greenandgold
I'm Dirty Hairy Callahan
.....I still think soccer sucks.
B-O-R-I-N-G!
B-O-R-I-N-G!
^ popular in poor countries due to the cheapness of the sport. (i think).....one ball, play damn near anywhere, does not really require a stadium, does not require expensive gear.....plus, american football is not broadcast in the same spectrum that soccer is. But, the most popular spectator sport in the USA is NASCAR, yet you wont catch me watching rednecks go round and round for hours on end. People are different in their likes. I just personnally find soccer to be the most boring big time sport there is.
Germany, England, Switzerland and so forth are far from poor countries. In the U.S. soccer is the most played sport by people under 18. MLS attendance is now on average comparable to the NBA, NHL, and one third of the MLB.
But this thread pushes the envelope on the surreal. Here we have a football forum, with a place for discussion of other sports. And football fans come in the other sports area to troll a fight over other sports.
Some people do find soccer boring. But it is gaining more attention in the US all the time, especially with the Ambassadorship of Beckham and the great success of the Women's national team.
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I didn't say ALL the places it's popular are poor, but consider where it is popular as well when you are speaking.
Mexico
Central American countries
South American countries
Africa
Middle east
Those are typically poorer areas and that is the most popular sport.
And how am i trolling a fight? That was a truely lame statement. My opinion of the sport being boring, is just that, an opinion. Don't like it, to bad my friend. This world would be a boring place if we all agreed on everything.
who cares??? Is this an overall soccer forum? No, it's not.....not like he invaded an MLS forum and talked crap......stop with the thin skin, toughen up.
Friendly banter folks....
Exactly, you hit the nail on the head Ivo.different taste in sports. europeans hate the stop and start of the NFL. Mericans hate the low scoring of soccer. What bothers one group doesnt bother the other. Just diff taste.
I apologize for being " testy" earlier in the thread. Been fighting this stinkin flu, but that's no excuse. I read this a number of years ago and thought it made a very insightful cultural analysis of the two sports; www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/documents/footballsoccer.pdf
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Real men play American football!
Actually, I kind of like watching Rugby. Don't really understand the rules, but it is almost like football without helmets or pads. I even can watch Australian rules football. But to sit and look at a soccer game. They spend a couple of minutes working the ball upfield, only to kick the ball all the way back to the goalie, who kicks it halfway back down the field.
What's the point?
Real men play American football!
Actually, I kind of like watching Rugby. Don't really understand the rules, but it is almost like football without helmets or pads. I even can watch Australian rules football. But to sit and look at a soccer game. They spend a couple of minutes working the ball upfield, only to kick the ball all the way back to the goalie, who kicks it halfway back down the field.
What's the point?