Baseball and American “football” are silly games that should not be played past high school. Any game where 99% of time is spent standing around out of play is not a sport. It is an “activity” designed to keep inner city kids from joining drug gangs. Basketball is a sport but you basically have to be a 7 foot black dude to play. I will take real football over any of these every day of the week.
Back to this here futball game they are talking about, did they just say they had 3 baskets in 90 minutes? Man, that must have been one exciting as heck game!!! Prolly lots of hootin and hollerin and jumping up and down in their cute shorts n all. How many quarters are in one of their games?
Given the fields and/or equipment needed, baseball and American Football are relatively expensive sports to play. Plus they are a rule-bound, dictatorial, bureaucratic nightmares (talk about un-American!!!)
Plus, with American Football, over-specialization for specific talents (kickers, punters and long snappers? come on!) and/or body types eliminates many who are otherwise good athletes from being able to play beyond the middle school or non-’Friday Night Lights’ high school level.
Basketball, while accessible and inexpensive, tends toward a taller body style, which eliminates many as well.
Soccer, with inexpensive equipment/venue needs and simple rule structure allows most anyone the ability to play. Outside the keeper, specialization is limited down to nuances and individual preferences. Everyone has to be able to defend, everyone can play offense. Hence, even the poorest countries can train an 11 man starting squad that can beat the wealthiest countries.
Other than track and field, soccer is truly a world sport, deserved of the moniker...WORLD Champion.
Going head to head, on a level playing field, and winning against all odds, what can be more American than that?