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A mini rant about people that complain about soccer/football
Chamillitary Click:
--- Quote from: Javier on May 24, 2010, 08:06:18 PM ---It seems that are a few different arguments floating around.
Debate me on the cultural side of why soccer is more popular outside the United States. I stated why U.S. didn't develop an interest in soccer, look if they United States never had basketball, football, and baseball rise as the country rose in to a super power, then soccer would be immensely popular here.
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opposed to what? Golf, Hockey & Lacrosse? probably lol.
Javier:
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on May 24, 2010, 08:08:06 PM ---
--- Quote from: Javier on May 24, 2010, 08:06:18 PM ---It seems that are a few different arguments floating around.
Debate me on the cultural side of why soccer is more popular outside the United States. I stated why U.S. didn't develop an interest in soccer, look if they United States never had basketball, football, and baseball rise as the country rose in to a super power, then soccer would be immensely popular here.
--- End quote ---
opposed to what? Golf, Hockey & Lacrosse? probably lol.
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It all goes back to culture. Every single American that has called soccer boring in this thread, if you would have been born in England, Italy, or France. Your fix will most likely be soccer. It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor.
Muhfukka:
--- Quote from: Javier on May 24, 2010, 08:10:16 PM ---
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on May 24, 2010, 08:08:06 PM ---
--- Quote from: Javier on May 24, 2010, 08:06:18 PM ---It seems that are a few different arguments floating around.
Debate me on the cultural side of why soccer is more popular outside the United States. I stated why U.S. didn't develop an interest in soccer, look if they United States never had basketball, football, and baseball rise as the country rose in to a super power, then soccer would be immensely popular here.
--- End quote ---
opposed to what? Golf, Hockey & Lacrosse? probably lol.
--- End quote ---
It all goes back to culture. Every single American that has called soccer boring in this thread, if you would have been born in England, Italy, or France. Your fix will most likely be soccer. It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor.
--- End quote ---
yeah man im not saying culture doesnt play an important part in this, but i 100% believe that the reason soccer is the biggest sport WORLDWIDE is because it is available to basically everyone, unlike just about every other sport
Javier:
Why isn't running based competitions much more popular?
Chamillitary Click:
--- Quote from: Javier on May 24, 2010, 08:10:16 PM ---
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on May 24, 2010, 08:08:06 PM ---
--- Quote from: Javier on May 24, 2010, 08:06:18 PM ---It seems that are a few different arguments floating around.
Debate me on the cultural side of why soccer is more popular outside the United States. I stated why U.S. didn't develop an interest in soccer, look if they United States never had basketball, football, and baseball rise as the country rose in to a super power, then soccer would be immensely popular here.
--- End quote ---
opposed to what? Golf, Hockey & Lacrosse? probably lol.
--- End quote ---
It all goes back to culture. Every single American that has called soccer boring in this thread, if you would have been born in England, Italy, or France. Your fix will most likely be soccer. It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor.
--- End quote ---
maybe, i mean you can't prove it; but maybe because i've been introduced & given the opprotunity to play sports like Baseball, Basketball & Football & find them more entertaining/interesting, it just turned me off to Soccer.
on the flip side of that argument, it's no secret that America is the New York Yankees of the world, if you ain't a fan, you're likely a hater; so couldn't you see people in those countries, supporting Soccer & the culture around it just to stick it to America? like, "our sport is more popular & better than yours" & the fact that they are raised to like it too.
like how kids in the Middle East are raised to hate America because their parents force them to, it's gotta be similar to those countries and Soccer.
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