You cant be closer to the goal line then the closest defender unless the ball is passed the defender... yes it has everything to do with the ball and defender position

Wrong!!! (unless you have different rules in the US then the rest of the world)

go back read the rules and try again.

This is wrong for a couple of reasons:

1. You're assuming that legal immigrants or Americans can't watch Soccer (I do, and I was definitely born in this country).

2. That being an illegal immigrant is synonymous with being from a Spanish speaking country (while the majority are, it's pretty offensive and many other illegal immigrants come from other nations).

4. The idea that Soccer will never be more popular than Football.

As for this thread, let's look back to when Baseball was the most popular sport in the United States. We had the likes of Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, as well as a bajillion other famous players. Nowadays, you barely ever hear about Baseball, and Football is a much more popular sport. Never assume that any sport will hold the top spot forever, because you could end up eating some serious crow. I live in the Washington D.C. area, and Soccer games are a lot bigger than they were a decade ago. The last time I went to see a game, the majority of people there were not from Spanish speaking countries, but rather people of all races and ethnicities (whites, blacks, hispanics, asians, people from North and South America, a lot of Africans, etc.).

As for Soccer being boring, it's boring for a lot of Americans because they have no personal involvement in the teams. When they turn on the TV and watch a soccer game, they have no idea who the teams are or why they should care. When it comes to Football, everyone has got their team. Hell, even around here, there are a lot of Redskins and Ravens fans (even though these teams suck). As American soccer teams improve and people get a sense of team attachment in the sport, it will grow immensely.

Yes, because popularity equals quality, right?

I hope to use that against you in the future.

So I still see no reason as to why popularity equals quality in this situation, just some failed attempts at a snappy comeback.

So basially...Soccer/Football is the world's best sport because it's the most popular sport?

We're clearly moving in circles here. I'll stop, since you obviously have no good arguments and I'd just be wasting my time here.

Ahh, you got me. Your stubborn attitude and poor arguments always keep reeling me in. So charming. Well, to answer your question, I was never trying to convince you that American Football is better. I guess since I'm American that's all I can like. To inform you, I do not like American Football, I vastly prefer Soccer/Football. If you bothered to read a couple posts back (which I'm sure you didn't), you'd know this. As this stands, you're still arguing that Soccer/Football is a better sport because it's the most popular, and you're still as wrong as can be.

Clearly it has nothing to do with the assosiation game being around... hundreds and hundreds of years longer.

Or the fact that a lot more people can play it as children because it doesn't take expensive equipment.

Soccer got so popular because it's so CHEAP.

All you need is a Soccerball... and you can play soccer... with as little as two people.   A soccer ball and them some objects to play the net.

It's also why Basketball is the fastest growing sport in the world... once you set up a hoop in your area... all you need is a ball.

Okay how about an option for never.

Soccer is so fucking boring to watch. 90 minutes of no action and it ends in a 0-0 tie. Or nil-nil as they call it.

I prefer exciting sports like hockey and North American football.

This.

In 1st world America (Canada + USA) soccer will never be top sport. I could see it passing hockey in popularity because the USA doesn't care about hockey but it will never pass Football, Basketball or Baseball.