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Like to know that you are the future of american soccer, and listen to what he had to say to this. >> if thats the title, then that will be great, but obviously, you know, theres some amazing players coming through. jon brooks and julian and eric and micks so im excited for what the future holds for us. >> he is just 20 years old. actually grew up with his grandparents and came through the seattle youth system and shows that the mls is really growing. talking a lot about the growth of american s...

>> ive got to say, the last time i even noticed soccer in this way was in 1999 when you won the womens world cup. that seemed to lift the game and its visibility, but for me, as someone who was really out of it, that didnt last very long, that sensation of, oh, look, soccer is really grabbing people. >> well, i think that was a different time. i think judah said something thats really valid, which is the media have caught attention to soccer. the outlets for soccer are much greater than they eve...

Mls before he went to play in england and he may or may not come back. clint dempsey is playing in seattle. the vast majority of those players will be playing in our league. >> i would encourage you to reach out to the d.c. united and theres a way to tap into that and it would be a wonderful, wonderful -- >> we were looking at that yesterday. >> there are two very important -- >> thats the future, right? >> theres two big demographic people in their mid-20s when the world cup was here in 1994, t...

Road for a long time and it seemed a lot of kids in this country would grow up playing soccer and they would end up watching the national football league and go on to other sports. alice has captured the nation, a long time coming. people were really into this. i dont recall anything like this for any other sport, so now it will be interesting to see can they catapult and keep this attention. what can i do with the mls so does not become like swimming or gymnastics that participate in the olympi...

>> absolutely. and first of all, an honor to be on the show with briana scurry. a huge shero of mine. i think weve actually turned the corner away from the anti-soccer fatalism. right now, more youth play soccer in this country than every other youth sport combined. and when you couple that with the combined ratings of the mls, the mexican national league, and the english premier league, all of that together in the united states, if you combine them, the different pieces in our diverse country, ...

♪ ole ole welcome back to our soccer stadium. i dont know what i will do when soccer, world cup ends. i might have to get a part-time job with mls. >> well have to find something to watch. baseball. >> for sure. >> lets start with sunday second round highlights. mexico was just a couple seconds away from advancing when netherlands tying it up 1-1. then the dutch won a penalty. it was converted giving the netherlands the shocking 2-1 victory. >> greece waited until the very end to score their...

Marginally each time you do this, but lets keep that in mind. the number you just cited, 25 million. thats the same number of people who watch the college national championship football game in january. just about. thats actually a pretty big deal. if we advance further, the numbers will be bigger. so, you know, soccer is never going to be baseball. the mls is never going to be the nfl. maybe it can come close to the nhl at some point. its always going to be one of the sports that has some peopl...

Really into football? >> thats a tough question. i also think its nearly impossible to do that. this event is a global event. it literally captivates the world. you know, young and old. and so youre going to get -- youre going to get this kind of hype every four years and its hard to -- its hard to get that on a yearly base. but, you know, we have a thriving league. we know that in the mls with bigger and better players coming in. david beckham owning a team now. two more teams getting added. so...

People fear whats different. >> i love that were not the best at it. i love cheering for underdogs. i love cheering for the team thats not supposed to win. i love the upset and come from behind victory. all of that. theres no international sport the u.s. competes in that i love more than soccer. i think its great. every game we win, its a surprise and great feeling. there are skeptics that soccer will catch on as a force in the u.s. permanently. kurt smith, author and sports historian said, "i h...

This, but lets keep that in mind. the number you just cited, 25 million. thats the same number of people who watch the college national championship football game in january. just about. thats actually a pretty big deal. if we advance further, the numbers will be bigger. so, you know, soccer is never going to be baseball. the mls is never going it be toe nfl. maybe it can come close to the nhl at some point. its always fwougoing to be one the sports that has some people pay attention, some are f...