Is he generally only known by soccer fans or would the average American know who he is?

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  1. I wouldn’t say he’s a household name yet. He will be if he does well at the World Cup. He’s known by more than just soccer fans, but I wouldn’t go as far as saying he’s known by the average American.

    He’s still just 23, we missed the 2018 WC (which he would have played in), has had a ton of injuries of the last 3-4 years (and missed a ton of USMNT games because of it, including 4 of our 14 WCQ games in this cycle), and has had an up and down tenure at Chelsea. He just hasn’t been able to be consistently in the headlines.

  5. Haven’t heard of him. There are really only a few soccer players that even approach household name here. David Beckham (Posh Spice’s husband), Messi, Ronaldo, and I’m not sure I can name another off the top of my head.

  7. I don’t think so. There is a growing interest in the sport, but it’s still primarily a children’s game.

  13. Nope. He’s considered the best American soccer player right now but just goes to show you how unpopular that sport is in this country.

  15. Nope. He gained some recognition, especially being nicknamed Captain America, but most folks won’t know him.

  20. I know him but I’m a chelsea fan so that’s not fair. I feel like the most well known soccer player would still be Freddy Adu as crazy as that seems. His hype level was crazy. Landon Donovan would probably still have some recognition.

  23. It’s a shame, but yeah.. only soccer fans. He may be the best player in US history, and he’s still less popularly known than many average players in the top 3 sports. Such is life.

  26. Right now mostly by soccer fans but in 7 months when the World Cup is on he will become much better known.

  28. Christian Pulisic? As opposed to Jewish Pulisic or Muslim Pulisic? Never heard of it. Sounds like a Balkan dish.

  29. Super familiar with him but I am a long time Premiere League fan, played myself as a kid and coached rec. league for a number of years.

    Most Americans will have no idea as they don’t follow the sport.

  34. Nope… never heard the name before this post. I’m a big sports fan, but don’t follow soccer.

  38. Among me and my friends i would say yes. I was actually surprised to see so many people saying no on this thread.

  40. I honestly think David Beckham is the only household name out of all of soccer, and even that may be a stretch.

  42. Never heard of him.

    But I’ll tell you what, I’m interested now.

    Soccer is a weird thing. It’s pushed hard – and has been for years – for young kids; toddler, child, teen, etc. It’s popular at the High School and College level, and after that it seems to take a nose dive in popularity. Nationally, we don’t really care about soccer, but there are many localized areas where it’s really popular/enjoyed. It’s a shame too, because it’s a good game. I will say it has gotten more popular in the last 15 years or so, but it’s not close to becoming center-stage.

    The only major sport I watch is Baseball, I’m really good there with knowledge. Basketball and Hockey fair, but no where near baseball.

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