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Americans have never been as obsessed with the world cup as they are now. social media could have a lot to do with that. i m back now with carli lloyd, eva chin and rachel nichols. take a look at the twitter traffic during the portugal, usa match. twitter literally blew up with each goal. so why is this world cup different than any of the other world cups? why is twitter going crazy over it. i this i they need into each other. certainly have more people on twitter than before. it s growing every year. we re talking before about the communal experience. it s a great way to sort of share with your friends who might not be around with you are, feel like you re all watching it together. and again, because everybody in the country is basically rooting for the same team. it just makes that communal feeling more exponential. you might be watching an nfl game and on twitter following along with your chicago bears ....
Athletics puts you in great shape. it s why we push physical education in this country. i think people are interested in the games. i think it s fun and exciting. people get swept up on it. soccer is the greatest participation sport for kids in this country. you re now seeing kids who are grown up on the game, all those orange slices that your mom brought as you were on the field and as kids grow up and we see the youth numbers of viewership rise, as well, that s adding to it, as well. i didn t mean to have you comment on the part about the guys but the way it looks, it s beautiful to look at. it s very colorful. the expanse of the stadium feels very international for some reason and because it is. and so i think that s part of it, as well. eva, let s digging in more and talk to you about the sex appeal at the world cup. i mean, i have a feeling a lot of women and men out there are watching because of the hot factor. what do you think? i will go there. i think it helps that the men ....
In the united states need to be reformed? a big issue is equality not only in income but marriage equality for liberals. i think education is a basic civil right. we ve got to recognize that people need to be entitled to an education in this corrupt no matter what the income of their parents may be. and no matter what part of the country they may live in. we don t decide whether we re going to send a fire truck or a police car to a neighborhood depending on how much money the people in that neighborhood make. but that s the way our educational system, would. we ve also got to refor the structure of education. we spend a lot of money in this corrupt and we don t get enough out of it. we ve had one of the highest expenditures per pupil of any place in the world but our actually he educational output ranks very low. we ve got to reform the structure. we ve got to get more support for charter schools. we ve got to give people more of an opportunity to equally participate in the education ....
Soccer is the greatest participation sport for kids in this country. you re now seeing kids who are grown up on the game, all those orange slices that your mom brought as you were on the field and as kids grow up and we see the youth numbers of viewership rise, as well, that s adding to it, as well. i didn t mean to have you comment on the part about the guys but the way it looks, it s beautiful to look at. it s very colorful. the expanse of the stadium feels very international for some reason and because it is. and so i think that s part of it, as well. eva, let s digging in more and talk to you about the sex appeal at the world cup. i mean, i have a feeling a lot of women and men out there are watching because of the hot factor. what do you think? i will go there. i think it helps that the men are incredibly attractive. have you these guys in clingy jerseys. they might be dewey from running an entire stadium length. and they re ripping their shirts off every moment they get. i ll ....
Better. i think they re equally paramount. it s the david beckham effect. like david beckham has the talent and also is not bad easy on the eyes. if you re the whole package like so many of these players are, i think they re also savvy in terms of endorsements and just being out there promoting themselves on social media. so it s a whole new age. i think the beauty of these men which again i will be the one to say it, i don t think it s any different from say he miss usa or victoria s secret. those are very different because sports, it s a very specific talent. but you know, at the same time, it s like it s not that different i think. his abs aren t that great. mine look like that in my dreams. rachelle, david beckham really did pave the way by joining the l.a. galaxy team. do you think this newfound soccer obsession is it lasting or a passing fad? do i think the mls major league soccer in the united ....