10228 <p>Lets face it, soccer is the World's most popular sport. And I don't think 6 billion (6000000000) people can be wrong. The only isuue with it in America is that there is no publicity. Half of American sports fans probably had no idea that the US had a soccer team until this year. The MLS is a bust and they have done nothing to change it. Getting about 5 or 6 games on ESPN a year is NOT enough. Another thing that draws people to sports is having a team to root for. You live and die with your team, and many people dont even know if there is a MLS team near them. The MLS should restart the league, and relocate the teams to more poplulated areas. For example: The Atlanta Silverbacks. They are in a highly populated city. But there stadium is halfway between Atlanta and Alabama and seats about 5,000. Not many people would be willing to make the effort to go all the way into the middle of nowhere just to see a soccer game. Now if it were moved IN Atlanta possibly a deal with the GA Dome, it would have a lot more publicity simply by being there. Also, the MLS should look into signing some players from Europe/Overseas. With the publicity Beckham got, it would be sure to hype up the sport.</p> true 2009-06-26T00:49:33Z 88114 2 2009-06-27T20:05:29Z