A lot of Americans are Everton fans because of Tim Howard and because they're always that team thats "Kind of good without spending a TON of money on players" so it appeals to the underdog nature that a lot of fans root for when not having a real interest.
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they're always that team thats "Kind of good without spending a TON of money on players"
So like the Williams of F1 in recent years. They have like the 5th highest budget (€110m last year I think), but still end up competing with the higher 4 that spend €500m+/year on it