Super Bowl (and soccer) ratings
Sunday's Super Bowl was seen by a record number of American TV viewers.
By comparison, soccer has a way to go - in this country.
But the Super Bowl pales in comparison to World Cup soccer on a global scale.
And, in terms of passion, American football doesn't really compare anyway, argues this writer.
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Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
7 touchdowns were scored on Sunday
Soccer World Cup final games have had 7 goals scored from 1990 and on (6 games), where is the passion?