Case in point, the U.S. men's team has not failed to make the World Cup since 1986 (seven tournaments) so that really isn't of discussion to think that it is because the men didn't make it.
Our men have always sucked while our women have been the leaders in women's soccer from the beginning but yet our women do not get the support from fans or even our country. They get much less to work with than their male counterparts although it is getting better. You'd think their 3 World Cup titles and 4 gold Olympic medals against zero for the men would be enough but after the big game everyone goes home and forgets about them while the men still get more support.
Recent attendance records for home games
Year Men/Women2012 - 33,210/16,251
2013- 33,803/16,479
2014-34,374/10,657
2015- 36,030/12,986
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