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Should soccer exist in the United States?
New York Post ^ | September 10, 2017 | John Crudele

Posted on 09/10/2017 3:28:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Dear John: When will the US understand that the universal sport of soccer cannot exist in our country? It is a poor man’s sport where no equipment is needed, only a ball and a field in which to kick it.

It cannot survive in the US for three reasons: Boring, boring, boring.

The most excitement is among the spectators who burn or stampede the stadiums or kill the goalie or referee — which is where the term “fan” was derived: “Fanatic.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Sports
KEYWORDS: beautifulgame; bundesliga; calcio; definitelyno; fifa; fussball; futbol; mls; nasl; no; soccer
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1 posted on 09/10/2017 3:28:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

No. Soccer is bulls*si*it.


2 posted on 09/10/2017 3:32:02 PM PDT by thoolou (Seems the Information Age gives the illusion of information, while still being oblivious to the wold)
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To: nickcarraway

Funny, I share the sentiment.


3 posted on 09/10/2017 3:32:31 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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To: nickcarraway

To top it off this most boring (next to curling) “sport” gives you brain damage both from heading the ball and from watching the “sport”.


4 posted on 09/10/2017 3:32:36 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: nickcarraway

Who cares? Of course that’s it in a nutshell.


5 posted on 09/10/2017 3:33:01 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: thoolou

One of my sons and a couple of grandsons love it.

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6 posted on 09/10/2017 3:34:48 PM PDT by Mears
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To: nickcarraway

Soccer does exist and will continue to exist. And yes, the ‘I hate soccer’ people will continue to bit** and whine.


7 posted on 09/10/2017 3:35:04 PM PDT by LuvFreeRepublic ( #MAGA)
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To: nickcarraway

Sitting at soccer match right now. Eating sunflower seeds and surfing FR.


8 posted on 09/10/2017 3:35:50 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy
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To: nickcarraway

Aren’t most soccer players illegal aliens from Mexico and central America. Americans do not play soccer.


9 posted on 09/10/2017 3:35:54 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: nickcarraway
The older I get, the less I care about sports in general.

But never understood the hostility towards soccer. People have the right to not watch it but let it exist for those who do.

I do think soccer is boring compared to American football. They hardly ever score (in soccer)! But if others like it, let them watch it. Also, most people that like soccer like also to drink beer so that is one thing they have going for them.

10 posted on 09/10/2017 3:36:37 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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Seems to be a high correlation between the mainlining of LGTB yada yada and the rise of popularity of soccer.


11 posted on 09/10/2017 3:37:47 PM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: nickcarraway
Hank Hill on soccer
12 posted on 09/10/2017 3:37:52 PM PDT by Baynative ( Someone's going to have to pay for these carbon emissions, so it might as well be you.)
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It will continue the upward trajectory of participation, but the U.S. Sadly won’t be competitive until we stop with all the silly rules meant to try and protect the kids.


13 posted on 09/10/2017 3:40:11 PM PDT by voicereason (The RNC is like the "One-night stand" you wish you could forget.)
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To: hal ogen

Don’t knock curling, laddie!

It is a great past time for the participant who has a designated driver to take them home after the game!


14 posted on 09/10/2017 3:40:20 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: nickcarraway

3rd world kickball


15 posted on 09/10/2017 3:42:57 PM PDT by Sybeck1
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To: nickcarraway

Rugby!!!!!!

Soccer a gentlemen’s watched by hooligans!
Rugby a hooligan’s game watched by gentlemen!

My personal battle cry!

“Ruck over them!”


16 posted on 09/10/2017 3:44:01 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Mears

Obviously your son is “involved.” Here in the Northeast soccer mom usually means single mother. You can drop your kid off at soccer and go the store, and be back to see enough of the game it for it to count.


17 posted on 09/10/2017 3:44:40 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (Burn. It. Down.)
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To: thoolou

Soccer is like Chimp Smith getting in a bitch slap fight with Anderson Pooper. Pathetic. It is a sport like playing bathroom battleship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6xLmJVEByA


18 posted on 09/10/2017 3:44:55 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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To: cornfedcowboy

“Sitting at soccer match right now. Eating sunflower seeds and surfing FR.”

What, not riveted by the action on the field?


19 posted on 09/10/2017 3:46:09 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up.)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian
Curling with beer bets is an entirely different sport.

Um...or so I've been told...(hic!)

20 posted on 09/10/2017 3:46:35 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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