Do you think soccer will be taken over as the most popular by another sport someday in the future?

[Takes Two To Tango]

Or it's pretty much set for the rest of humanity existence.

I think Soccer will never be overtaken it's just too ingrained in the culture of human beings. And it's very accessible sport.

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[PG29 red0 Jr]

IDK, I have never seen a soccer game. I have walked into a lunch room where a game is playing on TV during the (world cup?), but I don't know anything about soccer.

 

[Croaker]

Soccer isnt even bigger than the UFC

 

[SirRealKiller]

I don't think so. Only possible sport that could take over for soccer is probably Basketball as it's one of the only other sports played in almost every country at this point.

 

[therealdope]

Not in my lifetime.

 

[Sweater of AV]

@fica

 

[fingercuffs]

Of course not. Americans can't even field a team out at The Olympics or play internationally whatsoever.

I love NFL but they have such a short season, and don't play any internationals so they're babied from Feb to August, it's funny though.

 

[Sakuraba'sEar]

Yes, power slap will overtake soccer soon

 

[LEWIS540]

Not only will it not be overtaken, I can see it becoming an even clearer #1.

 

[Goatenstein]

Not only will it not be overtaken, I can see it becoming an even clearer #1.

As more wealth is hogged by fewer people only the rich kids will have access to equipment for sports that aren't soccer.

 

[LEWIS540]

As more wealth is hogged by fewer people only the rich kids will have access to equipment for sports that aren't soccer.

That’s just a tired argument which is clearly bollocks.

 

[haysus31]

Never overtaken. I don't like it to me it's a foreign sport where I go with my friends to cheer the teams from our native lands. It is not an American sport. But I belive it will eventually catch hockey and probably pass it in the US. My older kids love the the NFL baseball and basketball. But they watch as much hockey as possible. I have noticed that one of them knows players from the big European teams. He watches matches despite the time difference and knows what is going on. Hockey will eventually get caught by one of the euro leugues. The MLS is Damm near unwatchable though.

 

[Bobby00]

Maybe by something that hasnt been invented yet. Out of all the sports Basketball is the closest that could overtake it but it never will. Most countrys will never have the talent pool. Hockey is huge in a lot of cold countries but outside those countries no one cares. Cricket is huge in some parts of Asia and American Football is huge in the US but outside of it no one cares.

 

[fica]

reading this is crazy. whine whine other sports that are expensive do not get many fans because it is expensive to play soccer is easy did it ever cross your mind that soccer if introduced properly and not being sabotaged by big media like in USA is most exiting most innovative most imagination driven sport so maybe that is most popular and not do to being inexpensive to play and most popular clear hands down number 1 sport

 

[BangBang]

What can be simpler and less harmful than kicking a ball with some mates with jumpers for goal posts? Ah bless...

 

[BangBang]

Does the sport Jiggy Jiggy count? (Otherwise known as rumpy pumpy).

 

[Possum Jenkins]

Maybe by something that hasnt been invented yet. Out of all the sports Basketball is the closest that could overtake it but it never will. Most countrys will never have the talent pool.

I agree with your overall post but the underlined is kinda interesting. It makes sense logically but there's a couple of big exceptions.

The Philippines don't have the talent pool to produce any even halfway decent players but they don't care, it's still by far their #1 sport. China isn't as bad but still pretty similar. Seems some countries don't care that they suck.

 

[Bobby00]

I agree with your overall post but the underlined is kinda interesting. It makes sense logically but there's a couple of big exceptions.

The Philippines don't have the talent pool to produce any even halfway decent players but they don't care, it's still by far their #1 sport. China isn't as bad but still pretty similar. Seems some countries don't care that they suck.

That is true but most countries care if they suck. When you look up what sport is popular in a country its usually one that the country excels at. Brazilians are really into soccer, Russians are really into Hockey, Hungarians care about Handball. Of course soccer is even in most countries popular even without much sucess. Which is why i believe it will never get overtaken. People who led soccer were smart to popularize it when not much was around they were already thinking globally while other sports stayed local or never caught on. The World Cup is huge and every little country takes part even if their chances are 0.

 

[fica]

That is true but most countries care if they suck. When you look up what sport is popular in a country its usually one that the country excels at. Brazilians are really into soccer, Russians are really into Hockey, Hungarians care about Handball. Of course soccer is even in most countries popular even without much sucess. Which is why i believe it will never get overtaken. People who led soccer were smart to popularize it when not much was around they were already thinking globally while other sports stayed local or never caught on. The World Cup is huge and every little country takes part even if their chances are 0.

lol still with it is big because des not have competition of american sports lol american sports are big because sport lobby in usa to govt to have it in schools as form of competition between schools they even tryed to lobby german govt to have american football in high school they told them to take a hike. reason football/soccer is big because it is most imagination capturing sport out there most competative with different divisions and levels and teams

 

[Bobby00]

lol still with it is big because des not have competition of american sports lol american sports are big because sport lobby in usa to govt to have it in schools as form of competition between schools they even tryed to lobby german govt to have american football in high school they told them to take a hike. reason football/soccer is big because it is most imagination capturing sport out there most competative with different divisions and levels and teams

Dude you need to stop replying to me. No one understands your broken english i am pretty sure you have some disability on top of that im not even joking or making fun. im not american so have a hard on for anything american somewhere else.