In general I think hes an idiot
But the people who are fans, are for the most part big fans, not just fans of their club like with north american sports or even Europeans with theirs. Plus we get way more soccer on tv than they do in europe for the most part, so there is so much more to see
Its just like I bet the same is true for nfl fans in the uk and europe, when you have to put more effort into being a fan because it's not readily around you, of course you follow a bit more