Friday, June 21, 2002 | 9:01 a.m.
Dean Juipe's simple-minded analysis of soccer ("Appeal of soccer broad and limited," June 19) is filled with inaccuracies.
To say that soccer's popularity has " ... nothing to do with the game" but rather because all that is needed is a ball and the ability to jog is blatantly wrong. Just because it's accessible does not make it the most popular game. Soccer requires tremendous skill, endurance and practice.
For the rest of us, we will savor -- win or lose -- the outstanding efforts of the U.S. soccer team. Soccer has gained in popularity in this country and most of us will have a continued and stronger appreciation for the world's greatest sport.
TOM KAPLAN
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