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THE FUTURE IS FÚTBOL | 2022 REPORT

THE STATE OF SOCCER IN THE UNITED STATES

Soccer is the Fastest-Growing Major Team Sport

By any measure, soccer has been GROWTH OF MAJOR U.S. TEAM SPORTS
gaining traction in the United 2012-2019
States, with an estimated 85 million
U.S. adult followers. The sport
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has seen a significant increase in
popularity, gaining 52% more fans
from 2012 to 2019, according to +52% +46% +27%
Gallup, far outpacing the growth of +8% -7%
other major team sports, including
basketball, baseball, and American
football. 2

Several landmark events have led SOCCER ICE BASKETBALL BASEBALL FOOTBALL
to the rise of soccer in the U.S. HOCKEY
In 1994, the U.S. hosted the FIFA % Consider Themselves a Fan.
World Cup and still holds the Source: Gallup Sports Poll, Conducted December 2012 and April 2019.
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tournament's record for financial
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success and attendance. The markets over a 25-year span, National Soccer team, which
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premier event intensified the as new stadiums were built and has won four World Cup titles
country's interest in world-class fans filled their seats in more and four Olympic gold medals,
soccer, which continues to gain communities across the U.S. an unprecedented streak of
ground. Major League Soccer Of particular note have been the accomplishments in women's
(MLS) tripled its number of achievements of the U.S. Women's team sports. 5

KEY MILESTONES IN U.S. SOCCER
1991-2026

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1991 1994 1996 1999
U.S. hosts the World Cup
U.S. Women’s Na�onal and sets the all-�me MLS launches U.S. Women’s Na�onal
Soccer team wins its a�endance record, with 10 teams Soccer team wins its
first World Cup �tle second Word Cup �tle
which remains hosted in the U.S.
unbroken.
2018
2007 2012 2015 El Tráfico rivalry
U.S. Women’s U.S. Women’s between LAFC and
David Beckham Na�onal Soccer team Na�onal Soccer LA Galaxy FC features the
comes to wins Olympic gold team wins its third 2 most famous Mexican
MLS LA Galaxy medal World Cup �tle MLS players in
the U.S.
30
2019 2020 2022 2026
MLS grows to 30 teams.
U.S. Women’s Mexico Men’s U.S., Mexico, Brazil, The World Cup is
Na�onal Soccer team Na�onal Soccer team Spain, Argen�na and jointly hosted by
wins its fourth World wins the 2020 Olympic others qualify for the the U.S., Mexico
Cup Title bronze medal men’s World Cup and Canada

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