Why do Americans DESPISE soccer?.

[chance]

Common? are you seriously saying running about 10km as the stats show, kicking a ball about is strenuous?

Have you ever watched rugby league? No To's, no padding, real contact.

[john pavlic]

Soccer is big in all of the world, because they don't have the money to play the sports we do, like baseball, football hockey, you can get a crap bal, and kick it all over the place! A very boring game. I appreciate all the aspects of the game, but as we see with hockey you can't get people to watch games that the only chance of scoring is once every 30 min

[pavyracer]

Common? are you seriously saying running about 10km as the stats show, kicking a ball about is strenuous?

Have you ever watched rugby league? No To's, no padding, real contact.

Rugby is for crazy, brain injured, drunk toothless rapists. The difference between soccer players and rugby players is that women throw themselves to soccer players whereas rugby players throw themselves to women and get arrested for rape.

[chance]

Doesn't Ronaldo like a group of guys dressed as girls "throwing" themselves at him?

Are they the type of woman you like pavyracer?

[Nicky Santoro]

Soccer is big in all of the world, because they don't have the money to play the sports we do, like baseball, football hockey, you can get a crap bal, and kick it all over the place! A very boring game. I appreciate all the aspects of the game, but as we see with hockey you can't get people to watch games that the only chance of scoring is once every 30 min

great post. today's game was exciting as hell. .. man, i was on the edge of my seat with all the excitement going on all game. the action was incredible. back and forth, back and forth.. i think the shots on goal were 2-1 in favor of spain

[MJFtheGenius]

this is where you are wrong. i have played hockey and basketball, and by far,, and i mean, by far, hockey is way way more tougher to play than basketball. do you have any idea what kinda shape you have to be in to play hockey? these guys skate up and down for 2 hrs during practice in the morning, then another 3 hrs at night, then go on the bike for 1 hr after each game.. try skating up and down for 30 seconds, you will collapse. hve you ever seen the bodies on those hockey players. not one ounce of fat. built like trees with 8% body fat. there has never been, nor will there ever be a hockey player with one ounce of fat on him. it's impossible to skate up and down with any fat on your body..

i know a ton of basketball players and hockey players friends and ask each one, which is tougher and they all say, hockey by a country mile. try going into the corners and battle for the puck for 30 seconds, you will clutch your heart and collapse. basketball players are hardly sprinting, they walk and jog and pace all game. not hockey.

best physical shape you have to be in to play

1- hockey.... by far
2- soccer
3- basketball

I remember the hockey players from my high school

all big time stoners

I never tried to play hockey and neither did cristiano ronaldo or kobe Bryant. I bet you if they did they would be in the NHL because they are superior athletes

nobody plays hockey at a young age because it is so expensive to play this is why very few get really good at it

[pavyracer]

I remember the hockey players from my high school

all big time stoners

I never tried to play hockey and neither did cristiano ronaldo or kobe Bryant. I bet you if they did they would be in the NHL because they are superior athletes

Most of hockey guys are stoners or drunks.

[donjuan]

Rugby is for crazy, brain injured, drunk toothless rapists. The difference between soccer players and rugby players is that women throw themselves to soccer players whereas rugby players throw themselves to women and get arrested for rape.

You are confusing rugby league with the more popular rugby union.

[donjuan]

best physical shape you have to be in to play

1- hockey.... by far
2- soccer
3- basketball

Rugby requires much, much more fitness than basketball.

[moneyline]

Football, or soccer, is despised for the following reasons:

1) If a game is tied at the end, they don't truly settle it on the field. They have the equivalent of a FT shooting contest to determine an OT basketball game. Don't tell me you are in the best shape in the world and then that you can't finish a match. It is a pathetic way to end a hard fought match. (also a weakness of hockey)

2) Off-sides is a laugh. Having an entire defense run away from their own goal area, as to cause an off-sides is hilarious to watch. (another weakness of hockey)

3) The play acting and fake life threatening injuries all the while to get a yellow card shown is not worthy of sport. (a weakness of basketball)

4) The fact teams go into a prevent alignment within minutes of scoring their first goal on occasion reminds me of the NBA before the shot clock came into effect. And it is as boring as watching grass grow, and even less productive.

5) The fact that a red card, or two yellows, means you miss the next match many times takes the best player off the pitch and, therefore, lessens interest in the match, at least from an American perspective. Imagine Jordan getting a 't' in game one of the playoffs, a 't' in game two and then being automatically suspended for game 3 ... ludicrious.

6) The fact that, in non-World Cup matches, some teams play for a tie before the game even starts. They have no intention of winning, as a tie would be a win for them. I wonder if they like kissing their sisters as well.

I could go on ... these are just a few of the lowlights.

[chance]

Well put "moneyline"!!! I agree with all of that.

I feel sorry for people who can't see things as obvious as this and waste a good % of their lives following soccer.

[ZXCVBNM123]

I'm American, I love soccer, in fact I was sad today cause this was the last important footy match until the EPL starts up again in two months

If all other sports died, and soccer was left, I wouldn't mind.

