To each his own. I am a big fan of soccer, but played baseball in college. You should have heard to banter going around back then 35 years ago. “Kick the dog”, “Punch a hole in your mask”, “Your missing a good game” were some of my favorites. Those were mild compared to what we said to each other. Woe to the pitcher who had a weight problem, “Hey, have another burger.” Nowadays the NCAA has banned all the fun from the game. Ragging, as we called it, has become a thing of the past.
That works right up to the moment the ref replies with, "I know, but I got assigned to this one."