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Dynamo boss: MLS will be America's second most popular sport

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10:08 AM ET 05.13 | Houston Dynamo team president Chris Canetti said Saturday's opener at new BBVA Compass Stadium was a signature moment for a team and a sport he thinks will continue to grow. "This stadium provides more than stability. It provides an incredible future for growth," he said. "MLS is going to become the second most popular sport in this country at some point, behind the NFL. People don't believe me. They don't want to accept it. But I'm in the middle of it. I'm seeing what happens. We're thinking big here. We're not happy just being stable."

Houston Chronicle

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May 13, 2012  11:23 AM ET

Here Here! If the MLS we're a stock, I would buy it right now. If the NFL we're a stock, now is the tme to sell.

Remember folks: Buy low, sell High!

May 13, 2012  11:56 AM ET

This is Mancini time!

May 13, 2012  12:01 PM ET

I hope it happens. Soccer is a great sport and is ignored in the US

May 13, 2012  01:53 PM ET
QUOTE(#2):

This is Mancini time!

Just watched it on DVR, unbelievable game. My condolences to the Bolton fans.

May 13, 2012  02:48 PM ET

hey canetti, cocaine is a helluva drug.

May 13, 2012  05:10 PM ET

i don't see this happening until mls can command the sort of tv contracts that the other major sports leagues do...i think it's 15-20 yrs out, at least.

May 14, 2012  08:45 AM ET
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Just watched it on DVR, unbelievable game. My condolences to the Bolton fans.

I feel sorry for Bolton fans... the first goal should not have counted and the plenty was a little soft.

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May 14, 2012  09:15 AM ET

Soccer sucks. Any game that can end 0-0 is not for me. It will never compete with the other big sports in the U.S.

May 14, 2012  09:30 AM ET

I'm sure it seems like soccer is the (2nd) biggest sport in America if you're surrounded by it 24/7. Take a road trip to middle America and see how popular it is there.

May 14, 2012  09:35 AM ET

Carlitos wins championships.

May 14, 2012  10:19 AM ET
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Carlitos wins championships.

Did he play in enough games to ever get a medal?

May 14, 2012  10:26 AM ET
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Carlitos wins championships.

Dzeko wins championships. People will remember the Aguero blast to win the game, but Dzeko's header changed everything. The team looked lost and defeated before the tying goal.

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May 14, 2012  11:02 AM ET

I never thought I would say this but Go Chelsea!!!!

F Spurs in the face!

May 14, 2012  11:19 AM ET
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I never thought I would say this but Go Chelsea!!!!F Spurs in the face!

Ha!

May 14, 2012  11:20 AM ET

I'm doing a TD with Frog about the CL final please come vote.

May 14, 2012  11:21 AM ET

Sounds VERY optimistic to me..... While soccer is a great sport to play, there just isn't enough action and scoring for most US fans. It's all about action/contact/scoring in the United States. I actually see Rugby coming up and passing soccer before soccer makes the "big four".

 
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