What pisses me off about the World Cup

mickeyrat · June 2010

g under p wrote:

mickeyrat wrote:

MayDay10 wrote:

I know what you are saying... But I hope Im not generalized in this group. I have just started to follow the sport for the past few years and have played a shitload of the EA Sports games as Grimsby Town and also enjoy the WOrld Cup games. I have caught a couple MLS games on TV and plan on going to a Philadelphia Union game(s).
I am excited to watch the World Cup... but my knowledge of the sport is still pretty infintile. I want to see the USA win, but my heart isnt set on them... I would like to see any team win who hasnt yet won a World Cup. I actually like Team Canada because that is who I use on the EA World Cup games (they arent in this World Cup).

I have always contended that Soccer/Football deserves more respect than it gets in the US. Its a really awesome sport that translates throughout the planet... Russia, USA, Iran, North Korea, South Korea, Qatar.... you name it. Maybe the fact that I recognize that makes me not a poser?

I think in most cities in America you'll find more soccer fields in place or being built than you do baseball fields.

Having played soccer for 3 1/2 years (7 seasons) in a YMCA league and then in HS Vs. 7 baseball seasons , I got into soccer much more. More fun to play and to watch then baseball. Much more of a "team" sport , in my opinion.

This is possibly true in the growing Hispanic population in this country. Will it surpass the other major sports not any time soon but it's certainly on the rise and more feilds are being built.

peace

While the growing Hispanic population is contributing to the growth of the number of players and leagues, What I'm seeing is the 'burbs with money building fields. What I'm not aware of is much cross cultural play. Like the more informal Hispanic leagues go head to head with the more affluent areas. That would be good for all concerned, not only in the experience gained from different styles, but in bringing different cultures together on the field for the love of the sport.

I'll wake up now, cuz thats just a dream.

milarso · June 2010

haffajappa wrote:

Saying people who aren't huge soccer fans shouldn't get into the world cup is like the people around here that say people who don't own every Pearl Jam album shouldn't go see the show

I don't think I or anyone else said "people who aren't huge soccer fans shouldn't get into the world cup."
I said it pissed me off that people who have never seen a soccer match in their life act like they are huge fans every four years when the world cup comes around.
You can get into it all you want, but don't act like you are a huge fan just because it's the "it" thing to do this month.

xavier mcdaniel · June 2010

I'm a casual fan of the sport but have grown more into it due to one of my closest friends. I enjoyed the US-England match and the environment in the bar while it was on.

Pats54 · June 2010

Horos wrote:

Well I tried to get into it because it's been hyped for the last couple of months and I love watching world class competitions. But come on SOCCER is the most boring sport to watch ever. I don't like to watch baseball for the same reasons. I do like to watch boring old golf though and that's because I recognize the difficulty of the game. There is no difficulty factor in SOCCER. Sure maybe 3 times in 3 hours something exciting happens in a SOCCER match, just like baseball. That's why we have Sportscenter.

Most boring sport ever. We have been hearing for years that soccer is growing so fast and up and coming etc. etc. If so many kids are playing you would think the MLS etc. would be more popular. How many kids are clamoring to go see a soccer game. The media has for years been trying to hype this sport never gonna happen vs. the major sports. Kind of funny US kids play soccer year round and start at young ages yet we suck at the game vs. the world. Once the Us gets bounced from the WC we won't have to listen to this crap again.

81 · June 2010

nuffingman wrote:

PLEASE STOP CALLING FOOTBALL SOCCER!!!!

I feel better now.

in the US, it's called soccer from the time we are infants. we are not going to call soccer football, becuase football it is not.

Got a hard hard head · June 2010

People are bound to have different opinions on different sports. Personally, I'd sooner nail my eyelids to the ceiling than watch basketball or baseball but that's just me. :yawn:

I've tried to watch several sports in earnest and nothing comes close to football for excitement. Yes, you get dull matches as you do in any sport, but when you get two teams going at each other then no other sport can rival it.

The world's greatest game.

nuffingman · June 2010

81 wrote:

nuffingman wrote:

PLEASE STOP CALLING FOOTBALL SOCCER!!!!

I feel better now.

in the US, it's called soccer from the time we are infants. we are not going to call soccer football, becuase football it is not.

Strange because it's played with the foot! Your game isn't.

LikeAnOcean · June 2010

nuffingman wrote:

81 wrote:

nuffingman wrote:

PLEASE STOP CALLING FOOTBALL SOCCER!!!!

I feel better now.

in the US, it's called soccer from the time we are infants. we are not going to call soccer football, becuase football it is not.

Strange because it's played with the foot! Your game isn't.

How about we call it Kickball?..

Or how about, "who cares what we call it as long as everyone knows what we are talking about." 8-)

nuffingman · June 2010

LikeAnOcean wrote:

How about we both conscede and call it Kickball?..

Or how about, "who cares what we call it as long as everyone knows what we are talking about." 8-)

Agreed!

