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Soccer: Why is it hated?
Posted on 08/08/2005 11:22:35 AM PDT by onja
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If you want to say something please don't call soccer gay or stupid. I do want to know why you all think that. I'm assuming you all are used to seeing pro(all passing-very few one-on-one encounters) or little kid soccer(all one-on-one encounters). Those aren't fierce or exciting. High school and middle school games are much more active with strategies, skill, and a good mix of passing and one-on-one.
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posted on
08/08/2005 11:22:35 AM PDT
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onja
To: onja
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posted on
08/08/2005 11:23:40 AM PDT
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brivette
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To: onja
Soccer: Why is it hated?Because it's landscaping with defense.
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posted on
08/08/2005 11:24:12 AM PDT
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Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it.)
To: onja
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooring game.
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posted on
08/08/2005 11:24:12 AM PDT
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Shazbot29
(Light a man a fire, he'll be warm for a day; light him on fire, he'll be warm the rest of his life)
To: onja
Good Lord, where do we start?
To: brivette
lmao....hey, he said don't say that!
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posted on
08/08/2005 11:24:30 AM PDT
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mozrock
(Is progressive American a euphemism for communist?)
To: onja
One reason is Europeans say we should like it. Some even get angry when we don't care about it.
Also it's gay and stupid.
To: onja
Soccer players are girly men...la
To: onja
Reminds me too much of hockey. Strange 'off sides' rule.
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posted on
08/08/2005 11:25:03 AM PDT
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MarkeyD
(I really, really loathe liberals.)
To: onja
I agree soccer players are some of the best athletes in the world. But to answer your question. I dont think it is hated. I just think most people dont want to see people run back and forth and end up with a final score of 1-0.
To: onja
Soccer is usually the domain of snooty liberals who don't like real sports..........
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posted on
08/08/2005 11:25:05 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Want to be surprised? GOOOOGLE your own name. Want to have fun? GOOOOGLE your neighbor's......)
To: Shazbot29
Have you all seen high school games? If so, I geuss I'm doomed.
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posted on
08/08/2005 11:25:09 AM PDT
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onja
("The government of England is a limited mockery." (France is a complete mockery.)
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To: brivette
soccer is realy gay... and stupid.
LVM
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posted on
08/08/2005 11:25:27 AM PDT
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LasVegasMac
("God. Guts. Guns. I don't call 911." (bumper sticker))
To: onja
Baseball takes more skill than you think. That's why you don't see 5 year old girls playing it all over suburbia, a la soccer.
To: onja
Baseball needs more skill than any sport, except golf. Kids love playing soccer, and I don't see anything wrong with it as a sport. But there are two problems witth selling it to an adult audience:
1) Americans love scoring, and soccer doesn't offer enough of it. To the uninitiated, it just looks like a bunch of guys running around a field for 90 minutes and not accomplishing much.
2) The French play it. ;)
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08/08/2005 11:25:46 AM PDT
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Mr. Jeeves
("Democracy...will be revengeful, bloody, and cruel." -- John Adams)
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To: onja
Soccer is a great sport to play, but I cannot understand why ANYONE would find it entertaining to watch. To my mind, American football is by far the greatest spectator sport. Baseball can be a trifle boring but I like to watch it anyway. Basketball is also great to watch. But watching soccer is just incredibly boring. Why it has such a huge following in Europe is beyond me.
And NASCAR just puts me to sleep...
To: Puppage
Because it's landscaping with defense. Because it's landscaping with no sense.........
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posted on
08/08/2005 11:26:18 AM PDT
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Red Badger
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