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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.

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[–] Lt_DanTheMan ago 

it's interesting because the World Cup (men's or women's) is your only way to actually say you're "Champion of the World". NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, can claim that, but only the WC actually delivers.

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[–] refugee610 ago 

I can't say I'm surprised. Hockey has a small-but-dedicated fanbase and the NBA has been bleeding viewers for years as it gets more and more "pansified".

What's interesting is that it was also the most-watched soccer match in US TV history. My guess is that we in the US prefer women's to men's soccer because in soccer the women are tougher and don't flop around pretending to be hurt.

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[–] parapalegicoctopus ago 

The weirdest part of the whole wwc situation is that with the exception of germany and japan no other country really puts as much emphasis on international women's soccer. In latin countries esspecialy womens soccer is looked at as "less than" because they're percieved as not as physical as their male counterparts.

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[–] New_years_day ago 

And 80% of those Americans couldn't tell you the year the declaration of independence was signed.

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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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