The only reasons Americans hate soccer is cause they didn't invent it and aren't the best at it (mind you America isn't even the best at basketball and baseball anymore) and because the World Championship is actually the World Championship and not the "all the teams are american" world championship.

[moneyline]

Great. Address none of the points made, give us a rah-rah and throw in an anti-American comment -- I know that crap works in Europe ... here, not so much.

(oh, and sports don't die, they just fade away -- see: hockey)

[donjuan]

America isn't even the best at basketball and baseball anymore

Olympics: USA Men's Basketball (Must Compete for Action)
USA Men win gold at 2008 Summer Games?
Yes -320
No +300

What were you saying again?

[bettilimbroke999]

Truth is, reason I can't get into soccer is the amount of luck involved when 1 score can very likely win a game and 2 scores you can practically turn the TV off. The ball bounces around 20 guys or w/e it is on a corner and it happens to bounce off one of the guys head (which doesn't really seem like funny having some1 kick a ball at your head all day) at a strange angle for a goal which determines the game, I'm just not sure I like the incredible luck factor. Also saw a 2 hour game the other day which seemed great, both teams gave their all and after literally 2 hours game was tied, I figured OT, first goal wins like in NFL. They do this horseshit penalty kicks crap where the goalie doesn't even know which direction to jump to defend the ball is coming in so fast, it's a fukin joke to determine the winner this way, practically no skill involved whatsoever

[Nicky Santoro]

yeah, that f-ckin offside in soccer's got to go. i saw a game a few weeks ago where i had the over, and i swear, there were 3 beautiful goals scored and each time, I JUMPED.. yesssssssssssssss... and then 4 seconds after, they waive off the goal saying OFFSIDE.. wtf??? you don't even hear a whistle. this really kills the momentum and excitement of game. yes, this happened 3 times in one game.. imagine that sh-it. and even the players that scored and the fans screaming, didn't know it was offside. wtf is that???

this ruins the game.. you never know anymore if a goal counts or not. you have to wait a few seconds. it reminds me of the NHL's foot in the crease rule where every goal was practically disallowed because of a foot in the crease. but they took this out. soccer should do something about that fu-ckin offside rule.. ban it.. it's hard enough to score a goal or get a chance to score, now they waive off tons of goals because of it. wtf.

[pavyracer]

The only team sport that the USA is #1 is American Football. That somes it up about the competiveness of American athletes. They invented basketball and baseball and they can't even win these events anymore. Cuba is better in baseball, and Argentina, Spain or ****ing Puerto Rico can beat the US team in basketball. Hockey is all Canada or Czech Republic and soccer they are the laughing stock of World Cup. Don't make me start on men's tennis and if it wasn't for the greatest golfer of all times Tiger Woods (who is half Thai) they would be tanked in golf too.

[moneyline]

Pavy, don't talk out of ignorance. You are comparing teams that practice together and train together for months on end (International teams) to a team sloppily thrown together for a few practices before major world events (American teams for baseball and basketball and hockey) ...

We don't give a crap. It is more important for our teams to do well in their leagues than it is to perform on the international stage. And that fact (arrogance, Europeans like to call it) kills them ...

(they are just not that important ... much like a 2nd cousin who wonders why he isn't invited to all of the family gatherings)

[Nicky Santoro]

Only Reason Why Football Is Best In Usa, Is Because Aside From Canada, America Is The Only Real Place They Play The Sport.


Best At

Football- America
Basketball- America,
Hockey-canada
Baseball- Domenican Republic (top 10 In D.r., Kills Any Top 10 In Usa.. (manny, Big Papi, Vlady, Pedro, Soriano, Arod's A Real Domenican, And Probably 10 More Real Stars.

[bettilimbroke999]

Americans own golf, (American) football, and basketball. No sane person could argue differently, odds against US winning gold at Olympics in basketball are +300, if you feel they don't dominate bet against them and kiss your money goodbye

[pavyracer]

Pavy, don't talk out of ignorance. You are comparing teams that practice together and train together for months on end (International teams) to a team sloppily thrown together for a few practices before major world events (American teams for baseball and basketball and hockey) ...

We don't give a crap. It is more important for our teams to do well in their leagues than it is to perform on the international stage. And that fact (arrogance, Europeans like to call it) kills them ...

(they are just not that important ... much like a 2nd cousin who wonders why he isn't invited to all of the family gatherings)

No wonder Americans are losers. They consider the rest of the world as inferior to them to actually put together and train a competitive team. Do you think anyone cares if the Yankees win the ****ing "World" Series or the Celtics win the NBA championship? Nobody cares besides New Yorkers or Bostonians!

[Marigold HD]

The only team sport that the USA is #1 is American Football. That somes it up about the competiveness of American athletes. They invented basketball and baseball and they can't even win these events anymore. Cuba is better in baseball, and Argentina, Spain or ****ing Puerto Rico can beat the US team in basketball. Hockey is all Canada or Czech Republic and soccer they are the laughing stock of World Cup. Don't make me start on men's tennis and if it wasn't for the greatest golfer of all times Tiger Woods (who is half Thai) they would be tanked in golf too.

