While statistics suggest, soccer is one of the fastest-rising sports on US soil with almost 54% popularity among people aged below 45, for the old-school ones it still doesn’t cut it as a proper sport.
Since the World Cup in 1994 and the start of the MLS in 1996, the game has grown significantly in stature, attracting the likes of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Beckham.
But for Kid Rock, that ain’t cutting it.
In a viral video posted on social media, the rockstar is seen declaring war on the masses following soccer. Kid Rock made himself crystal clear about how soccer is perceived by true Americans.
During a concert, the 53-year-old was heard dropping bombs against the game. Here are the lyrics:
‘You can play soccer, eat tofu, or drive a Ford car someday. Oh, motherf**ker, Imma stick to baseball, apple pie, Chevrolet!!!’
Yes, that’s what he said. Kid Rock has a well-documented history of stirring controversies with his outspoken attitude and this just furthered the long list. T
he footage understandably did not sit well with the rising fans of the game and they made themselves heard on X.
While some straight out called out Kid Rock for thinking apple pie and baseball to be a more manly combination, others blamed the USMNT‘s shambolic outings in the 2024 Copa America.
The star-spangled men crashed out of the group stage after winning only one game out of three.
Gregg Berhalter did himself no favours to win over the USA crowd and many blamed him for Kid Rock detaching himself from the game completely.
One fan even pointed out that according to Kid Rock, driving a Ford was un-American but the fact of the matter is Ford is actually a USA-based automobile manufacturer.
Others also pointed out how apple pie is actually an English cuisine, so yeah, Kid Rock kinda messed up here. But now football fans… sorry, soccer fans did not let him off the hook so easily.
Some fans even posted snippets of how the atmosphere in a soccer game in MLS looks like.
The European tradition of lighting up flares, wide banners, partizan crowds, everything is now making its way into the American soccer culture and the picture was just one of the many examples of it.
