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Soccer Sucks!
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I really dislike football too, I'd like to see "intentional broadcasting or mentioning of football in mainstream media" made an imprisonable offence.
Then again, I dislike watching or having to hear about just about any sport. If people want to go play something with friends or a club then that's a good fun and healthy thing, but I can't imagine why anyone would want to watch other people play sports at all.
In all honesty I can't help but compare broadcasting sporting events with the "lottery" from Orwell's 1984...
Then again, I dislike watching or having to hear about just about any sport. If people want to go play something with friends or a club then that's a good fun and healthy thing, but I can't imagine why anyone would want to watch other people play sports at all.
In all honesty I can't help but compare broadcasting sporting events with the "lottery" from Orwell's 1984...
Yep, it's a code of football - association football.
Soccer was a name made by the FA. Blame them for it, not Americans...
Also the 'NFL is dumb' argument from hellhammer is so ignorant. Learn the rules, watch the plays they make, they might make sense to you. They are generally running at 100% while the clock is ticking.
Also, Baseball is a different type of sport. Like cricket or tennis. Or would you prefer they introduce contact in tennis? How about sprinting, or javelin? That'd be so much better...
Soccer was a name made by the FA. Blame them for it, not Americans...
Also the 'NFL is dumb' argument from hellhammer is so ignorant. Learn the rules, watch the plays they make, they might make sense to you. They are generally running at 100% while the clock is ticking.
Also, Baseball is a different type of sport. Like cricket or tennis. Or would you prefer they introduce contact in tennis? How about sprinting, or javelin? That'd be so much better...
The term wasn't coined by the FA, but it is British in origin – first used by university teams to distinguish from rugby, or 'rugger' if you prefer.
Soccer of course is the name used in territories where another code is the generally preferred version, north America and Australia being notable examples. Here, in parts of the country where rugby was/is popular it's not uncommon to see clubs use the suffix (or occasionally prefix) 'AFC' to distinguish the fact that they're Association football clubs rather than rugby football clubs. For example, here in Hull our professional club is Hull City AFC, to help distinguish from the two older Rugby League teams – one of which is, confusingly for outsiders, Hull Football Club (or more commonly these days just Hull FC).
Recently, a friend of a friend was researching the early history of the side and was reading the first match reports from old issues of the local paper, dating from the early 20th Century. What he found was that news of the rugby sides were featured under the heading of 'Football', when City were established a sub-heading of 'Soccer' was added. Apparently though, the term was unpopular with the team (seeing it as a silly nickname created by posh student types) and so the manager petitioned the paper to change things. An agreement was finally reached and the heading was subsequently amended to 'The Association Game'.
So, dislike of the term in this country is nothing new and has little to do with Americans.
"penalities shoot outs are pure luck" also known as the "english doctrine"
because it's pure luck we don't have to train it ...
because it's pure luck we don't have to train it ...
Or, more to the point, we're awful at penalties.
I'm guessing you're a little too young to remember Italia 90 as well?
I was 5 then, so my memories aren't quite as vivid/painful as 96 and 98.
My mum has a picture of me sat on the telly during the 86 world cup though...
My mum has a picture of me sat on the telly during the 86 world cup though...
Considering that football (not soccer) is the worlds number one sport, and basketball/american football/ice hockey/baseball (rounders) all pale in insignificance compared, i guess the OP is completely arrogant, ill informed and just wrong.
I will admit that I am biased, football is strongly part of english culture and particularly in the city I grew up. It isnt something that I expect anyone outside to understand. But to me and billions others, there is nothing that I love to watch or play more.
It truely is the beautiful game.
Just an observation, but don't you think contorversy makes something more interesting?
I will admit that I am biased, football is strongly part of english culture and particularly in the city I grew up. It isnt something that I expect anyone outside to understand. But to me and billions others, there is nothing that I love to watch or play more.
It truely is the beautiful game.
Just an observation, but don't you think contorversy makes something more interesting?
It really depends on your background when it comes to what sports you like.
I can understand why people hate baseball. It is a slower pace game that comes down to intense, subtle strategy.
However, I grew up in a baseball household. So that's why I enjoy playing it and watching it so much.
So unless you grew up in a soccer/football background, you aren't very likely to enjoy it.
I can understand why people hate baseball. It is a slower pace game that comes down to intense, subtle strategy.
However, I grew up in a baseball household. So that's why I enjoy playing it and watching it so much.
So unless you grew up in a soccer/football background, you aren't very likely to enjoy it.
You are certainly entitled to your opinion. But you are wrong.
there's no such thing as a right or wrong opinion..
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Was this racially motivated? I've not heard reports that it was. So "darker skinned" isn't really relevant, unless you prove to me it was racially motivated.
The goalie had to be sent off. The first kick was self defence, then the goalie kicked the guy a few more times when he was on the ground. Not cool. And if the goalie hadn't been stopped by intervention, then there would have been a riot. I'm not sticking up for the guy that ran on the pitch, but the goalie's actions after he brought the guy down are pretty poor.
I believe you mean American football there. And luck doesn't play as strong a role in football as you think. There's a lot of skill and tactics to it. But if you aren't interested in the sport, then don't go around slagging it off.
I find American football very boring to watch - 90% of the game is stop start with occasional long throws. Football, depending on which game you are watching, can be very intense in midfield. Some of the best football games ever are proper midfield battles with balls being played through rather than over the top.
Stoppage time is usually 2-3 minutes, but it depends if there has been goals, injuries etc in the game. Sometimes there can be more than 5 minutes stoppage time if there has been a major incident.
If there is a tie, then the score remains a tie. In leagues, a tie (or draw) is worth 1 point. In knockout competitions if there is a draw after 90 minutes, an additional 30 minutes are played. If after that point it is still a draw, the only way to settle the game is a penalty shootout which is luck, but after playing 110 minutes of football and the score is level, what else can you do?
Cheating is not legit and divers and such are strongly penalised by referees. No one likes to see a team win by cheating.
This isn't that common, though does happen. Unfortunately, it is just part of the game, and people fake injuries or contact in other sports too. TV cameras always catch out divers and cheaters, and while it won't affect the score of the game, the offending player will be shot down by the media and prone to an array of intimidating chants at his next game from the away support.
If you can't understand the offside rule, then you are either:
a) A woman
b) *insert insult here* who can never appreciate the beautiful game.
If b), then I'm not surprised you get so annoyed by football games.
What do you mean "never catches on in the USA"? It is already big in the US - schools play it, you've got a national team, and the huge hype about David Beckham and Henry joining the MLS shows that the game has clearly caught on in the US.
I'm glad you don't watch football and don't attend games - I can't imagine how embarrassing it would be for you to moan about everything and get the offside rule wrong.
During the 1966 World Cup final my Dad tried dumping me in my playpen so he could watch the match in peace. This cunning plan didn't work out because I kicked up a fuss because I didn't want to be left in there. Not to be beaten, Dad swopped places with me in the playpen and let me quietly trash the rest of the house while he watched us win.
Every sport has its dark side, its just that a sport with 1-2 billion supporters is just going to get more coverage than your average American team sport. Not to mention the organisation governing football is being led by an ignorant, corrupt ponce of a man named Sepp Blatter.
But hey, thats my opinion and I think American football is boring as hell. Go watch Ronaldo or Messi and you'll know why half the planet support football more than any other sport
But hey, thats my opinion and I think American football is boring as hell. Go watch Ronaldo or Messi and you'll know why half the planet support football more than any other sport
I used to think like this, then I watched some football.
Or took an arrow to the knee. Or something.