[AGreatPer]

Currently, I am a high school and club team mens soccer coach. I played and coached in college. Also, my son, even though he is 16 is on the USA U17 Olympic Development Team. I just want to make a few comments:

I love most sports, you name it, I love it. Guess it is just the competativeness?
I think soccer is the most demanding of all sports and I will not go into all of the comparisons.
I respect all that who do not appreciate soccer. Hey, that is what makes our country great.

[GulliverSwift]

There's a good article about why liberals love soccer and conservatives don't, and it's from National Review, linked on FreeRepublic

I played lots of soccer on the playground as a kid, and I still think it's fun to kick around. All the sports are fun to play a bit. But watching it on TV is good medication if you're having trouble sleeping. You'll can wake up and the score will be the same as two hours ago. All that running around, and nothing happens.