Posted on 06/11/2010 5:23:41 AM PDT by markomalley
Great, so I'm an illegal alien because I watch soccer on Univision.
106 million people watched the last Superbowl, almost all of them in the US. 715 million people throughout the world watched the last World Cup final game. The whole match had a cumulative viewership of 26 billion. That's an average of 406 million viewers per game, for 64 games, for a whole month.
The Superbowl is the most prestigious pro sports event in the US.
The World Cup is by far the most prestigious pro sports event in the world.
“and there is a constant buzzing like bees that seems to never stop...”
Maybe in a quest to make their sport interesting they’ve decided to release the killer bees?
I agree. A team should not get the same credit for winning in OT that they get with winning in regulation. It should be a team gets awarded 3 points for a regulation win, 2 points for an overtime win, 1 point for an overtime loss, and no points for a regulation loss. That's the problem with the NHL rules, a team gets two points if they win in OT, just as if they won in regulation.
Let’s see: a game promoted for our kids where there is frequently no winner and little physical contact, and where everyone runs around for an hour after which they all get a trophy for participating. Yeah, silly.
Yeah, those horns are annoying. It’s some sort of S. African thing.
I’d rather watch Univision than watch American commentators try to do soccer, at least ESPN got it right and hired Brits to do the games.
You just accurately described what Americans have done to most youth sports.
Women's volleyball. I like the sport better when the chicks play.
The UEFA Champions League Final is a close second.
Women’s curling! I was glued to my TV.
Believe me, if they were watching, your parents suffered. No child has any concept of the game at age six!
Kids don’t get good at that sport until 10 - 12. Particularly pitchers. Before that, it’s walk city. Completely mind-numbing.
“Women’s volleyball. I like the sport better when the chicks play.”
I gotta give you that one although my enjoyment has nothing to do with the play or outcome of the game.
I am a dirty sexist.
That’s the American version of soccer, not in the rest of the world. Liberalism in the US wussified the sport.
True: but at least in football, you still get to hit someone.;-)
You don’t understand the context. Ties are considered “losing” points, which can be very huge at the end of the season. In soccer, a win is worth 3 points, whereas a tie is only worth 1 point. Therefore, it’s silly to play for a tie.
I like rugby much better.
Do you like ANY sport that isn’t boring?
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