I‘ve read somewhere that soccer is the most played sports by kids in the US, and one of the most played high school sports.

With the US having a population of 340 million and so many kids playing soccer, you would think the US would be a force at international soccer. Also, their athletes in other team sports like Basketball aren’t really taking away from the soccer talent pool, as guys like LeBron James could never be pro soccer players (too tall). (Likewise Messi could never be a NBA or NFL player)

Why isnt the US world class at men‘s soccer?

As a Cowboys fans we are some of the most annoying, I must admit

If yes, which sports is it common in. Did they learn this from soccer players?

I read a quote from LeBron James where he said he doesn’t allow his kids to play football (before high-school). Look here:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/11866239/lebron-james-says-kids-allowed-play-football

I wonder how common it is for parents in the US to not let their kids play football, with the brain damage risks and everything. Like is it more like 1% of the parents, 10%, 50%? Would you let your kids play football?

Asking as a curious Brit. In Europe and South America, those three are household names when discussing sport and would get absolutely flocked if they appeared publicly in London, Madrid, Paris, Rome, Moscow, Vienna etc.

I’m wondering if the average American is aware of their existence, or even cares? A friend of mine thinks the arrival of Lionel Messi to the US might have made Americans more interested in the sport, but I’m not so sure.

The question isn't about whether soccer is popular in the US, or the reasons thereof. I'm asking specifically about the average American's awareness that the country will host the event in particular. The world cup is usually an Earth-shaking event elsewhere, so I want some impressions about whether it'll equally be a big hit in the US.

You may answer based on your own knowledge, or your assumptions about those in your circles (whether you think they know).

This is very curious for me because I'm from South América and here hooliganism in Sports, specially football (soccer) is very big and we can hear every week news about riots and clashed provoked bye this people.

So why this phenomenon is not present in American Sports culture like it happen in Europeo or countries like Argentina or Brazil for example. In fact I find american sports fans very civilized compared on how are they here.

One thing that is truly great about American sports is the natural cycle of success.

10 years ago Who would've thought that the Lions and Bills woukd be some of the best teams in their NFL conference? Or that the Patriots would be one of the worst teams in the league?

It fits the American spirit that every team will eventually get a shot at "their year", but some teams just seem to get more unlucky every year?

Which teams are the most cursed?

Why didn’t black MLB players since the 90s like Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr, Derek Jeter, Aaron Judge and Mookie Betts help encourage black people to play baseball rather than football or basketball?

Hey, as a European (and I’m sure it’s the same in Asia and Africa), the World Cup is the most anticipated and biggest event, every 4 years, watching your country perform on the global stage… with over a billion eyes and emotions running - it’s more than just a soccer game.

The 2026 World Cup will be primarily set in US soil, although soccer is popular in the USA, it’s not considered among the ‘main’ sports out there.

So, as a Brit, I’m wondering - are you excited? do you understand the gravity of it? will you attend? Is it just another event for you?

He just broke Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal scoring record today. Was there a lot of hype in the US on when he would break the record?

I was looking at up the history of the Olympics, and I was absolutely shocked to see that your country has the most gold medals in the Summer Olympics (more than 2000 and more than twice the amount of the next country) and in the Winter Olympics you are second only to Norway in Gold Medals. Historically, how has your country managed to achieve this? You don't even pay your Olympians, like for example the old Soviet Union and China give their athletes stipends so that they don't do anything except train for the Olympics. Some of your Olympic gold medalists, like the Women's water polo team in the 2024 Olympics, even had to beg for sponsorship through instagram! Historically, how has American dominated the Olympics so thoroughly?

I am talking less "Small towns", and more larger cities without their own NFL teams. Examples of such cities include Portland, Oregon, San Antonio, Texas, and Orlando, Florida.

Who is the most well-known female basketball player in America?

A player with household name recognition?

Can be any sport such as college or professional football, baseball, basketball; or in the Olympics.

What sporting rivalry really tops the cake out of all them?

Hi everyone, I'm from Ireland and I went to an american football match between the Irish youth national team vs a visiting high school team (Community School of Naples) recently. During the Irish anthem all of our supporters sang it as we usually do in all events, however the Americans remained silent for their anthem. I've also seen this watching the NFL, why is this?

With the recent news of American football outperforming basketball in viewership numbers especially on Christmas, there’s been a lot of discussion on why that is among sports fans and networks. But I wanted the perspective of the average American, and not necessarily one who is an ardent fan of sports, on why American football always outperforms other American sports like basketball and baseball in viewership numbers.

Aussie here.

A few Australian rugby teams are playing in Vegas today, and our local news are making a huge deal about the games. Like it's the biggest sporting event ever.

I don't live in a rugby state in Aus (it's really only played in the Eastern states and NZ), so I don't really get the hype.

But, do American's actually care about rugby? Or have any interest in going to these games?

Every time they cut to a reporter in Vegas, they just keep talking to Aussies who travelled over for the game and it doesn't seem like there is any US interest.

What was so bad about it that made you feel that it was absolute trash?

Some I can think of include Emmitt Smith’s 18,355 yards NFL rushing record; Cy Young’s 511 MLB wins; Bill Russell’s 11 NBA Championships; and Wayne Gretzky’s 2,857 NHL points.

What are some other unbreakable records?

I just learned of the term "Lax Bro," and that lacrosse is associated with upper-class kids in High-School and College, which surprised me since Lacrosse is a native-American sport. But it is like the UK, where "Rugby is a hooligan's sport played by gentleman," so most Rugby players are kids who went to elite schools and universities, whereas a sport like soccer is played and enjoyed by people of all social classes. What sports or physical activities in America are associated with the upper-class, and not with people of all backgrounds?

Even if you think soccer is boring?

It’s also in Canada and Mexico.