family they grew up in.
but it'd still be great for non immigrant americans to get in on the action....not just that but its dumb to hear americans make their comments about soccer being "gay"...because the majority of ppl in the world understand thats not the case.
its like if ppl in greece always talked shit on tacos because they have gyros. everyone who actually understands how awesome tacos are would just shake their head at those ignorant greeks for thinking such an idiotic thing.
