GreenPitch Magazine - METROPOLITAN SOCCER LIFE

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Is US Soccer doing all it can to grow the sport?

	Yes, keeping soccer on television and getting the US team to the World Cup are both major achievements.

	No, the sport has not grown recently because the federation is only interested in ticket sales and not in on-the-field improvement.

	Struggling to compete 3/29/12 - 5 p.m. - Toronto’s 1-1 draw/brawl with Santos Laguna at home Wednesday night is another indicator of the gulf between MLS and Mexican clubs.		Best case scenario 3/29/12 - 5 p.m. - The USA U-23 team’s exit from Olympic Qualifying surprised some, but it may be a blessing in disguise.


MLS Television Ratings Rising attendance, new stadiums, and uniform sponsorship deals in the $ millions have soccer fans praising the 17 year old league. But ratings for nationally televised regular season match-ups in 2011 have risen only slightly from a decade earlier, according to Nielsen.