Please use the article I attached to answer this question: Does the anomaly of soccer present a challenge for Markovits & Rensmanns theory? If so, explain why. If not, explain why not.

We have considered a number of theories, including one from Markovits & Rensmann (M&R), that the institution of sport is not gender-neutral. Rather, sport is constructed in ways that favor men over women, culturally.

In the U.S., American football* is extremely popular. By comparison, soccer in the U.S. is growing in popularity, but it has historically not been popular, and even today is only the fifth-most popular spectator sport after football, basketball, baseball, and ice hockey. Participation in football is almost exclusively by men. However, in soccer, while participation by men is high, womens participation at the collegiate level and above is even greater.

Does the anomaly of soccer present a challenge for Markovits & Rensmanns theory? If so, explain why. If not, explain why not.

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