Hardly.
I grew up in the suburbs.
Back when Pele' was a household name.
My specs:
I played soccer for seven years.
My dad was the assistant coach, and my grandad was the team's sponsor.
As goalie, I had a three year streak with no goals scored.
Our team was first in the league five out of our six years.
My family was INTO soccer.
After I lost interest and moved on to something else, soccer was the farthest thing from thier minds.
I'd wager that 95% of Americans are the same way.
Soccer is wonderful while people are associated with it, but once the kid's done, who cares?
Anyway, goodluck convincing people that soccer is more exciting than ping pong....