That's funny considering there are more youth soccer clubs across America than football teams. On a national level, of course it can't compete with the NFL but to say that people don't care s rather ignorant.
Yeah but the vast majority of those kids quit when they are 13 or 14.
Been a while since you've visited any major sports complex in the bay area. There are several tournaments every year that attract teams from all over the country. There is a huge opportunity for tourism $$.
73% of kids quit before they turn 13. This is from US Soccer. Still, I would like USF to investigate the stadium issue.
The large quitting rate is due to the lack of a popular league like the NFL, MLB, or NBA. Unless you go overseas, there isn't a lot of money to be made in the MLS. Hopefully, as popularity for the league grows so will the money and the talent.