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[–] JonIsHere ago 

Girls, lots of girls watched, I'm sure, compared to the other two. Either way, soccer is on the rise in the ol' USofA.

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[–] cessna182er ago 

To be fair it was a great game, and the US Womens soccer team is consistently good (they've placed in the top 3 in every world cup since its inauguration). I'd like to be optimistic and say this is due to huge American support of women's sports, but to be honest I think we just enjoy Americans beating other countries at anything :) Not that that's a bad thing; I for one found the game tremendously entertaining.

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[–] ThePieAssassin ago 

Also, let's not leave out Olympic gold medals.

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[–] RedSocks157 ago 

That's odd, because Americans don't even really like soccer that much. What's that you say? Most of the women's team is hot? GO AMERICA WHOOO USAUSAUSA!

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[–] physicscat ago 

They're waiting for another Mia Hamm....pull off shirt victory dance!

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[–] Sbs401 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Non stop action at the highest level- for the win

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[–] Spacehuman 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Let's not lie. Non stop competitive action? Sure. "highest level"??? Objectively speaking it's not close to high level.

For perspective, nearly any high school boys varsity team would demolish the best women's national teams.

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[–] Sbs401 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Well non stop at least compared to the commercial breaks of most sports. I'd argue high level is relative here, I don't know the game enough to judge them versus males, but I can enjoy it on its own merits.

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[–] Nationalist 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

This is so true. Meanwhile every other forum I've seen some people go on and on about how the women play better and you'll get downvoted/flamed to hell if you correct them.

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[–] intrepiddemise 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago  (edited ago)

This makes sense. It was Team USA vs. [other country]. An entire nation can get behind it. The NBA and NHL finals consist of two teams each, and the majority of those fans live in two cities; the cities that host the teams in the finals. I would be willing to bet that the vast majority of "fans" do not watch the NBA or NHL finals unless their team is involved somehow. That is certainly not the case with a national team, especially one with an outstanding winning record. America loves winners and it loves its national teams, regardless of sport (just look at the mystique surrounding the Summer Olympics here in the States). The U.S. Women's Soccer Team fills both roles.

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[–] 623117? 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

That's really cool! I really like hockey, so hopefully the Stanley Cup grows in ratings soon, but this is good to hear. Soccer and women's sports alike need more attention in the US.

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[–] Spacehuman ago 

women's sports alike need more attention in the US

Why does it 'need' more attention? On the contrary, while it's not polite to mention, women are comparatively terrible at sports compared to men (because of biology -- lack of testosterone, etc.).

I think women's sports gets far more attention than it merits (because we try to pretend they are 'equal'), but in reality watching women play sports is like watching little children play. They suck but we lie and tell them they are good and encourage them because it's good for their self esteem but we don't take them seriously, and when they act 'tough' it's just cute - like a small child flexing his muscles and trying to look mean.

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[–] 636974? ago 

I think that's a flawed argument because most people do not think women are comparatively as good as men at sports. If that were the case, they would have one league for men and women together, and not separated. The leagues are separated because of the fact that in most cases women are at a disadvantage at sports when compared to men. However, humans are competitive by nature, and watching two teams of people at roughly equal passion and skill value (Both teams being me or both being women) is a joy to watch and to participate in.