Professional football is a sport that is exclusively played in North America. “ The biggest reason other countries …show more content…
Soccer has an extremely large fan base due to the fact that soccer is the most popular sport in most countries around the world. Some argue that the reason people of other countries do not like football is because of the large amount of violence. To some Americans, violence is part of the game that makes the game much more thrilling and exciting to watch. Brian Clarke claims that the gap between the fans does not have as much to do with the sports themselves, but the subcultures that they create. “ It’s a cultural divide that (much like politicians) breeds insufferable attitudes on both sides” (Clarke, Culture Wars). Just as in politics, different sides will argue as to what is right and wrong. Sometimes, soccer fans even take offense when soccer is not referred to as futbol. The culture of an individual affects how they see their surroundings. There are multiple reasons as to why a football or soccer fan could argue why one of the sports is superior to the other, and why other arguments are instigated,.
There has been bad blood between soccer and football fans for years. Football and soccer happen to be two of the most popular professionally played sports in the world. These sports are very important in regards to the world economy due to the fact that there is a large amount of money made at these sports. Ultimately, a cultural divide splits the two sides of this “football