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why do americans hate on foot-ball ?
KING VerbalAssaulta:
ultra slow pace(though baseball is about the same)
lack of scoring
little if any use of upper body...most popular american sports utilize hands/upper body involvement
too much tapping the ball back and forth...and little ball advancement(vertically) much of the time
americans demand more out of our entertainment
rarely any drama or excitement
i understand sometimes it can be a sort of chess match sometimes...but no one can say soccer is actiuon packed...i've really tried to give soccer a chance and whatch games(some world cup games and some of those euro league games...but god...watching paint dry might be more interesting
koala_gangsta:
americans will never enjoy a sport where there are commonly only 1 - 2 goals per game. americans like action, and there just isn't enough scoring to make soccer appealing to americans....
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
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--- Quote from: Ted187 on October 27, 2005, 12:01:49 PM ---For me, its because of those shorts. When I was like 8 and I played soccer they shorts were practically short shorts. That pretty much did it for me. :)
seriously...
From the outside looking in it's just because all they're doing is kicking a ball. I know there's a lot of strategy and skill involved in it, but from someone who hasn't grown up watching it, it just looks like some guys kicking a ball. And I don't really think it's gay... I watched the world cup. I even travelled from San Diego, CA to Minnieapolis, MN just to watch some soccer games (and chill with the family).
So basically is just what your exposed to. US=football Canada=hockey rest of the world=soccer.
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and global=basketball.
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FYO: Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.
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i think he's saying that basketball is the only sport that seems to be popular around the world, AND in America.
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Yes...At least some people (though it may be very few) can comprehend shit on this board.
Mygla:
what the fuck... American Football is nothing but time-outs... how often are the ball in play for more than a minute without interruption?
Perfection:
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Actually a lot of the time. If you'd watch NFL, College, or CFL football you'd know that
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