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A mini rant about people that complain about soccer/football
Javier:
I'm an American but since my dad is from Mexico and he's a big soccer fan I grew up watching and playing soccer. Although my favorite sport became baseball, soccer is easily up there. See, I understand that my interest in soccer would not be there if my dad didn't like it or shit even if I was something else beside a Mexican American. The problem though is when people diss soccer, "oh that shit is boring" "low scoring ass games" "how can 0-0 be exciting?" Most of these people, if they were born outside of the United States most likely they will have a bigger interest in soccer/football than any the big trio of American Sports. Of course you'll have some exceptions, but let's recognize what would really happen if you were born in Italy, England, France, Germany, Brazil, etc.
So when the World Cup gets a lot of attention, don't be talking about how boring it is blah blah blah because more likely you would be a fan of that sport if you were raised in a different culture.
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Soccer's for fags!!!
Sorry....had to do it lol. I can appreciate Soccer tho. I dont play it or anything...or even watch it regularly. But when the World Cup is goin on I tune in and pay attention. I used to play as a REAL little kid...Im talkin like 6 yrs old lol. I do gotta say tho....Im sure even big time Soccer fans hate to see a 0-0 game. Most fans whether casual...or hardcore....like some sort of offense (in whatever sport they are watching). Imagine a boxing match where no one landed a punch lol
Javier:
Well yeah true point about a 0-0 game, but some can be intense. Usually in soccer tournaments, there are Home and Away games once it reaches a playoff stage. Let's say for example that in the first leg the score was 1-1 and they go to the 2nd leg with that score. Right from the start, a 0-0 game is intense because the away team from the first leg has the advantage in their house because they have 1 Away goal. If it stays 0-0, the team that made the most visiting goals passes in a tie situation.
.:DaYg0sTyLz:.:
--- Quote from: Javier on May 21, 2010, 12:10:25 PM ---Well yeah true point about a 0-0 game, but some can be intense. Usually in soccer tournaments, there are Home and Away games once it reaches a playoff stage. Let's say for example that in the first leg the score was 1-1 and they go to the 2nd leg with that score. Right from the start, a 0-0 game is intense because the away team from the first leg has the advantage in their house because they have 1 Away goal. If it stays 0-0, the team that made the most visiting goals passes in a tie situation.
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I get what youre sayin. Especially when people ONLY look at the final score and determine whether it was boring or not off of just that. You could have a baseball game that ends 1-0.....but there was a ton of hits, stranded men on base and pretty exciting (for a baseball game). That game could be more exciting then a game that ends 4-2 with barely any hits....but one grand slam and a 2 run homer.
MontrealCity's Most:
I love playing it but watching i cant do it.
Maybe if there was a american broadcast feel to it like football or baseball but fuck man that euro style camera is shitty , the commentators are boring as fuck.
Marketing, packake my friends.. look at the nfl.
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