For the first time in World Cup history the sports broadcasting company, ESPN, will be providing live telecasts of each and every game this summer for the entire world to see.
ESPN's commercial, which can be seen here, tries to entice and attract U.S. fans who may have previously never been attracted or interested in the sport. Soccer has never been a mainstream sport here in the United States, and that really upsets me. I've been a soccer player my entire life ever since I've been able to walk, so when I use to see people just smack talk my sport, it was a bit upsetting. But now, with all the publicity ESPN has been giving the World Cup, it seems that the sport might actually take off and gain popularity in the States.
As I walk around campus here at the University of Oklahoma, I hear people talking about how they can't wait for the World Cup to start, and even all over Facebook I see people counting down the days until the start of this world-wide tournament. It not only pits countries against each other on a world stage, but in a way, it brings countries all over the world together to cheer on their team in hopes of hoisting the glorious World Cup trophy, which is seen left.
At the end of the day, I'm finally glad to see soccer get so much publicity here in the States; and I definitely can't wait to see how the World Cup plays out this year, especially since the U.S. qualified to be in the tournament this year. I applaud ESPN for taking such big strides in providing coverage of all of the matches this summer, because I definitely believe that it's definitely going to attract a large crowd of new soccer fans, which could ultimately help jumpstart this sport here in America.
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