Re: Soccer sucks. Obviously I'm not referring to those countries. More like countries in Central and South America, and Africa mostly. What about China? Basketball is more popular in China than Soccer. Soccer is popular in India which has many slums. It's population is more than nearly all those countries combined.
Re: Soccer sucks. no, you don't get it at all. he's saying a european loving deuschbag is better than a redneck nascar enthusiast.
Re: Soccer sucks. Way to exaggerate. I agree with the Basketball sentiment but Football taking a break every 10 seconds....right. Really trying to make a point that isn't there.
Re: Soccer sucks. Clearly. Luckily, Maris is blessed with the insight to expose it. He also has fact, lots of facts.
Re: Soccer sucks. I beg to differ. How long does a typical play from scrimmage last and how long do they run down the play clock before the next snap? Point in case, it's a 60 min clock that takes 3hrs to complete, which means they are not playing more than they are playing. Soccer, is a 90 minute game that lasts two hours (the remaining 30 minutes is a 15 minute halftime and the intro/outro commentary).
Re: Soccer sucks. You also can't defend the NFL from being a slow game, it's the first sport that I know of that had official timeouts put in place to allow for more TV Commercial Breaks.
Re: Soccer sucks. I love soccer but I understand why other sports are more popular here. I'm Hispanic and have grown around a soccer loving culture, I just think people in the States are more attracted to offensive oriented sports. You're right about the pauses in the NFL. But there's generally a lot more scoring in football and basketball. A dominant player can affect basketball more, which is why it is my favorite sport. I still plan on watching the World Cup I think it is a cool event. It feels very meaningful because of its global aspect.
Re: Soccer sucks. I don't think the US media is trying to shove soccer down your throat. In fact I think there is a strong bias against soccer in NA.
Re: Soccer sucks. All this NFL bashing is fucking hilarious. You guys are fucking crazy. Soccer doesn't hold a candle, a match stick, a flaming fart to the NFL. Come on. Wow. I'd much rather deal with all the pauses in NFL and subsequent amazing plays then watch a bunch of average sized athletes run, run, run, run, run, run, and never score. Call me an ugly American, I don't give a fuck. I played soccer. I get it. It's just not as good as any of the three American majors, and that includes Baseball. But as I said before, I will be watching the World Cup. No doubt about it. It's a big deal. I get that. And if team USA can deliver one big upset, I'll be happy!
Re: Soccer sucks. The NFL for me is pretty boring. I only watch through the playoffs and a couple games.. for me I <3 NCAA Football a billion times more. But I just have more fun with the game I guess.
Re: Soccer sucks. I don't know duder, maybe my view is skewed because I fit in with the coffee drinkers myself. But regardless, I was just trying to clarify that he wasn't calling anti-soccer fans racist (I don't think)
Re: Soccer sucks. Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in the world according to number of fans. The number two sport is Cricket. Cricket... yes CRICKET is six times more popular than the #1 US Sport... Baseball... and to be perfectly honest... I would rather work than watch a Baseball game. And I was a baseball fan... played baseball... slept with my damn glove when I was a kid but now baseball is like watching paint dry. Pitcher gets ready... batter steps out... pulls off glove... pitcher steps of mound... adjusts jock... steps in... batter has something in his eye... 15 foul balls later I want to commit suicide. Anyway... I work with a lot of people from other countries that would love much more cricket and football (soccer).
Re: Soccer sucks. It is funny to me when people defend soccer by saying that baseball is boring. No shit. I think of soccer the way Jerry Seinfeld talked about chopsticks, he asked if the Asians have seen a fork? Soccer is the same way, a sport invented by poor people with a lot of extra land to kick a ball around. Have soccer players TRIED basketball? One person can have fun with a basketball and a hoop, try having fun for hours with a soccer ball. If you can, you need a hobby. Soccer does indeed suck.
Re: Soccer sucks. so just to be clear, you'd rather have claws, than opposable thumbs? (fork does not pinch things) The only advantage the westerners have with utensils is the knife fork combo.
Re: Soccer sucks. 95% of the world has fun playing soccer. throwball (nfl), baseball, bball don't come close to football in the global scene, football is life outside united states, its culture, tradition, on and on.
