I Know Nothing About Soccer

[Fury]

Well ok then. People like different things, thats normal. My brother in law is from Chicago/Michigan and I tried to watch some american football and basketball with him but IMO I thought it was kind of boring and too many commercial breaks (ridiculous really). Guess it's a cultural thing.

Soccer is 1000x more fun to play than watch, in my opinion.

[JP_RC]

As opposed to what? 'football' where the game stops every 5 seconds? Baseball where they just keep throwing and throwing all day long yawn, or basketball where no one cares about points till near the end of the game as theres so much being scored anyway

Baseball is one of the most boring sports I've ever watched.

[Tre]

Why are there so many americans that are quick to trashtalk "soccer" in every thread? I mean, if you don't like it then ok. I don't like american football, baseball, hockey and unless I'm playing with friends basketball is also boring to me. However I don't really feel a need to express how much these sports bore me. So BF, why the hate towards soccer? Do you just really really hate it? lol

If the fucking infidels weren't so aggressive in trying to shove it down our throats, adult males wouldn't hate it nearly as much.  

I will say, though, that since we've got more sports channels now, the hatred isn't quite as bad, because we're no longer limited in our viewing options when ESPN or whatever decides they want to go after the Latino vote.  

Agreed on soccer being much more fun to play than watch.  Agreed on being bored by baseball (I don't even watch anymore).

It's popular among our younger set. Millions of us have our kids playing soccer and in my house, the rule is that my kid would have to play until she turns 10.  She loves the sport, though, so keeping her interested won't be a problem.  

I think it's great for developing balance and spacial awareness in young kids and the footwork required to be successful in soccer will benefit kids in many other sports they may someday try. 

[Tre]

Throw in the massive amount of flopping that the average soccer pussy does nowadays and what you've got is a theatrical play.

Little Busquets who cried 'wolf':

[James28]

I'm in England myself and know fuck all about the game. Played by northern inbreds and gays. Real men play something like rugby, Aussie Rules or American Football.

[Tito24]

Little Busquets who cried 'wolf':

fuckin sad

[#1 Klaus fan]

fuckin sad

Yeah it's pathetic, but why flail the arm towards the opponent's face if it's known what's going to happen? Just wondering.

[Tapeworm]

Soccer is popular in the UK because you get away from 'er indoors down the pub, as there's nowhere else to go since it's raining 95% of the time, and talk a lot of worthless shite with your mates over pints of some of the most disgusting mass brewed beer ever produced, and you only have to pay actual attention when the commentator's voice rises 3 octaves and every other chip hoovering offence in the place puts on their monkey face and starts with the gwonyersels.  Soccer's great.

[regmac]

Don't worry, there's nothing more American that not knowing @#$%^& about soccer. 

[Tre]

Don't worry, there's nothing more American that not knowing @#$%^& about soccer. 

LOL!

Even though I loved playing, I rarely let anyone know that I ever played (and even once played on a championship team!), because of exactly what you said. 

These days, it's all about my daughter, though. The kid has wicked footskills for her age (7), but I'm making her play one more season of rec before allowing her to play for a travel team. One local club really wants her to come try out, but I don't think she's ready for a 20-25 game schedule just yet...and I know I'm not.  Youth soccer and softball/baseball are flat-out insane in this area.

[regmac]

LOL!

Even though I loved playing, I rarely let anyone know that I ever played (and even once played on a championship team!), because of exactly what you said. 

These days, it's all about my daughter, though. The kid has wicked footskills for her age (7), but I'm making her play one more season of rec before allowing her to play for a travel team. One local club really wants her to come try out, but I don't think she's ready for a 20-25 game schedule just yet...and I know I'm not.  Youth soccer and softball/baseball are flat-out insane in this area.

Yeah it was fun in PE class,         when I lived in Germany.    Had no choice!

[jr]

[regmac]

Baseball is one of the most boring sports I've ever watched.

I gotta agree with you on that.   I'm a dodger fan but only go when a pitcher or player is asian.  That means more asian chqs will be in the stands.   But the game  ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[ToxicAvenger]

if more Americans got off their fat, snack eating, beer drinking,sunday nite american football watching asses and went into a field and played soccer instead on sundays

we'd be a MUCH less fatter nation...