"Poll: World Cup a liberal's game; just 30% of nation following it"

Partisan politics seems to be everywhere, even when watching soccer and this year's World Cup.

And according to YouGov.com poll published hours before the U.S. plays Belgium on Tuesday, liberals and moderates are tuning in far more than conservatives.

YouGov reports that 35 percent of liberals, 34 percent of moderates and just 27 percent of self-described conservatives are watching the World Cup.

As for soccer viewing when the World Cup is not being played, 24 percent of liberals, 21 percent of moderates and a tiny 14 percent of conservatives watch the sport.

Overall, 28 percent of the nation considers the sport the “most boring to watch.”

Strip politics out of the equation, and just 30 percent of the nation is paying attention to the World Cup, with 70 percent watching it "not closely" or "not at at all."

 

Freakonomics: Why America Doesn’t Love Soccer (Yet)...

1. Why doesn’t America love soccer the way the rest of the world does?
2. Would that change if the U.S. ever managed to win a World Cup?
3. Is No. 2 possible without No. 1?

Indianapolis Colts Quarterback Andrew Luck ...

LUCK: I think…a Pied Piper would be a U.S. national team, you know, winning the World Cup. As we know, we love winners in this country. … It’s sort of ingrained in our society. So I don’t know if there’s one player that would be a Pied Piper that would bring everything with him, be a Tiger Woods. I do think our national team winning the World Cup would be unbelievable.

To improve their chances in the next World Cup,
the American team hires a drama coach.