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Is Soccer in the United States Really Growing?
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| Charles Boehm
| February 26
Posted on 03/01/2014 3:53:59 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
I have watched a few soccer games at my neighbor’s house and I call BS. Soccer is only good for post game riots.
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posted on
03/01/2014 5:32:58 PM PST
by
arthurus
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To: dfwgator
I LOVE that documentary. When the Cosmos paid Pele something like 1 million dollars US to play for one season it was the biggest contract in sports at the time.
Fun times, and it captures the mid '70s perfectly.
The closing song "Dirty Work" by Steely Dan just nails it.
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posted on
03/01/2014 5:37:29 PM PST
by
boop
(I just wanted a President. But I got a rock.)
To: dfwgator
Since I just came from watching an outdoor club tournament in New Hampshire on March 1 with games all weekend played from 8 am til 10 pm, I vote that it’s growing.
Also the New England Revolution certainly did their part to hurt American soccer when they recently let one of our best strikers, Juan Agudello, head to Stoke City.
A goal for the ages: (I was right next to the field for this gem)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhUJHKix070
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posted on
03/01/2014 5:49:30 PM PST
by
bramps
(Go West America!)
To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
Maybe the goal was a good example of team work, but please see post 43 for true brilliance.
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posted on
03/01/2014 5:54:50 PM PST
by
bramps
(Go West America!)
To: boop
And we found out what a jerk Chinaglia really was was.
45
posted on
03/01/2014 6:41:31 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: BenLurkin
And pretend you don’t have arms...
46
posted on
03/01/2014 6:49:14 PM PST
by
867V309
(Obammy = LIAR)
To: BenLurkin
Soccer brings to mind high us school boys back in the day trying to get laid - a lot of running around and a whole lot of effort expended but no scoring.
47
posted on
03/01/2014 6:51:55 PM PST
by
Bob
To: BenLurkin
I'm sure there's a head or two in there somewhere.
-PJ
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posted on
03/01/2014 7:08:47 PM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
49
posted on
03/01/2014 7:14:01 PM PST
by
Colonel_Flagg
(Some people meet their heroes. I raised mine. Go Army.)
To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
50
posted on
03/01/2014 7:17:54 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious! We reserve the right to serve refuse to anyone!)
To: BenLurkin
I’ll say it more plainly.
Soccer sucks and is downright un-American.
51
posted on
03/01/2014 7:46:19 PM PST
by
AlmaKing
To: trisham
Are you suggesting that Mike Krzyzewski coaches soccer, too?
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posted on
03/02/2014 7:29:39 AM PST
by
Scoutmaster
(I'd rather be at Philmont)
To: nickcarraway
Saw stats in WSJ a few months ago that in the US, youth soccer and football are both trending down in numbers participating.
The only two youth sports trending up US nationally are hockey and lacrosse, although going up from very small numbers.
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posted on
03/02/2014 7:33:08 AM PST
by
nascarnation
(I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
To: arthurus
I shock many Europeans by telling them that they better hope soccer doesn’t get as big here like American football, baseball or basketball is now. Rather that just an occasional big name brought over here ( like Beckham ) all of the worldwide soccer clubs would suffer a major talent drain by players lured to the US by the big bucks. Few ever thought of that.
54
posted on
03/02/2014 7:39:48 AM PST
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
03/02/2014 7:47:53 AM PST
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
To: Scoutmaster
Soccer has coaches? Oh, you must mean *acting* coaches. Faking an injury does require some skill.
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posted on
03/02/2014 8:39:46 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Colonel_Flagg
That's a great one, too. People unfamiliar with the game don't understand the chess-like quality of plays like this. My parents were European, so I was raised with an appreciation for the game. American's are foolishly provincial when it comes to the world's most popular sport. Soccer really is "the beautiful game." It's not a communist conspiracy.
Some spectacular plays and goals:
Top 50 goals in football history
Ultimate Football Skills and Moves [HD]
No sport has highlights like soccer.
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posted on
03/02/2014 8:58:59 AM PST
by
St_Thomas_Aquinas
( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
To: dfwgator
Ill see you Wilshere and raise you Dennis Bergkamp... That was a nice trap right there...
Plus its worth it just to hear the Dutch commentator.
Lolz... Yes. Yes it was.
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posted on
03/02/2014 9:03:38 AM PST
by
St_Thomas_Aquinas
( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
To: bramps
That was sweet. I could watch soccer clips on YouTube all day.
I love the banana kicks and especially the bicycle kicks. I can't imagine attempting one. I was good at curving the ball, though. In a youth league, I scored three goals directly on corner kicks one season. I'm still proud of that ;-)
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posted on
03/02/2014 9:09:30 AM PST
by
St_Thomas_Aquinas
( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
To: Revolting cat!
Wasnt that offside? Offsides is determined by the player's position at the time the ball (the pass) is kicked, and "even is off." It's close, but it looks like he was onsides.
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posted on
03/02/2014 9:14:20 AM PST
by
St_Thomas_Aquinas
( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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