Posted on 11/15/2025 7:42:28 PM PST by DoodleBob
Its a communist plot. Thats what I first thought in 1970 when they introduced it to us in 5th grade.
The left won’t be happy until soccer replaces American sports.
Most of the world has soccer and nothing else.
A few have soccer, rugby and cricket. Those would be the places that were once part of the British Empire.
But in the US we have football, basketball, baseball and hockey. Where would soccer fit? Football is autumn, hockey is winter, basketball is spring, baseball is summer.
The seasons are already stretching so long that some people, like me, well... mostly me, are grumbling about the overlap.
Kelce is 36 years old, I bet $10 you’re carrying more body fat than he is and name me one active 36 year old soccer player.
Bad value for the money and time.
There is typically no shortage of local quality competition.
It seems that the paris just want to go out of town to party.
Its boring and there’s no hitting. I like the complex strategies of Football. That’s only possible because of the stoppages....so teams can scheme up another play. Soccer’s more like basketball with its constant play and lack of nearly as much sophistication/strategy.
17. It’s gay
The diving and faked injuries have destroyed European football... Many decades ago such nonsense likely didn’t occur as it does now, but because it works they keep doing it more and more and more.
A simple fix... If you get hurt, you should be forced to sit out the game for at least 10 minutes. That would probably put a complete end to most faked injuries.
I like the fact that the USA has resisted both soccer and the metric system.
We’re under endless pressure to accept both but so far our siege walls have held.
*** Not enough action for our short attention spans***
That’s only part of it (short attention spans). If one actually pays attention to the game and understands the plays, then you get a better appreciation for what is going on.
Every time a player steals the ball from the foot of an opposing player, it’s akin to an interception in football. Who doesn’t love watching interceptions? So the movement happened with just feet. So what? It’s still impressive.
There’s a lot of finesse and technique, just as there is in tennis, or golf, or any number of “slower” sports. When people decide to give it a fair shot, they might enjoy it more.
I’m sometimes surprised rugby hasn’t become more popular in the US. I enjoyed playing it when I was in college.
Well, like I said, I watch and enjoy watching all different kinds of sports, even racing. Only one winner but the fun is in seeing all the position changes.
Yup. Exactly what happened up here. I think it was helped along by many of the European offspring. For instance, my grandkids all attend private Christian schools that are part of the Dutch community (their father is a nice Dutchman). The schools love the soccer....I think it’s a throwback to their lives in Europe, years ago.
It sure seems popular on Sunday mornings when kids’games are scheduled. Soccer replacing Sunday School.
If they want larger attendance and coverage, make it full contact, like hockey.
You know, the old, “They had a fight and a SOCCER game broke out.”
” Yet, cover your face to sneeze and you’ve just missed the only score in the game.”
Sounds like bazeball........
I cannot watch either one.
That video of the entire Kentucky Derby being run in less time thatn two MLB pitches was hilariously accurate.
Seems like we’ve already got a soccer-like game in the form of hockey. Hockey is just soccer on ice. Do we need another boring, low scoring game featuring constant play to get an object in a net? We’ve already checked that box.
That was over 50 years ago. Half a century.
#2. Feet ball
Yep
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