i apologize for not taking into consideration how arrogant americans are... *hangs head in shame*
Funny, the most famous Soccer player I can think of was Pele. I used to play it (soccer, not Pele) in grade school, but watching it? Blech. Watching it was like torture, almost as bad as watching golf or tennis...but granted with some chance of excitement.
But soccer never really made it big over here in the States, certainly not like baseball or even football has. At least we all have some sport to riot over, and can agree that overpaid players really put a hurt into ticket prices (those bastards).
Maybe if they shortened the field by half, added a few minefields, and made the ball explosive... (or am I thinking of an old arcade game? Hrm.)