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U.S. sports fans just can't grasp what "real" football means to the world. The World Cup shows how much soccer has grown -- and how passionate fans are about their national team.

By comparison, individual sports are falling by the wayside.

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It may get harder for athletic programs to adhere to the Title IX mandate that athletic representation on campuses mirror student enrollment.

Frank Deford notes that if colleges make cheerleading a sport, they might stave off budget cuts to male-dominated sports programs — but at what cost to other female athletes?