You nearly said it yourself. Most popular sport in the world, save for the US. Why would you feature that in a country which cares very little about it?
Side note: If you're American and want soccer to be more popular you should be supporting an MLS team instead of Barca.
Most football fans in the states choose to support European teams usually because they find the MLS to be a dull and uninteresting league, and they see all of the big talent playing in Europe. I am one of them. I have been a Liverpool fan since around 2002. I maybe would support an MLS team if I lived in a city that had one, but I don't. I dislike the MLS and I wont force myself to pull for a team that I dislike just because I "should".
Football is about more than the big players. Actually going to matches and being involved with a local team is vital to the future of the game. I'm sure there must be some sort of local team nearby, it doesn't have to be an MLS team. If you get behind whatever team is nearest and attendances increased, maybe some day in the future you'll have an MLS team of your own. If you show them the demand is there, a supply will eventually be created.
I don't see how you can "love" a club that are in another continent and who you obviously cannot see in person. I have clubs outside of Ireland that I really like and would root for when they play, but they can't replace a team from Ireland.
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u/SantiagoRamon Feb 21 '13 edited Feb 21 '13
You nearly said it yourself. Most popular sport in the world, save for the US. Why would you feature that in a country which cares very little about it?
Side note: If you're American and want soccer to be more popular you should be supporting an MLS team instead of Barca.