This is true, but Tiger is american and plays for america... Most athletes are half something or another. I agree we americans are slipping in the world rankings in every sport in one way or another...........

[element1286]

No wonder Americans are losers. They consider the rest of the world as inferior to them to actually put together and train a competitive team. Do you think anyone cares if the Yankees win the ****ing "World" Series or the Celtics win the NBA championship? Nobody cares besides New Yorkers or Bostonians!

I think most Americans don't care about international events is because we know that our professional leagues (MLB, NBA, NHL, and NFL) have the best players in the world in them. It is interesting to see teams from other countries, but because those teams usually include players we already know and like or dislike there is not that much extra motivation to win an international competition. We like to watch the players from each individual league and cheer for them, not for the United States team as a whole. It has nothing to do with thinking other countries are inferior.

I'm a big hockey fan. When I watch the Olympics, I don't care that much if the United States wins it. But I do care if the guys I am a fan of do well. I care if Sergei Gonchar and Evgeni Malkin do well, or if Crosby scores for Canada. The country they play for doesn't really mean anything.

[JDizzel]

this thread became more than stupid ...I never heard so many gringos talking sh!t about something they dont have a clue..
If you dont like it DONT WATCH IT.. simple

I like most sports and the ones I find bored or stupid I respect them..
and try to understand not everyone have the same tastes not only on sports ... we are all different and we have to respect that

respect people respect..

[bettilimbroke999]

I'm not a fan of soccer, but the thought that makes me laugh is some soccer freak sitting on the edge of his seat watching pure luck penalty kicks determine the next soccer champion, I mean c'mon there's gotta be a better way of determining the winner, might as well just flip a coin

[Thor4140]

great post. today's game was exciting as hell. .. man, i was on the edge of my seat with all the excitement going on all game. the action was incredible. back and forth, back and forth.. i think the shots on goal were 2-1 in favor of spain

[dwaechte]

Threads like this don't work because everyone is just so damn biased, and it's totally normal to be when talking about these things. People just can't help letting their own experiences get in the way. I'm the same way.

[Marigold HD]

When it comes to NHL, NFL, MLB, NBA and even MLS, players from all over the world try to make it in our leagues. You always hear russians say "my dream to play in NHL all me life" or a Cubian dying to make it in MLB...and so on and so on....Soccer is kind of in it's infancy in the States, thus bring in David Beckham to bring in more interest. I think it's working to an extent.

[moneyline]

Pavy, I do know record numbers watch the Super Bowl. Funny, thart, considering Bangladesh does not even field a team in the NFL ...

[TheLock]

Personally I like soccer and enjoy watching it (especially the Euro and World Cup).

The easiest answer I have for why Americans (for the most part) dislike soccer:

Not enough scoring.

Americans need everything to be bigger and "better".

[moneyline]

Interesting argument and one that has been used many times in the past, but it doesn't explain the popularity of baseball, a sport where there is also very little scoring, yet each team is able to maintain attendance of, at the very least, 10,000 a game (usually much, much more) over a 162 game schedule over 6-7 months ...

Maybe it's because, at the end of 9 innings of tie baseball, the game isn't decided by a HR hitting contest ... or because the entire defense doesn't run off the field before the pitcher throws the ball to draw on off-sides ... or players don't fall to the ground, acting as if they were killed, and then get back up as soon as they see a yellow or red card have been given ... or because teams don't play for ties in the middle of the game, since there are NO ties ...

Yep, soccer sure is easy to disparage ... it gives me way too much ammo to work with.

[bettilimbroke999]

Offsides is a great rule it prevents running the score up to 2

[McBa1n]

Baseball used to have something that soccer has... That's games with a reasonable time length. It's almost unbearable to watch with guys stepping out of the box and fixing their jock after every f'n pitch. 3 1/2 hour+ games in baseball are a joke. Playoffs excluded... You can't touch the 4 1/2 hours of tension and the intesity of every pitch. But regular season? cmon.

BTW, I was indeed born in the US - and several generations of my family were also. None played soccer in the US until I did.

[woodg8]

Baseball is a poor man's cricket. NFL is a pansies version of Rugby. Basketball is the only American sports game worth its salt.

Well, in all honesty, anyone who calls football "soccer" has an invalid opinion.

[Nicky Santoro]

woody,

i didn't even have to look at where you are from and i knew right away you were from Europe and not USA. you are biased. your opinion is based on what you have seen growing up. you obviously grew up watching soccer and not much american sports. had you grown up in the USA, i assure you that you would hate soccer and would love NFL and MLB..


94% of non americans hate american sports and they also think that soccer is great.

but if you ask all the americans, they will all tell you soccer sucks BIG TIME, and NFL, MLB and NBA is great.


this argument will never have a right answer. I hate soccer with a passion, but had i grown up in London England, i'd probably love soccer and be the biggest soccer fan out there.

everyone here goes by what they know and have seen. there is no right answer.