World Cup

[BR Pike]

I get that a lot don’t like soccer. Some say it’s boring. Some don’t like the gamesmanship. I get it. I used to be in this camp until my kids started playing. Once I started understanding it, really started to enjoy it. I think there some things they can do to make it better, though. Plenty wrong with MLB, NBA, heck CFB. But look at the numbers, per ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49420870/world-cup-final-peaks-60m-viewers-north-america

I read the final would get 1.8 billion world wide. Those are crazy numbers. It is clearly growing in the US also. If MLS gets their act together, it could get much bigger. My only point is soccer is growing. Anyone else notice that sports talk are now talking about it. They are a ratings business. They talk what sells.

 

[Bean]

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/ril...-reminding-americans-what-makes-country-great

"With only the championship match remaining, social media has been flooded with videos from international visitors documenting what they've found here. They rave about the hospitality of ordinary Americans. They marvel at our diversity, our national parks, our food, our culture, and yes, even our patriotism.
They've danced in the streets with complete strangers after matches. They've sung "Take Me Home, Country Roads" shoulder-to-shoulder with thousands of Americans they'd never met. They've stood speechless overlooking the Grand Canyon. They've tried real American barbecue for the first time. They've talked about feeling welcomed in cities they were told to fear.

Watching these videos, I kept asking myself one question: Why do people from halfway around the world seem to appreciate America more than so many Americans do? Maybe it's because they haven't spent years being told to hate it."

Dan Bongino on Instagram: "I rarely ask you to watch a clip this long... but man, as an American, this one is worth your time. If this hasn't gone viral, you need to make it so. This is the greatest country in the history of the world "

37K likes, 1,478 comments - danbongino on August 13, 2026: "I rarely ask you to watch a clip this long... but man, as an American, this one is worth your time. If this hasn't gone viral, you need to make it so. This is the greatest country in the history of the world ".

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