I saw a photo in my morning newspaper of US soccer players captioned, `US team cheers after 0-1 loss to Germany.’
The soccer clock runs forward instead of backward, you can’t hit anyone or you get handed a card of some sort, every player thinks he’s Marlon Brando ... Soccer’s like the River Dancers were let loose on a field the size of Oklahoma city, roaming back & forth, hands at their sides, kicking away, zzzzzzzzzzzz.
“Soccer critics are right, ... “ stop right there.
The rules for soccer differ from the rules for some other games, just like the rules for poker are different than the rules for rummy. They are different games. Saying that one is better than another because the clock runs forward or backward is a matter of opinion, but it doesn’t really matter, because the games are different by design. They are supposed to be different.
I just don’t understand why people think one is better than the other because the rules are different. So are polo, rugby, lacrosse, you name it. If you don’t like to watch soccer, don’t watch it. Nobody is holding a gun to your head. Change the channel. Is it too much to ask that I be allowed to watch a sporting event that I enjoy? Otherwise, I don’t get why those who don’t enjoy it care whether it’s offered.