Why Is Soccer Not a Big Deal in America?

Well we already got football.  American football.  Why would we need another football?  People think that the Superbowl is huge.  Only in America.  Way more people watch the World Cup.  Plus the NFL is not an international event.  Nobody cares outside of America.  But even the EPL makes headlines on ESPN.  When I was in Australia nobody cared about the NFL, I would get questions asking about how it was played.  I think soccer would be a bigger deal if there was an American superstar.  We love rallying around a good cause and bragging about our abilities.  Think about the Olympics.  But without an elite player we have no person to identify with on the big stage.  Freddy Adu for awhile looked like a potential candidate.  Landon Donovan is a household name here, but in England he is a backup on an average club.  Not until we have an American star on the highest stage will Americans care about the real football.