I have understood that the female soccer has a lot of diffusion in the States, right?
anyway, just as i said, if you go to any country (out of the States and Caribe) , anywhere... the soccer is the law!. For example, if you come to Mexico or other country like England, Spain, Germany, Brazil, France, etc. , if you ask about A. Gonzalez, a few people know him, but if u ask about Chicharito (Mexican soccer player) is like your Brad Pitt world wide or something like that hehehehe.... Adrian Gonzalez and Fernando Valenzuela for me, are the best sport players ever emerged in Mexico, but Mexicans don't give that credit like they do to Juio Cesar Chavez (Boxer) or Hugo Sanchez (soccer player who played for Real Madrid).
A lot of debate with my friends about it, here.