But I'm confused about Got a hard hard head's post just before mine. I have no idea now what sport he was talking about.

mickeyrat · June 2010

nuffingman wrote:

LikeAnOcean wrote:

How about we both conscede and call it Kickball?..

Or how about, "who cares what we call it as long as everyone knows what we are talking about." 8-)

Agreed!
But I'm confused about Got a hard hard head's post just before mine. I have no idea now what sport he was talking about.

can we all agree on "futbol"? seems simple enough.

milarso · June 2010

mickeyrat wrote:

can we all agree on "futbol"? seems simple enough.

I think I'm just going to keep calling it soccer.

LikeAnOcean · June 2010

nuffingman wrote:

81 wrote:

nuffingman wrote:

PLEASE STOP CALLING FOOTBALL SOCCER!!!!

I feel better now.

in the US, it's called soccer from the time we are infants. we are not going to call soccer football, becuase football it is not.

Strange because it's played with the foot! Your game isn't.

I thought people always bragged about how its not just your foot, but how everything but the arms can be used.. How about Armlessball?

Ledbetterman10 · June 2010

GET THIS CRAP OFF OF ESPN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For Christ's sake....NOBODY SCORES. They're 70 minutes into a game right now and the score is still 0-0. How could fans find this exciting?

It's not that I don't respect the athletes and the actual playing of Soccer. But to sit and watch it? Baseball could be boring at times but at least there's different situations throughout the game depending on who is batting, how many guys are on base, and how many outs there are. Soccer is the same boring crap over and over.

milarso · June 2010

nuffingman wrote:

PLEASE STOP CALLING FOOTBALL SOCCER!!!!

I feel better now.

Don't blame us. You Brits created the term.

http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/67/world-cup/2010/06/11/1971687/usa-and-england-past-present-and-future

josevolution · June 2010

Soccer is in my blood i was born in Chile to me it's a beautiful sport to watch & play wich i did, so please exclude me from all the bandwagon fans that reside in Chicago & NY

haffajappa · June 2010

For people comparing it to basketball... i don't know how you can suggest 0-0 is a terrible game but 124-80 is so exciting... is there a point where the baskets become redundant?

If you don't want to watch it on ESPN (or whatever channel) then turn to a different channel :roll:

It's not crap, just not your cup of tea.

South of Seattle · June 2010

haffajappa wrote:

For people comparing it to basketball... i don't know how you can suggest 0-0 is a terrible game but 124-80 is so exciting... is there a point where the baskets become redundant?

If you don't want to watch it on ESPN (or whatever channel) then turn to a different channel :roll:

It's not crap, just not your cup of tea.

Exactly. Tony Allen making a free throw line jumper is not very exciting. Soccer is about the build up and pace of the game. A 0-0 game can still be exciting with lots of skillfull dribbling and some nice shots.

I mean if you watch a Ravens vs. Giants game and it's 14-7 how is that any different from a 2-1 soccer game that took half as long to watch?

intodeep · June 2010

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

GET THIS CRAP OFF OF ESPN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For Christ's sake....NOBODY SCORES. They're 70 minutes into a game right now and the score is still 0-0. How could fans find this exciting?

It's not that I don't respect the athletes and the actual playing of Soccer. But to sit and watch it? Baseball could be boring at times but at least there's different situations throughout the game depending on who is batting, how many guys are on base, and how many outs there are. Soccer is the same boring crap over and over.

There is a lot more going on in a soccer game even when one is not scoring. It is like watching baseball and knowing the game in depth you notice how the defense moves into a strategic positioning for each different hitter that comes up depending on how the scouting report and game plan calls to pitch to a guy. Sometimes a 3-2 count with a guy fouling a ball back 10 times can be boring as fuck but if you know that "hey this is a great at bat this guy is grinding it out" that is fun to watch to baseball fans.

Like this in soccer there is a lot more going on then just guys running around bouncing the ball back and forth. It is fine that you don't care for it, but learn more about it before you blast it. You sound a bit ignorant and i don't use that to be rude I say it as a fact you dont' seem to know much about the game. If you don't care to learn it that is fine, but lets be fair if you don't understand the game's intricacies don't blast it.

Hitch-Hiker · June 2010

On the silly football vs soccer debate, and yes i am purposely fanning the flames

The various governing bodies around the world:

FIFA (World) - Fédération Internationale de Football Association
FA (England) - Football Association
FAI (Ireland) - Football Association Ireland
DFB (Germany) - Deutscher Fußball-Bund
FFF (France) - Fédération Française de Football
KNVB (Holland) - Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond

I could go on, but I'm far too lazy to look up any more. You get the idea though

pjhawks · June 2010

if you like it great but do we really need a thread on here about every game? can't we just put down 1-0 for all of them and go with it? i mean there is like a 90% chance of it ending that way.

and let's stop acting like the goalie for england's gaffe was the bigges choke in sports - not even close as it was basically a preliminary round game. barely hurts England's chances. this has nothing on Bill Buckner.

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