there is a reason they have a World cup soccer every four years, it's wached by 3 billion people worldwide. only the Olympic games come second in ratings. do the math
See here is the thing....soccer is popular throughout the world because it's mega cheap. All you need is a ball. So every third world shithole thinks it's great.
Secondly, we have far better sports to follow in the States. I can understand the love for soccer when your choice is either it, cricket or track and field. But c'mon...vs football, basketball, baseball, etc.... it's lame as fuck.
Simple really.
And as we Americans say, if the world has 3 billion people who like it....good, we don't need to watch it then.