Why China And The US Are Waging War Over Football

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Football is significantly more popular in the US now then in the 80s. The real problem is that there was no media exposure. It wasn't until European clubs started selling tv contracts in the 90s and 2000s that football took off.

Don't forget the demographic changes in the US. A lot of Latinos who grew up with football are now watching it in the US. At some games, more people watch the Spanish language broadcast than the English language broadcast

Because "football is the biggest sport in the world"-Zlatan Ibrahimovic

I like the chart "American Football", "Baseball", "Basketbal" , and "REAL FOOTBALL"

AS Roma fan here. I am loving Friedkin's Roma management. They are mixing their enormous amount of cash and American expertise with Roma traditions. They hired Mourinho and won a trophy immediately. Nowadays Roma is having limitations in the transfers due to FFP. This situation was generated by Pallotta, the previous American chairman. Friedkin put more than half billion of euros in Roma. In July an agreement with Adidas is going to be announced and Friedkins are working with the city mayor in order to have the stadium built in 2027 (Roma 100 years anniversary). All of this shows that they do not want only to make profits, but also to place Roma in the top 10 of European clubs for a very long time.

Very interesting analysis here. There are 2 aspects of the change in football in the US I think were missed opportunities (one was kind of skipped over and the other wasn't covered at all.) 1.) The point is right that Beckham has immersed Inter Miami in Miami culture but more importantly, most of the MLS teams are doing the same in their own cities. Atlanta United is VERY Atlanta. Columbus Crew is VERY Columbus. The Sounders fit Seattles culture. Los Angeles has an annual match literally called El Tráfico between the rival clubs there. Nothing more LA than traffic. So while "football" may not be American, the MLS is starting to make "soccer" fit uniquely in each city that host a team. 2.) The other biggest impact on the rise in soccer was probably AYSO. There are way more people now that have grown up playing the game so they are more familiar, have interest in the game as pro entertainment but MOST importantly, they are teaching their children which builds tradition, something that any growing sports MUST have to be successful.

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Football not popular in China??? Football might not be the main sport in China, BUT it’s still extremely popular. Football is the second most popular and loved sport in China just behind basketball.

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Football is very popular in China. We are just not very good at it.

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One reason that football is globally popular is precisely because it's not an American sport. That way, the barriers to participation are very low. No such thing as buying franchises, which allows a club to start from a low league and grow: e.g Brentford most recently. It has also meant that there are efforts made to have other countries adopt the sport so a tournament like the World Cup is truly global. If it were an American sport, being the world's biggest market will mean there is no need to increase the sport's popularity even in Mexico.

Well if USA and China war with football instead of military, that's a W.

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lol that "real football" on chart 😂

The big hit would be if anyone of them manages to buy Real Madrid and or barcelona (they still grab the most views out of any clubs)

Great content as always

1:57 i know it's a simplified map but you're missing the entirety of Fyn/Funen in Denmark. just something i notice because I'm danish myself. other than that, great vid as always :)

What you did not mention in the video is that UEFA lobbied FIFA to intervene with the ASL because of them buying Europe based footballers to play in the US. This led to the sport being labeled as "foreign" due to outside interference. Also, American soccer will take time to grow because less than 1 generation of Americans have access to local professional teams. Tradition is essential in football culture and it will take time for such soccer traditions to form for Americans. There are no shortcuts to football and China has been proof that just throwing billions of dollars can get you nowhere