As an American who played soccer for 14 years (that's what I call the sport that I played since I played in America. I refer to it as football as an observer because that is what it is called in the countries that I watch) these comments kind of bother me. Do I wish that I grew up in the UK and had a community team like Southampton or someone to support? Yes I do. I am insanely jealous of people who get to grow up and live in places where football is huge and there have been teams for over a hundred years, but I didn't. I grew up in America. I played soccer for many years. I love the sport. Just because I live in America doesn't make me any less of a football fan. It does however make it insanely frustrating that I don't get to see the games in person like many people (most of whom seem to take it for granted). A lot of us Americans who like these big EPL teams like them because they were the first ones we really heard of. That's just the way it is. I was in my late teens before I ever even saw a football match on TV. In conclusion, sorry I'm not English.