I think you're right, HeyBatter: without commercials and more offense, it will be difficult for futbol to catch on in the US (leaving aside whether commercials and rampant offense are good things )
The 'everybody plays, everybody wins'/beehive ball mentality in the youth game is, oddly enough, also a US product. Kind of laying the groundwork for s****r to be taken lightly here.
Your 'keepaway with aerobics' description ( ) reminded me of the Brits' description of American football as being, indeed, 'very American': random acts of violence interspersed with committee meetings.