sports thought of the week...
- probably no one else cares about this kind of stuff except for me, but i thought i'd share it anyway...in light of the past week's events in the sporting world i have an observation to make: if soccer is ever going to make headway in the USA now is the time...
...consider the following: baseball is staring the steroids era right in the face at the moment as barry bonds is nearing and certain to pass hank aaron's all-time home run record. baseball is extremely successful right in terms of revenue, but faith in the integrity of the game is extremely low. football is far and away the most popular sport in america but it's image is being dragged through the mud by shady characters like pacman jones, the cincinnati bengals, and now the michael vick/dog fighting scandal. add to that the huge story of the weekend: an nba official with mob ties is accused of point shaving and gambling on games he was reffing...this is perhaps one of the biggest scandals in sports histoy and the implications run deep (in particular, the outcome of the spurs/suns series is even more fishy than it was a couple months ago).
...and then, in the midst of all this, here comes david beckham...i don't think soccer will ever occupy a similar position in the american mindset like "the big three." but, if ever there was a time for soccer to make a move, it would seem like there is no better time than now.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/greg_lalas/07/23/mls.stories/index.html
2 comments:
You forgot one thing that stands in the way of soccer...HOCKEY
actually, i just want to point out that more people watched the US v. Mexico, gol cup final, than tuned in to any of the Stanley Cup final games.
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