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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5: Why do Americans view soccer completely opposite to the rest of the world?
gpt
no one mentioned commercial rights.  the sport never became popular because corporations dont see it as a viable marketing tool that can eventually increase its popularity and therefore their own popularity.  soccer has two 45min halves that cannot be interrupted, meaning you cant fit commercials in a soccer game like you do in basketball, football, baseball etc., so no ones going to put money into it to make it seem cool. sponsorships are also few and far between.