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Now that David Beckham is Here, Will Soccer Be as Popular in America as Baseball?

August 14, 2007

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The popularity of youth soccer has skyrocketed in America over the past decade. With a generation of boys and girls who are growing up with a love for soccer, it could possibly become as beloved as American baseball. Collectively, soccer is immensely popular all over the world, but the sport never found a professional home in North America. With David Beckham’s $250 million contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy and a soon-to-be generation of men and women who will have grown up on the soccer fields, could soccer one day be as popular as baseball in America?  Keep reading…