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Proof that Aussies and Americans both dislike soccer...

Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
edited June 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/aussie ... 5879277368


Just read the comments.
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  • illegal pantsillegal pants Posts: 13,471
    big deal, i don't see how comments on this one article represents a population in general :)

    i can put up an adelaidenow article on rugby and prove that Aussies in general hate rugby huh ;):lol:
    wah
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Everyone hates soccer here, let's not kid ourselves.
    The only people that like it are ethnics and a small minority of anglos Aussies.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • MoonTurtleMoonTurtle Posts: 752
    ethnics?

    wtf?
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Everyone hates soccer here, let's not kid ourselves.
    The only people that like it are ethnics and a small minority of anglos Aussies.
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    MoonTurtle wrote:
    ethnics?

    wtf?
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Everyone hates soccer here, let's not kid ourselves.
    The only people that like it are ethnics and a small minority of anglos Aussies.

    Wogs
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  • AusticmanAusticman Posts: 1,327
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Everyone hates soccer here, let's not kid ourselves.
    The only people that like it are ethnics and a small minority of anglos Aussies.

    What a ridiculous statement! :roll:

    I love my league but I love world cup time. Australia's a sporting nation and loves it when we get on the world stage and compete. We sucked last night and all those comments are sour grapes and close minded AFL fools.
    I can't go the library anymore, everyone STINKS!!
  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Perth, Western Australia Posts: 4,007
    I like Soccer!...:P
  • EvilClosetMonkeyEvilClosetMonkey Posts: 510
    i_lov_it wrote:
    I like Soccer!...:P

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  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Perth, Western Australia Posts: 4,007
    Austicman wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Everyone hates soccer here, let's not kid ourselves.
    The only people that like it are ethnics and a small minority of anglos Aussies.

    What a ridiculous statement! :roll:

    I love my league but I love world cup time. Australia's a sporting nation and loves it when we get on the world stage and compete. We sucked last night and all those comments are sour grapes and close minded AFL fools.

    I can NEVER understand the "Hitting the Post" Rule!...The Ball SKIMS the Post Goes thru for a GOAL!!! and yet...it's STILL a Point!...wtf? :roll: lol
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Austicman wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Everyone hates soccer here, let's not kid ourselves.
    The only people that like it are ethnics and a small minority of anglos Aussies.

    What a ridiculous statement! :roll:

    I love my league but I love world cup time. Australia's a sporting nation and loves it when we get on the world stage and compete. We sucked last night and all those comments are sour grapes and close minded AFL fools.

    Bandwagon fans that come around every 4 yrs, I bet they don't even know what clubs the Socceroos play for.
    If they cared the A-League would have higher attendances and be stronger than what it is now.
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  • vedder_soupvedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    Evil Closet Monkey wrote:
    i_lov_it wrote:
    I like Soccer!...:P

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  • AusticmanAusticman Posts: 1,327
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Austicman wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Everyone hates soccer here, let's not kid ourselves.
    The only people that like it are ethnics and a small minority of anglos Aussies.

    What a ridiculous statement! :roll:

    I love my league but I love world cup time. Australia's a sporting nation and loves it when we get on the world stage and compete. We sucked last night and all those comments are sour grapes and close minded AFL fools.

    Bandwagon fans that come around every 4 yrs, I bet they don't even know what clubs the Socceroos play for.
    If they cared the A-League would have higher attendances and be stronger than what it is now.

    I'm quite aware of who the most of the team play. We can't compete with the salaries on offer overseas. I don't go to the A-League but I'll sit down up late on a Saturday night and watch our boys run around in the English Prems. There'a fairweather fans in every sport in Australia. There's so many sports to choose from you can't possibly keep up with them all!!!
    I can't go the library anymore, everyone STINKS!!
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Not questioning how much you love soccer, just commenting on the majority.
    When it isn't WC time they bag soccer, call it wogball, boring, gay, but then love it for 4 weeks.
    :roll:
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  • gvn2fly12gvn2fly12 Posts: 793
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Not questioning how much you love soccer, just commenting on the majority.
    When it isn't WC time they bag soccer, call it wogball, boring, gay, but then love it for 4 weeks.
    :roll:


    Could that not be said about a lot of sports, not the "ethnic" opion but the part time fans? The olympics come around once evey for years i mean, who gives a shit about track and field, and some of the winter ones, but olympics makes fans for a few weeks.
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  • illegal pantsillegal pants Posts: 13,471
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Everyone hates soccer here, let's not kid ourselves.
    The only people that like it are ethnics and a small minority of anglos Aussies.

