So You Really Think Soccer Blows?

9. June 2006 | 1rudethug

[1rudeboy]

Sean Taylor would hit a bitch soccer player so hard, his lungs would collapse and his mother would die of shock.

Probably. But he'd have to catch the soccer player before collapsing of oxygen deprivation. I know he's fast, but he'd only feast on the slow.

[Darkwolf377]

Great post. I've always been suspicious of that whole "everyone but the US does it," since I've met no Canadians who enjoy it. Not that that means NONE of them do, only that it's odd considering soccer's supposed dominance.

[Schweinhund]

>Why follow soccer when you can watch the slower baseball, powerful and dramatic football or the ebbs and flows of basketball and performances like Wade's last night?

Because of the unique combination of tempo, strategy, tactics, personal skill and beer. Basketball is closest to football in terms of continuous gameplay, flow, whatever (that's what makes it interesting to me) but it's the larger scale of field in combination with the lower score that makes football even better in my eyes.

[yellowdoghunter]

First off, let me say I love what you have on your homepage. LOL!!!

All I can say is that once you travel to different countries, you realize how important soccer is and also start to get excited about it. Especially the World Cup. I enjoy watching certain matches and of course watching the U.S.

[LongElegantLegs]

So You Really Think Soccer Blows?

Well, not as much as curling does, but yeah. Thanks for your interst.

[MaDeuce]

soccer ... the sport of socialist/communists world wide.

By the way, does every team get a trophy for "trying their best" and "...everyone is a winner ... oh goody".

And its not Nill, its Zero or Nothing as in "The score is 1, Nothing or 1 - Zip".

[1rudeboy]

It's one thing to observe that the world is becoming pussified around you, and a completely another thing not to realize that you "share" in the blame as much as I. As far as I know, the whole "let's be gentle to our kids" concept is home-grown in the U.S.A. Doesn't that make you proud?

As for the whole communist/socialist aspect, I dealt with it in my original post. It's fair to point out that Latin American countries such as Brazil, Argentina, etc. have won roughly 50% of the World Cups, but completely unfair to suggest that political philosophy determines the outcome. Quite silly, really.

[USMMA_83]

I rooted every time for Patrick Rafter against Pete Sampras.

This is a dang funny thread...but why would you root for Rafter against anybody? Is he a relative?

[raybbr]

This is a dang funny thread...but why would you root for Rafter against anybody? Is he a relative?

No. He was a great player who played serve-and-volley like I do. And, Pete Sampras was and is, an ass.

[BruceysMom]

From my experience you couldn't be farther from the truth. I was in physical therapy in Portland Oregon in 1979 and 1980 and the soccer team the Portland Storm worked out there. They were the biggest sissies on the planet. The rest of us were injured and in pain and pissed and moaned about a workout. I played soccer in high school I have the scars to prove it, but I have no respect for the sport.

[BruceysMom]

injured and in pain and THEY pissed and moaned. Sorry.