US Soccer Overtakes Baseball in Recent Fan Poll After 30 Years of Growth
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 12
US Soccer Overtakes Baseball in Recent Fan Poll After 30 Years of Growth
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 12
Summary
A recent poll put soccer ahead of baseball among US sports fans, marking a notable shift in the country’s sports hierarchy.
Thirty years after the US hosted its first World Cup in 1994, the sport has expanded its audience, lifted participation and entrenched itself in American culture.
That rise followed early expectations that a successful World Cup and a new professional league could give soccer the same national footing long held by football, baseball, basketball and hockey.