Oh Gosh, KD, i hope you don't think that 'eh' was a subconcious slur 'pon the great Canadian Nation🙂.
My comment was actually in general, for it seems that most people don't care for a sport unless they're winning.
I've spoken with alot of Americans and most of the couldn't give a rats ass about the World Cup, and thats because they arent leaders in the game. Other nations are the same, take England.
Before last Summer, you were to ask the regular Joe on the street about his opinion of Cricket, he'd have said...'pants', then we won the Ashes and the whole nation was hooked. Did they like the sport any more, not at all, they just loved that 'we' won. Before that Summer, the Idea of having a Cricket Player, who ONLY plays that and doesnt do anything else, on something like Johnathan Ross, was laughable, then these guys became super stars known by all.
Now we are getting back to where we were, the Brit Pub isnt caring much for that game anymore.
I grant you that some sports in some countries are outside this generalization, for example Football, but on the whole most sports do only receive popularity when they win.
