U.S. soccer fandom grows by nearly 10 million following men’s World Cup, report says

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U.S. soccer fandom grows by nearly 10 million following men’s World Cup, report says

The number of soccer fans in the United States has grown by nearly 10 million in a year following the country’s co-hosting of the men’s World Cup, a report has said.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7692323/2026/10/15/world-cup-united-states-soccer-fandom/Open link View original on feddit.online

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Let us hope we see a similar bump for NWSL after next summer’s World Cup in Brazil

The new research from Nielsen additionally said since MLS resumed play after the World Cup break, regular-season audiences on Fox and FS1 were “up 55 per cent among men 18–34 and 29 per cent among adults 18–34 compared to before the tournament.