Article: World Cup could boost MLS' stature: League still trying to gain popularity in United States.

Byline: Shawn Mitchell

Mar. 31--There was no mistaking the enthusiasm in the voice of Major League Soccer spokesman Dan Courtemanche this week as he ticked off the list of major magazines that have run or will run pieces on American soccer this World Cup year. Maxim ran a six-page fashion spread featuring MLS stars in February. An American Airlines in-flight magazine profile of Landon Donovan and soccer-related cover stories in Outside, ESPN the Magazine and Sports Illustrated are in the works. An upcoming issue of National Geographic will delve into the popularity of soccer. Its research showed that the United States is one of only 16 countries in the world ...

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