Let’s see: a game promoted for our kids where there is frequently no winner and little physical contact, and where everyone runs around for an hour after which they all get a trophy for participating. Yeah, silly.
You just accurately described what Americans have done to most youth sports.
That’s the American version of soccer, not in the rest of the world. Liberalism in the US wussified the sport.
You don’t understand the context. Ties are considered “losing” points, which can be very huge at the end of the season. In soccer, a win is worth 3 points, whereas a tie is only worth 1 point. Therefore, it’s silly to play for a tie.