[ExtremeUnction]

What's soccer?

Great question!. In the U.S. it's a game that your children play. You may have to bring oranges and Trail Mix occasionally to their games, and yell, "Score!!".. once in a great while. But after your kids move on..for Americans, it's the most BORING sport in the world!!

[bray]

You have to feel sorry for the kids who "star" in soccer. The parents are saddled with going to those boring games year round for years on end. And for that pleasure they generally spend 5-10K per. Makes Hades not look so bad??

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[rb22982]

Nonsense. Many games are far slower slower pace, and far less 'exciting' than soccer. Personally I think Golf, baseball, tennis, and racing are about 20 times more boring than soccer. Basketball, football and hockey are much more action packed but soccer still requires the most athleticism of all sports IMO. My favorite sports in order for top 5 would be basketball, football, soccer, hockey, and then baseball.

Most people have never watched more than 1 soccer game in their whole life here in the states, much less really understood it (required to enjoy any type of game). Also, most people only get into a sport where they have a 'team' to pull for. Well, there aren't too many storied soccer teams in the US, and fewer with any television exposure since there are no commercial time outs like in other sports.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

You bring up a point: the stigma against soccer in the United States is because of the trend for children to take soccer before moving on to other sports. Thus in this country it is often considered a child's sport.