aARE AMERICANS NOT ASHAMED OF SOME OF THE CHILDREN ON HERE!!

[Fox McCloud]

Nope, 'soccer' is not 'supposed to be manly' its just the best sport the earth has to offer. No disrespect, but really, what do you see in baseball and 'football'? Really, I am interested, to me they nlook like the two most boring sports ever invented.

The reason Americans like the sport they do is because they are high scoring.

Simple as that.

They dislike soccer because there isn't enough "action" of a midfield battle.

I love soccer however.

[daggum]

why is soccer so fun to watch on tv? nothing happens. nothing. in american football plays are what makes it exciting. your on the edge of your seat wondering whats gonna happen the next play. in soccer your not on the edge of your seat watching guys pass the ball in the middle of the field for an hour and maybe take 2 shots a game. more headbutts would be nice.

[daggum]

soccer is the john ruiz of sports

[IwatchBoxing]

United States ****ing sucks, we'er losing our freedom now.

[Hagler★]

The reason Americans like the sport they do is because they are high scoring.
Simple as that.

They dislike soccer because there isn't enough "action" of a midfield battle.

I love soccer however.

so if goals were worth 6 points like a td is middlesborough wud have beaten man city 48-6 is that high scoring for enuff

[abadger]

why is soccer so fun to watch on tv? nothing happens. nothing. in american football plays are what makes it exciting. your on the edge of your seat wondering whats gonna happen the next play. in soccer your not on the edge of your seat watching guys pass the ball in the middle of the field for an hour and maybe take 2 shots a game. more headbutts would be nice.

Its just perception. In 'soccer' the enjoyment comes from watching 1) the skill of the individual players and 2) the way they use that skill as a team to break down the opposition. It's more of an art than a science, that's why they call it 'the beautiful game'. Notions of measurable 'progress' are anathema in soccer, unlike in US football, where its basically a series of set piece events where one team definitively gets the better of it. Either the offense wins or the defense wins, then its time for the next play. In 'soccer' offense can turn to defense in a heartbeat (and vice versa), which is what makes it so entertaining.

[MaYaN_SuN]

aARE AMERICANS NOT ASHAMED OF SOME OF THE CHILDREN ON HERE!!

No.


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[Hagler★]

why is soccer so fun to watch on tv? nothing happens. nothing. in american football plays are what makes it exciting. your on the edge of your seat wondering whats gonna happen the next play. in soccer your not on the edge of your seat watching guys pass the ball in the middle of the field for an hour and maybe take 2 shots a game. more headbutts would be nice.

soccer is the john ruiz of sports

1 BILLION PEOPLE CANT BE WRONG THATS WHY PEOPLE LIKE PELE AND MARADONA ARE BETTER KNOWN THAN DAN MARINO LOL WHAT THE **** IS SO GREAT ABOUT THAT DUDE ANYWAY. FAKE 'FOOTBALL' FOR AMERICANS. REAL FOOTBALL FOR THE WORLD. THE WORLD HAS SPOKEN U LOSE

[daggum]

Its just perception. In 'soccer' the enjoyment comes from watching 1) the skill of the individual players and 2) the way they use that skill as a team to break down the opposition. It's more of an art than a science, that's why they call it 'the beautiful game'. Notions of measurable 'progress' are anathema in soccer, unlike in US football, where its basically a series of set piece events where one team definitively gets the better of it. Either the offense wins or the defense wins, then its time for the next play. In 'soccer' offense can turn to defense in a heartbeat (and vice versa), which is what makes it so entertaining.

same as in american football whats your point?

[Fox McCloud]

so if goals were worth 6 points like a td is middlesborough wud have beaten man city 48-6 is that high scoring for enuff

Well I'd like to see a game where one team scored 8 goals... they aren't very common.

But really, it is more that they like the act of scoring, not jockeying for position. If you increase the amount of points per goal, it probably wouldn't make it very much more enjoyable for those watching.