In the United States, professional football players earn much higher incomes than professional soccer players. This occurs because

A) most football players are good soccer players, while the reverse is not true.
B) U.S. consumers overall have a greater demand for football games than for soccer games.
C) football and soccer games are highly substitutable products for most consumers.
D) the marginal productivity of soccer players exceeds that of football players.

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Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The primary reason professional football players in the United States earn higher incomes than professional soccer players is due to the greater demand for football games among U.S. consumers. This higher demand translates into more revenue for football leagues, which in turn can afford to pay their players higher salaries.

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