What's interesting about Americans and soccer is that....I don't think I know anyone who DIDN'T play soccer as a kid- even I did. There are over 300 million people in this country, and a large Hispanic population. I see pick up games of soccer all the time in city parks. Major League Soccer is rising. This country's soccer program is on its way up, and could be a major world force in soccer land in the next couple of decades. I wouldn't be surprised if, in 20 years or so, the US has won a World Cup. It's bound to happen.