Whoa. You have triggered me. I never made the connection between communism and soccer. But you’re right. Wherever you find soccer, you will find communism. This is a brilliant concept you have brought up, Lopeover. I will add it to my ponder box. :)
I was arguing the same point with a family member, who went ape-caca when I said the soccer was the most popular sport in Communist/socialist countries. “Think about it...they run around in circles for 3 hours and no one scores. Then at the end, they pick one guy who is allowed to free kick the ball straight at the goalie as many times as it takes for him to score. How is that not communist? And all the fans do is get drunk, sing songs, pee on their seats and fight. Stupidest damn game in the history of the world.”