La Copa America Centenario By The Numbers

Dave Wolf

Associate professor of kinesiology and head coach of men's soccer at Westmont College

What are the chances that soccer will become as popular as baseball or football in the next 10 years?

I don't believe soccer will threaten the 'bif three' of football, baseball, and basketball, at least in my lifetime. That being said, if you ever told me that I would see the current explosion of football (soccer) in America, I would not have believed that either. Not only is soccer now a powerful "second tier" American sport (along with ice hockey, golf, racing, etc...), but it is the leader of that tier. It is here to stay. more