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A mini rant about people that complain about soccer/football
Muhfukka:
--- Quote from: Javier on May 24, 2010, 08:20:02 PM ---Why isn't running based competitions much more popular?
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come on man obviously a team sport with offense, defense, power, speed, stamina, and technical skills is going to attract people alot more than who can run faster. honestly youre kinda reaching with that one
Javier:
How come the NFL is the most popular? Basketball is way cheaper.
Javier:
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on May 24, 2010, 08:21:47 PM ---
--- 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.
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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.
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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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Not really, because soccer was popular before United States became the super power that it is today.
Muhfukka:
--- Quote from: Javier on May 24, 2010, 08:31:31 PM ---How come the NFL is the most popular? Basketball is way cheaper.
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see i was talking about people actually playing the sport, not watching pro sports . i mean watching an nfl game on tv costs just as much as watching an nba (or soccer) game
Jaydc:
Muhfukka was pretty much spot on.The cost os the game is a huge factor in the popularity.Anybody can play soccer anywhere its easy and doesnt cost money except to get a ball.Look at hockey,its almost exclusively a white sport because its pretty much an elitist sport.It costs A LOT of money to play hockey.Most countries in the world cant even afford to have an ice rink.You saying that doesnt effect how popular it is?Yes culture is also a factor but the fact remians any poor kid can play the game it doesnt take money.
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