    so because i'm a Greek Australian i fit that 'small minority' ???

    let's not kid ourselves? :?

    i played it myself, and grew up watching my brothers play from U/9's up to state league, all day Saturdays, that's a shit load of games... anglos, wogs, hispanics, asians, serbs, every one.. oh i'm sorry, not many/any Aboriginals.. maybe that's what you mean :wtf:
    wah
  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    To the OP. I'm not sure what relevance Americans and Australians disliking football has. The rest of the world loves it. Consider yourselves outnumbered.
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Hasn't soccer got the highest participation rate of all sports for kids in Australia?
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  • SoonForgotten2SoonForgotten2 Posts: 2,245
    pjfan31 wrote:
    Hasn't soccer got the highest participation rate of all sports for kids in Australia?

    Kids also eat glue and boogers.
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,160
    I think soccer's biggest detriment in the U.S. is that most of the best players work for oversea clubs and most Americans don't wan't to watch a lower tier product. I wouldn't really call it a dislike.

    That and we have the NFL.
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Just incase you're all wondering, I do love soccer and was brought up on it, just showing how sad it is that it not embraced in these countries.
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    illegal pants wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Everyone hates soccer here, let's not kid ourselves.
    The only people that like it are ethnics and a small minority of anglos Aussies.

    so because i'm a Greek Australian i fit that 'small minority' ???

    let's not kid ourselves? :?

    i played it myself, and grew up watching my brothers play from U/9's up to state league, all day Saturdays, that's a shit load of games... anglos, wogs, hispanics, asians, serbs, every one.. oh i'm sorry, not many/any Aboriginals.. maybe that's what you mean :wtf:

    Yeah pretty much, the majority of non ethnic Aussies only care for AFL or rugby.
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,398
    the popularity of soccer is growing in the US
    Foreign league matches have only been available on regular cable channels for the last two years-and espn just started regular weekly broadcasts this year.
  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Perth, Western Australia Posts: 4,007
    Evil Closet Monkey wrote:
    i_lov_it wrote:
    I like Soccer!...:P

    I like bacon

    OKayyyy!... :?
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    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/aussie-fans-brave-the-cold-at-birrarung-marr-to-watch-socceroos/comments-e6frf7jo-1225879277368


    Just read the comments.


    best part of the story...the fact they refer to said game as soccer. :lol:
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,396
    All i know is that when i drive by the elementary schools or high schools their is a bunch of soccer being played by young American Boys & Girls ...
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  • Jearlpam0925Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,184
    josevolution wrote:
    All i know is that when i drive by the elementary schools or high schools their is a bunch of soccer being played by young American Boys & Girls ...

    Because it's low maintenance, and the plethora of soccer moms don't want their little darlings getting hurt.
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    To the OP, what are "ethnics"? Sounds racist to me. But I have no idea since Im not Aussie.
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  • FrannyFranny Posts: 2,054
    Austicman wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Everyone hates soccer here, let's not kid ourselves.
    The only people that like it are ethnics and a small minority of anglos Aussies.

    What a ridiculous statement! :roll:

    I love my league but I love world cup time. Australia's a sporting nation and loves it when we get on the world stage and compete. We sucked last night and all those comments are sour grapes and close minded AFL fools.

    Bahahahahahaha way to go. Go the Maroons wednesday night!!!
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Sagittarius Crux wrote:
    Bahahahahahaha way to go. Go the Maroons wednesday night!!!


    Hey, settle down.
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  • FrannyFranny Posts: 2,054
    pjfan31 wrote:
    Sagittarius Crux wrote:
    Bahahahahahaha way to go. Go the Maroons wednesday night!!!


    Hey, settle down.


    Settle what??? Oh that we're going to make it 5 SERIES IN A ROW!!!!!! BOOYAH!!! :lol: It's going to be on tomorrow night, and don't worry all of my cousins support NSW so the phones will be going off in an endless banter between us all.... Well them against me! ;) It's all good!
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Sagittarius Crux wrote:
    pjfan31 wrote:
    Sagittarius Crux wrote:
    Bahahahahahaha way to go. Go the Maroons wednesday night!!!


    Hey, settle down.


    Settle what??? Oh that we're going to make it 5 SERIES IN A ROW!!!!!! BOOYAH!!! :lol: It's going to be on tomorrow night, and don't worry all of my cousins support NSW so the phones will be going off in an endless banter between us all.... Well them against me! ;) It's all good!


    Your cousins sound intelligent
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