http://www.remkocaprio.com/2006/04/23/if-the-red-bulls-play-like-this-pepsi-might-acquire-the-team/ Thoughts and Expressions on the Meaning of Nihilism Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:53:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.remkocaprio.com/2006/04/23/if-the-red-bulls-play-like-this-pepsi-might-acquire-the-team/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Kev Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:55:38 +0000 http://www.mindxp.com/2006/04/23/if-the-red-bulls-play-like-this-pepsi-might-acquire-the-team/#comment-24 Nice article! You braved the cold and rain for a lackluster game, which is the true definition of the word "fan." One could only hope that Freddy Adu becomes the Tiger Woods of American soccer. American sports-fans are so fragmented into different markets, that there is no real "American" sport, despite several claims to the contrary. If you go by tv ratings and event attendence, NASCAR is #1, though the vast majority of people living in the largest US metro/media markets probably can't name the top three NASCAR drivers. Some areas are dominated by college football/basketball, others NFL football and yet others (small amount) pro baseball. Anyhow, I love soccer, and would like to see more U.S. interest in the game, espeically internationally. There is an intense rivalry with Mexico that is felt by the fans south of the border, but most people here don't care. It is certainly the most played game in the U.S., with heavy participation by youths, but it never seems to catch-on with mainstream sports fans. Pele and Beckenbauer received a lot of credit for generating interest in the sport here in the 1970s, now I wonder if another generation of international stars could revive it. Nice article! You braved the cold and rain for a lackluster game, which is the true definition of the word “fan.”
One could only hope that Freddy Adu becomes the Tiger Woods of American soccer. American sports-fans are so fragmented into different markets, that there is no real “American” sport, despite several claims to the contrary. If you go by tv ratings and event attendence, NASCAR is #1, though the vast majority of people living in the largest US metro/media markets probably can’t name the top three NASCAR drivers. Some areas are dominated by college football/basketball, others NFL football and yet others (small amount) pro baseball. Anyhow, I love soccer, and would like to see more U.S. interest in the game, espeically internationally. There is an intense rivalry with Mexico that is felt by the fans south of the border, but most people here don’t care. It is certainly the most played game in the U.S., with heavy participation by youths, but it never seems to catch-on with mainstream sports fans. Pele and Beckenbauer received a lot of credit for generating interest in the sport here in the 1970s, now I wonder if another generation of international stars could revive it.

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