Is soccer REALLY considered a "girly sport" in the USA (and Canada)?

[SSM12]

ftfy

Both are much more fun to play than to watch.



I don't think any of those sports mentioned have athletes who can take a puck or a high stick to the mouth and still play ... except for hockey.

To be fair, that’s Neal. Could have been blood from his twat. Also very common

Another level:





Soccer isn’t even in the same league

Also, athletes. Standing around and jogging every minute. Also lol at calling hockey players twinks when Messi and Christiano play soccer

[CaliSuperSport]

most americans think of soccer as a cupcake sport srs

any sport that encourages diving and crying on the field is girly

never really thought it was "girly", just thought it was low class/for minorities/stupid

Soccer is for girls and mentally challenged children

You wont really see girls competing with men in football. Soccer however...

Girls and Mexicans, that's really about it.

Lol. Thank you. You’re a disgusting tranny looking ******* 1/10. Nice mustache. You’re a classic soccer fan.

Soccer is the gayest excuse for a sport of all time

Should be reserved for women, and children that are still developing before they play real sports

So its manly because "its alot of cardio?" You mean like an aerobics class?

Soccer is definitely above hockey. I've never met a single person who played hockey competitively and most of the NHL players I've seen on tv look like unathletic twinks.

Real ranking of athleticism among team sports:

NFL > NBA >>> MLB > Soccer >>>> NHL

Dink sucking *******s, all of you

[Lifetimebulk]

Not by most with a brain.
I’m not a fan. Tried but can’t get into it really.
But I wouldn’t say it’s girly.

[BlueSasquatch]

I'd watch soccer, if contact was allowed, and the players were able to run with the ball, maybe only passing it backwards.

What's the average size of a soccer player? Sub 200 and under 6 foot? I think that's technically the cut-off for female vs male, right?

[TBO1313]

The flopping is a huge turnoff. Not all Euro sports are bad though I love watching Rugby especially 7's. NBA basketball is getting almost as bad as soccer with the constant flopping and crying to the refs and I haven't watched NFL football more than a game or two in years because of all the political bullchit and commercials. College football is still the GOAT sport to watch

[Vhagar]

Dink sucking *******s, all of you

Said the soccer fan

That’s like Elton John calling random people on the street homos

[Dave22reborn]

Soccer is 90% acting, 10% athleticism.....

[Dave22reborn]

The flopping is a huge turnoff. Not all Euro sports are bad though I love watching Rugby especially 7's. NBA basketball is getting almost as bad as soccer with the constant flopping and crying to the refs and I haven't watched NFL football more than a game or two in years because of all the political bullchit and commercials. College football is still the GOAT sport to watch

Yeah, somehow two huge black guys lightly touch each other in the air, and somehow go flying 12 feet in the opposite direction.

[TBO1313]

Yeah, somehow two huge black guys lightly touch each other in the air, and somehow go flying 12 feet in the opposite direction.

It's ridiculous but only a handful of the superstars can get away with it on a consistent basis. In soccer it seems to work every time I see it but it could just be because I've got such a small sample size to work with when it comes to soccer

[beanlet21]

I'd watch soccer, if contact was allowed, and the players were able to run with the ball, maybe only passing it backwards.

What's the average size of a soccer player? Sub 200 and under 6 foot? I think that's technically the cut-off for female vs male, right?

average player in europe is 5'8 - 5'10 and is 140- 160lbs.. lmao

[BlueSasquatch]

average player in europe is 5'8 - 5'10 and is 140- 160lbs.. lmao

Haven't been that small since middle school.

[Sgt T-Man]

Nope, it's a sport the small guys and women play due to lack of size and athleticism.

[Underwrought]

I know a sport isnt for me, when you have 'men' from countries who love soccer like they love their dick, crying about our WOMANS soccer team curb stomping another team in the sport. Coooomon gays, I mean guys, sthaaaaap iiit!

[xxAchillesxx]

I've never met a single person who played hockey competitively and most of the NHL players I've seen on tv look like unathletic twinks.

Most are the size of linebackers, with legs rivaling speed cyclists. And I'm not even a huge NHL fan.

[Maestro]

Of course a poor postured individual like you would dislike any remotely athletic sport. Go back to watching fatties play hand egg. Pissening.

I was waiting for something like this to get posted. Clearly by someone that doesn't understand how American Football is played. Football is more like chess, and offensive lineman are suppose to be as big as possible their utility isn't to run with the ball;

More to the point thats not "couch potato" fat thats Strongman/Powerlifter fat. In the odd occasion they do get the ball and its up to them to run, they will drag 3 guys behind him.

and as for the OP's question futbol is seen as a girly sport because its the first sport that most adolescent kids in America play competitively because its simple and safe. Girls generally continue to play soccer into highschool and college and boys that excel in sports go on to contact sports or baseball because if they go pro that is where the money is for professional athletes in America, and even if there is a lot of money to be made overseas playing futbol, there are very little resources or even societal support for that matter for men to go pro in futbol in the US.

[CityJaeger]

Same way that they prefer Nascar to F1.

Sophistication, do you even ?

[Barteh]

Rugby sevens series is where it's at if you're looking for real manly sports.

That said, the world's biggest sport is obviously manly as well. The pace of the game nowadays and the physicality required is insane. On top of that the obvious technical and tactical skills required. Today's level of play is insane. The culture in the US is just different so they don't appreciate the sport as much. On top of that you have the loudmouth "we are the best and the only important ones" attitude so naturally you'll see that attitude as well from people here on the forum.

