The U.S. soccer team has defied expectations in advancing to the World Cup’s knockout rounds, but it still has a long way to go to captivate the full attention of the American public. A Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Annenberg poll found 40% of Americans care “not at all” about the World […] Read more »
Kaiser Health Policy News Index: June 2014
Reports about long waiting times for those seeking care at some Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities captured a significant share of the public’s attention this month. Over six in ten (62 percent) report following the story “very” or “fairly” closely, making it the most closely followed health policy story so […] Read more »
Growth and Breadth in U.S. Interest in World Cup
… Not surprisingly, the 10 cities with the highest TV ratings for the World Cup in both 2010 and 2014 are big metropolitan areas that have high population densities, more internationally diverse communities, and an abundance of bars and restaurants publicizing the World Cup. Washington, New York, Miami and San […] Read more »
Liberals More Likely to Be Soccer Fans
Every four years, nations across the globe come together and celebrate the one sport that unites us all – soccer or football or futbol – with the World Cup. Except in the U.S., of course. Thursday marked the beginning of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and, going by the […] Read more »
World Cup Opinions in 19 Countries: Likes, Dislikes, Predictions
Argentina, the United States and Iran appear to be the most disliked World Cup teams. Brazilian fans enter the World Cup as the most confident, though Argentines and Spaniards aren’t far behind in their home-country optimism. And fans across many countries agree that the Brazilians play the most attractive form […] Read more »