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It’s just the American in him

CNN’s Roland Martin is just too hip for you soccer/footy types to fall for the hype:

“Every year I hear fans say that ‘it’s just around the corner’ or ‘this is the year’ or ‘the moment has arrived’ when soccer is accepted along the lines of football, baseball and basketball. To be honest, even the National Hockey League has suffered immeasurably, and judging by TV ratings, the lack of a major TV deal, and limited stars well-known to non-hockey fans, it’s safe to say it is no longer viewed as one of four major team sports.”

Except that no such clarion calls are being made by the people Martin claims. Hockey nuts have done no such thing either, although ESPN is excited enough about the post-lockout revival of the NHL to be interested in re-acquiring TV rights. 

As for MLS, it’s been around since 1996, not 1993. Poor research leads to lazy conclusions. Chastened polemic would have been preferable to this thin gruel.