( CNN ) -- Millions of Americans are currently enthralled with the performance of our USA soccer team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup , as evidenced by the eruption of cheers that went up with when Landon Donovan scored a goal in the final minutes of the match against Algeria . His winning goal has been hailed as a watershed moment in American sports history , and `` futbol '' fans are predicting he will be talked about years from now in the same breath as Hank Aaron , Joe Namath , Bobby Orr and Wilt Chamberlain . Sorry folks , it 's just not going to happen , -- despite the praying by CNN 's United Nations correspondent , Richard Roth , to make it so . It 's not that I detest soccer/futbol , but the reality is that Americans have not taken to the sport . As a native Houstonian , I sport the gear of the Houston Rockets , Texans , Astros and my Texas A & M Aggies ( Houston has the largest concentration of Aggies ) , but the MLS ( Major League Soccer ) Houston Dynamo did n't make the cut . Every year I hear fans say that `` it 's just around the corner '' or `` this is the year '' or `` the moment has arrived '' when soccer is accepted along the lines of football , baseball and basketball . To be honest , even the National Hockey League has suffered immeasurably , and judging by TV ratings , the lack of a major TV deal , and limited stars well-known to non-hockey fans , it 's safe to say it is no longer viewed as one of four major team sports . There are myriad reasons why soccer has n't caught on , but no one can say it 's because of the a lack of interest among the nation 's youth . Millions of kids nationwide play the sport , from inner cities to the suburbs . Yet once they become teenagers , soccer falls by the wayside and the interest shifts to baseball , football and basketball . There have been several attempts at launching a major professional sports league , and the latest is the MLS , which has been around since 1993 . The league has valiantly tried to reach the big time , but it has struggled , largely catering to its small but loyal audience . If you walked into any sports bar in America , and those there had to choose which games to watch , the National Football League , the National Basketball Association , Major League Baseball , the PGA Tour or the National Hockey League , would all likely win out over MLS . Although I 'm not personally a soccer fan , I 've watched a few minutes of the World Cup . But it simply has n't been a `` must see '' for me like the Ryder Cup or even the Olympics . And to be honest , the Olympics is probably the greatest comparison in terms of measuring the interest of soccer to American fans . Every four years we go nuts over our `` amateur '' athletic stars . We cheer wildly when the U.S. bobsled team wins gold ; love to see our track stars fly around the oval ; and are enthralled with gymnastics . But once the Olympic Games have ended , we store our `` USA ! USA ! '' chants for four years . I consider myself to be a huge track fan , and would love to see it on TV more , but the reality is that in other parts of the world , track stars are treated like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James . Yet if Usain Bolt walked through a mall anywhere in America , he might get a few stares , but he would n't be bombarded with autograph requests for photos , even though he is the Kobe of the track world right now . So soccer/futbol fans worldwide , do n't take it as insult that Americans do n't worship soccer the way you do . Everyone has their likes and dislikes . That 's really just fine . You do you , and we 'll do what we do . As for the World Cup , I 'll be cheering for the Donovan-led U.S. team to do well , while flipping back and forth to the NFL and NBA cable channels , pining for my two favorite sports to return in the fall . It 's just the American in me . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Roland S. Martin .
Roland Martin says American are cheering the success of the U.S. team in World Cup . He says soccer still will never catch on as one of U.S. 's major sports . Fans are much more interested in NFL , NHL , NBA and NBA . Martin : I 'm cheering for America team , but pining for return of football , basketball .