미국 4대 스포츠로 올라선 축구.

<div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YmK3/aa5725a1ef71ef517274025ce56f92a0487e6dae" class="txc-image" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YmK3/aa5725a1ef71ef517274025ce56f92a0487e6dae" data-origin-width="593" data-origin-height="395"></div><p> </p><div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YmK3/eee5a02f75d6e8daf002b55659db1a15a748c22b" class="txc-image" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YmK3/eee5a02f75d6e8daf002b55659db1a15a748c22b" data-origin-width="866" data-origin-height="545"></div><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff;" data-ke-size="size16">미국인이 좋아하는 스포츠 조사에서 </span>아이스하키를 제치면서 4위로 올라선 축구.</p><p> </p><p>축구는 야구와도 겨우 2% 차이로 좁히면서 3위도 넘보는 중.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>축구가 이렇게 인기가 커진 것은 17세 이하 청소년층의 축구 선호 경향이 매우 뚜렷함.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff;" data-ke-size="size16">(2-1) 12~24세에서 인기있는 스포츠 2위 기록.</span></p><div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YmK3/4f0e0dc3f90af432bcb1db98e2ebc8740b407d10" class="txc-image" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YmK3/4f0e0dc3f90af432bcb1db98e2ebc8740b407d10" data-origin-width="591" data-origin-height="325"></div><p style="text-align: start;"> </p><p style="text-align: start;">(2-2) 축구팬 평균 연령 35세, 야구팬 평균 연령 57세.</p><p style="text-align: start;"> </p><p style="text-align: start;"> </p><div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YmK3/c06bfa9c86b790b8a05666249ed2561ef595994c" class="txc-image" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YmK3/c06bfa9c86b790b8a05666249ed2561ef595994c" data-origin-width="368" data-origin-height="245"></div><div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YmK3/e01d14ff91e49b096b3ebbb031f17cb899c33a08" class="txc-image" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YmK3/e01d14ff91e49b096b3ebbb031f17cb899c33a08" data-origin-width="750" data-origin-height="92"></div><p style="text-align: start;"> </p><p style="text-align: start;">(2-3) 2013년 17세 이하 청소년 시청률</p><p style="text-align: start;">EPL 11%</p><p style="text-align: start;">NBA 파이널 9.4%</p><p style="text-align: start;">NFL 파이널 9%</p><p style="text-align: start;">MLB 월드시리즈 4.6%</p><p style="text-align: start;"> </p><div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YmK3/2d5047615e40f98adc1601efc265ffe4a1dd9f0d" class="txc-image" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YmK3/2d5047615e40f98adc1601efc265ffe4a1dd9f0d" data-origin-width="578" data-origin-height="150"></div>