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Posted on 12/02/2010 8:32:48 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: ken5050
Good question. I think soccer in Canada is very similar to the U.S. in a lot of ways: popular among kids and pretty popular among young adults, but not nearly as much appeal as a professional sport. I think MLS has a couple of franchises in Canada, and the old North American Soccer League had a number of Canadian teams in major cities.
Believe it or not, there are actually far more Canadian kids playing soccer these days than ice hockey.
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posted on
12/02/2010 9:51:10 AM PST
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Alberta's Child
("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
To: dfwgator
Good one. LOL!
The infamous "hand of God" . . .
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posted on
12/02/2010 9:52:39 AM PST
by
Alberta's Child
("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
To: dfwgator
FC Barcelona was mesmerizing the other day as they carved up Real Madrid, that was fun to watch.
Im much more into the UEFA Champions League now.
A well played match is very fun to watch. When the passing is crisp and the play is executed with precision it can be a thing of beauty. Unfortunately there is a lot of sloppy soccer out there too which can be rather "ugly" so to speak. A good overlap "give and go" play is pretty exciting.
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posted on
12/02/2010 9:54:37 AM PST
by
copaliscrossing
(Progressives are Socialists)
To: copaliscrossing
I just wish we could have more players today, like King Cantona or Georgie Best, when I watch highlights on YouTube of some of their plays, my jaw drops to the floor. It seems that, maybe outside of Messi, there are few players today who have that flair.
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posted on
12/02/2010 9:58:47 AM PST
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dfwgator
(Congratulations to Josh Hamilton - AL MVP)
To: Moose4
More recently, an older (and larger) Maradonna after the Argentine loss to the Germans...
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posted on
12/02/2010 10:41:01 AM PST
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mikrofon
(The Hand of "Oh, God")
To: raccoonradio
If soccer ever becomes a major sport here, that will be a sign that the wussification is complete. Canada will then invade.
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12/02/2010 11:36:06 AM PST
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Defiant
(There is no line on the march towards marxism that Democrats won't cross. Democrat=CPUSA)
To: Alberta's Child
Believe it or not, there are actually far more Canadian kids playing soccer these days than ice hockey.Believe it or not, but there are more kids in the US playing organized soccer than any other sport in the country.
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posted on
12/02/2010 1:21:49 PM PST
by
Obadiah
(BHO -- out the door in 4!)
To: Alberta's Child
Yes, the kids love to play it, but for all but a few, that’s where it ends it seems. What’s ironic, is that soccer having originated in England, yet outside of them, the rest of the English speaking cow tries have something else as the favorite sport. Canada- hockey, US - NFL, Aus and NZ - rugby...toss in India and I think cricket is the king there. Weird.
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