These immigrants are not only providing homegrown soccer talent for US teams; they are a core part of the expanding US audience for soccer worldwide. Dan Levy, lead writer for the US sports website The Bleacher Report, points out that most commentators define “American soccer” as the number of Americans who watch American players in US league play.
这些移民不但为美国提供本土足球人才；还构成了不断扩大的美国足球观众的中坚力量。美国体育网站布里克报告（The Bleacher Report）主写手丹·莱维（Dan Levy）指出，大部分评论员将“美国足球”定义为观看美国足球联赛中美国球员表演的美国人数量。