When the US beat England 1-0 in Brazil in 1950, it made little impact in the States and the players returned to the obscurity from whence they came. Against the backgound of President Obama’s attacks on British Petroleum (which has been called BP for nine years and is a global company), the 1-1 draw between England and the US has taken on a different significance as the lead story in the New York Post shows.
When the US beat England 1-0 in Brazil in 1950, it made little impact in the States and the players returned to the obscurity from whence they came. Against the backgound of President Obama’s attacks on British Petroleum (which has been called BP for nine years and is a global company), the 1-1 draw between England and the US has taken on a different significance as the lead story in the New York Post shows.
In earlier articles we have noted the steady progress made by the MSL, Up to now it has been in large part a story of the opening up of the US to globalising forces. Much of the support for MSL has come from Hispanics and from European expats. MSL average attendances may be those of a good League 1 or Championship side, but they are overtaking hockey crowds (where the Canadians are the true fanatics). If Team America really makes progress in South Africa, Americans may divert their attention from baseball for a while.