British Sports Popular in the US?
Nov 20th 2004, 8:52 am
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Re: British Sports Popular in the US?
Originally Posted by torpkevuk
so long as they have football (soccer) to some respect im happy. checked around, the nearest (only) team, is a ladies college team but hey, that'll do
Women's football is one of the biggest growth sports in the US. The girls are every bit as good as the boys & seem to want to learn more too.
Nov 20th 2004, 6:26 pm
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Re: British Sports Popular in the US?
Originally Posted by doctor scrumpy
Women's football is one of the biggest growth sports in the US. The girls are every bit as good as the boys & seem to want to learn more too.
Oh yes. Aren't you coaching a girls' team? What ages are they? Do they represent a school or is it some kind of soccer/football club?
Jan 22nd 2005, 11:09 pm
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Re: British Sports Popular in the US?
the u.s. has no interest in things that arent american, ie soccer, rugby, cricket. if you notice their major tele networks (abc/fox/nbc/wb), they dont include uk shows like "mile high", or "the bill" while australia, and new zealand do. while australia and new zealand feature, chinese, hindu, french, and italian shows, the u.s. doesnt. if you look even further, youll notice that uk pop stars dont make it big in the u.s. either. people like sophie ellils bextor, and nastasha beddingfield are virtually unknown in the u.s. as popular as david beckham is in the uk, he is really nobody in the u.s... oh and try asking a yank what manchester united is.
Jan 23rd 2005, 2:23 am
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Re: British Sports Popular in the US?
There are rugby teams in Columbia and Charleston. I think 2 or 3 teams.
Jan 23rd 2005, 2:32 am
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Re: British Sports Popular in the US?
Originally Posted by imerkedve
try asking a yank what manchester united is.
Jan 23rd 2005, 3:52 am
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Re: British Sports Popular in the US?
Originally Posted by imerkedve
if you look even further, youll notice that uk pop stars dont make it big in the u.s. either. people like sophie ellils bextor, and nastasha beddingfield are virtually unknown in the u.s. oh and try asking a yank what manchester united is.
mmmmmm, I wonder why.......................... and as for Manchester United, when I tell people I'm from near Manchester the first thing they say is "oh my god, Manchester United, didn't David Beckham play for them"
