its biurful, do u see this in NFL, Baseball ?
Also Zidane > Messi.
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05-13-2012, 02:33 AM #1Registered User
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Why most americans dont like football ? (soccer)
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05-13-2012, 02:34 AM #2Rustler's Ambition
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because they suck at it
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05-13-2012, 02:35 AM #3Registered User
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AgreedOriginally Posted by Madridistan
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05-13-2012, 02:37 AM #4Anchor Baby
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pele > allOriginally Posted by Madridistan
football and basketball has it moments..
its the diving/offsides calls that most north americans don't understand or agree with
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05-13-2012, 02:37 AM #5Pain
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Hard to get into as it's not a big national american sport. Its not something we really grow up with, so we aren't as interested as an adult.
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05-13-2012, 02:37 AM #6Registered User
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Originally Posted by fitnessbyjay
if football was popular in the US do u think they would dominate it ?Tear your muscles up in the gym, Feed them in the kitchen and Build them in your sleep.
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05-13-2012, 02:37 AM #7Ascended Saiyan
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Originally Posted by BigTimeBull
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05-13-2012, 02:38 AM #8Banned
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everyone knows a sport is measured on the value and abundance of equipment needed to participate.
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05-13-2012, 02:39 AM #9Registered User
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My personal reasons:
1. Flopping/Diving. All sports have it in some measure. Soccer has elevated it to Art, oftentimes to the point that it destroys the flow of the game and overwhelmingly impacts the final result.
2. Lack of a video review system. Arbitrary and often incorrect decisions play a huge role, particularly with penalty kicks and yellow/red cards.
3. Club soccer, at the league level, is boring 4 out of 5 years. The same few clubs dominate: Barca, Man U, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, etc. Whenever a promising young player is nurtured through by a small club, he's wrested away by one of the aforementioned.
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05-13-2012, 02:39 AM #10Usuario registrado
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Dont know about domination but they would surely be in the top 10 nations at the very least. The thing is american kids dont really dream on becoming professionall football players when they grow up as much as they dream becoming NBA/MLB/NFL etc players.Originally Posted by Madridistan
Also, in what way exactly is Zidane better than Messi? lol not even close.
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05-13-2012, 02:39 AM #11Doucherus Magnificus
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no real reason really. Most of the time I hear because its for pussies.
Adding Drogba to the mix doesnt help with that assumption.
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05-13-2012, 02:39 AM #12Registered User
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Originally Posted by OneAndOwnly
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True legend, scored in Champions league finals with Real Madrid and Juventus.
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05-13-2012, 02:40 AM #13
Zidane is fuking biuriful. When he chipped the penalty in 2006 I was like 'is this real life?'
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05-13-2012, 02:41 AM #15Banned
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Because it's not big over there. Same reason I don't like basketball, rugby, cricket, baseball, never have played any of them.
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05-13-2012, 02:41 AM #16Rower Brah
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i was getting a burrito at a legit mexican restauraunt and i decided to watch the t.v. while i was waiting in line and the sport was interesting and fast paced with a spanish speaking announcer. i was so intrigued
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Ronaldinho ~ i ****ing miss him, he was so entertaining.
Neymar will replace him i hope.Tear your muscles up in the gym, Feed them in the kitchen and Build them in your sleep.
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05-13-2012, 02:41 AM #18Good-Bro Original
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isnt he the guy that head butt someone?
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05-13-2012, 02:42 AM #19Lmfao because it's that easy. Football is not something you can simpy be successful at if you 'put your mind to it'. It has to be ingrained into the culture decades over.Originally Posted by Ken-O
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05-13-2012, 02:42 AM #20Registered User
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if they aren't good at it, they dont bother participating, or just hate it.
srs, some world-wide sports; Cricket, Rugby (none of that padding protective bullchit), Soccer, etc. The entire world play these sports, yet America hate them and it's because they suck at them.
if the world started playing baseball,nfl etc as a recognized world-wide sport (and will inevitably excel at it) then Americans will hate that and move onto national bowling or some thing.
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05-13-2012, 02:42 AM #21Fair & Balanced
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soccer is a girl sport over here (no hate)
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05-13-2012, 02:43 AM #22Ascended Saiyan
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that was the first world cup i watched and i was so sad when i found out Zidane was retiring, dude was the reason i started watching; missed most of his career(used to be an american sheep soccer sucks blah blah etc) :/, but that italian team was stacked with legendary players.Originally Posted by Madridistan
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05-13-2012, 02:44 AM #23
If USA took football seriously then they'll be the best in the world. They've got the athletes, facilities, technology, science etc.. to dominate anyone, but they use all that for national sports lol.
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Originally Posted by DiabeticLifter
yeah he headbutted Materazzi. watch vid
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i suppose its because we want bigger, more powerful sports. although i wish america would ditch baseball for soccer.
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biurifulOriginally Posted by Madridistan
simply ... biuriful
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05-13-2012, 02:45 AM #27
if you ask zidane who is the best player of all times he will say maradona
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05-13-2012, 02:46 AM #28Another simpleton.Originally Posted by ItsAshor
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05-13-2012, 02:46 AM #29Ascended Saiyan
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Op, majority of americans dont bother to acknowledge how difficult it is to play, they relegate it to "kicking a ball back and forth." when in reality they couldnt make a straight line pass if their life depended on it; i used to play football as a kid and we all called it ghey etc then i tried playing after watching a few 06 cup games and its insane how difficult it is needless to say all my bros are fans now; i try to catch a good match every chance i get.Originally Posted by Madridistan
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05-13-2012, 02:47 AM #30Banned
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Soccer is a contact sport. