What is socialist about soccer on the field?
Well, you could read the article linked in earlier post, but quickly a few items
Soccer's offsides rule is the equivalent of taking away the fast break in basketball or the bomb in football, disallowing mean spirited free enterprise folks from the risk reward option of sacrificing defense or protection for the chance to get beyond all defenses.
A route in soccer is like 3-0, which does not hurt feelings the way a 30-0 football score would.
The article is pretty funny, and written by someone who has been familiar with soccer for almost 40 years.