| damndl0ser said:
So let me get this strait, you first said it didn't do much to it was very successful because of the stadiums? Does it even matter why it was successful other than it was? One of the main reasons soccer is taking off here is partially due to the WC we had here. There is still nothing in your post that proves otherwise, other than your own opinion. I am not trying to be a thorn in your side at all, and I do see your point to some degree. However trying to base where the WC goes based on its perceived popularity from affar is plain wrong. And unfair to the sports followers here or wherever else that it is not the end all be all sport. We have proven we are good hosts and that is all that should matter. |
Maybe I should have worded differently, it was succesful as it was the highest attended WC ever (check Wiki), only thanks to the stadiums. So, economically, it was a success. On the other hand, it didn't do much for the sport in the US, the only thing it did was that the FIFA forced the creation of a national league (I can't believe you didn't even have one), whose popularity and competitiveness is still very low.
And of course I don't know where the WC will go, and I know that what I say in a forum won't do jack. I know the FIFA (organization I hate, by the way, specially the president Blatter and the vice-president, my compatriot, Grondona). I'm barely stating what I think. If the FIFA priorizes the economic part over the fan part, well, it's in accord to their corporative (and horrible) decisions. As a fan, I couldn't care less of how much money a WC nets. That's not for me to judge. I only care about the games and the atmosphere. And yes, it's the end be all thing, at least for me. The WC is the most important event for me, even more than the Olympics. I care a lot where it goes. And, looking at other posts here, seems like I'm not the only fan who has a problem with it going to the US
