Ask a football fan which countries they think of? Brazil, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, etc... Not the U.S., Canada, and ... Southeast Asia? The same is invers

Ask a football fan which countries they think of? Brazil, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, etc... Not the U.S., Canada, and ... Southeast Asia? The same is inversely true for hockey. Countries that are new to football calling it "soccer" are like countries new to hockey calling it "ice-golf": there are other ways to be unique and draw attention.