In the States you have ice hockey which is probably manlier. NFL and basketball are pretty lame because of the pace. Brb 15 minutes of play in a 3 hours match. Brb like seven 5min timeouts for each team during one match and three extra breaks. No surprise there's actual obese people competing in those sports. I do appreciate basketball but the pace is so low that I usually can't be bothered to sit out a complete match. Especially without company or doing something else at the same time.

[cuttin.bruh]

bunch of dudes crying and rolling around the ground like a pissed off 4 year old.





yes

[NillaWafer]

So its manly because "its alot of cardio?" You mean like an aerobics class?

Just lmao.

It's really 'manly' to sit on the bench while commercials run in the NFL and NBA. It's honestly pathetic how many breaks these guys get because of forced media timeouts. Say what you want about the diving from soccer players, but at least they're in shape. If you removed all the forced timeouts and breaks in the NFL, 3/4 of these fat fuks would be sucking down wind before the half. Don't get me started on the NBA. 3/4 of these games are players walking up the court because it doesn't even matter.

As an aside, it's painful to watch a majority of these NFL/NBA games because of the commercialization. You know soccer is in and out in ~90 minutes. NFL is so cucked by greed that 60 minutes of game time takes 180+ minutes. At least half of your viewing time in an NFL game is spent watching commercials or the bullchit stats screens that the producers throw up. It's such a breath of fresh air to watch a Saturday morning premier league game and actually see a game being played.

[NukYavlen]

Soccer is definitely above hockey. I've never met a single person who played hockey competitively and most of the NHL players I've seen on tv look like unathletic twinks.

Real ranking of athleticism among team sports:

NFL > NBA >>> MLB > Soccer >>>> NHL

It's time to stop posting.

[SSM12]

Haven't been that small since middle school.

Can confirm. Not in middle school but still that size at 30. Play hockey though, not soccer, ton of hiit cardio

[CaliSuperSport]

Said the soccer fan

That’s like Elton John calling random people on the street homos

I forget when I started losing interest in NFL. I think it was around they started calling fumbles incomplete passes.

Spoiler!

[Garyboy]

Soccer is definitely above hockey. I've never met a single person who played hockey competitively and most of the NHL players I've seen on tv look like unathletic twinks.

Real ranking of athleticism among team sports:

NFL > NBA >>> MLB > Soccer >>>> NHL

Yikes. You know how I know you’ve never seen elite hockey in person? No, going at a high rate of speed on blades in every direction while having to pass, stickhandle, shoot, while hitting and worrying about getting separated from your senses....no, that doesn’t require any athleticism. Running up and down a field while kicking a ball......that’s athleticism!

[mexanacho]

Yikes. You know how I know you’ve never seen elite hockey in person? No, going at a high rate of speed on blades in every direction while having to pass, stickhandle, shoot, while hitting and worrying about getting separated from your senses....no, that doesn’t require any athleticism. Running up and down a field while kicking a ball......that’s athleticism!

I admitted to not being familiar with hockey. Never knew anyone growing up who played and didnt ever really watch on TV either. I'm basing my opinion on NHL combine statistics where the bench press (I think they used to use like 155lbs on this) and vertical jump (only 2 players in 2019 cleared 24 inches) results for the top 10 performers were abysmal.

The sport requires a high degree of skill and toughness but in terms of athleticism I think its behind even baseball where centerfielders and shortstops routinely run at speeds near 20 mph and others can hit 500 ft home runs and throw 95+ mph with ease.

[optimus1]

I get the same feeling watching soccer that I get watching women's sports. I respect the competitive atmosphere of it, but I just know I'm watching something 3rd rate and am generally bored to tears. Golf I don't really consider a sport, but soccer is damn close to it. If I was gay and into twinks running around a field for 2 hours I suppose I would be a fan. I just don't understand the appeal. You can run around and kick a ball into a net. OK you have decent cardio I guess. But when any of those *******s have physical contact with another player they act like 6 yr old girls flopping around in pain. I've never seen anything like it. When there are literally dozens of more masculine and entertaining sports out there to watch, I don't know why anyone would bother with soccer nowadays other than I guess a cultural thing.

[TBO1313]

I admitted to not being familiar with hockey. Never knew anyone growing up who played and didnt ever really watch on TV either. I'm basing my opinion on NHL combine statistics where the bench press (I think they used to use like 155lbs on this) and vertical jump (only 2 players in 2019 cleared 24 inches) results for the top 10 performers were abysmal.

The sport requires a high degree of skill and toughness but in terms of athleticism I think its behind even baseball where centerfielders and shortstops routinely run at speeds near 20 mph and others can hit 500 ft home runs and throw 95+ mph with ease.

Are you srs? That is horrific. They don't have hockey where I live but I always assumed the guys that played were really athletic

[knightofday]

The off-the-cuff comment was made by an American dude during a convo about the women's world cup.

Is it true?

(Over in Europe, where it's called "football", the perception of the sport differs)

Yes. Ive heard the term "grass fairys" to describe soccer players more than once

[Aceros]

When I was in Disneyland strolling around in my Manchester United top I had tons of yanks come and talk to me about it and how much they liked the premier league.

They'd then ask what part of Australia I was from.

Point is, 'Mericans are clueless.

[Garyboy]

I admitted to not being familiar with hockey. Never knew anyone growing up who played and didnt ever really watch on TV either. I'm basing my opinion on NHL combine statistics where the bench press (I think they used to use like 155lbs on this) and vertical jump (only 2 players in 2019 cleared 24 inches) results for the top 10 performers were abysmal.

The sport requires a high degree of skill and toughness but in terms of athleticism I think its behind even baseball where centerfielders and shortstops routinely run at speeds near 20 mph and others can hit 500 ft home runs and throw 95+ mph with ease.

Yeah, hockey players are weaklings.





Not athletic either.

[whtcoupe]

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Yes its extremely boring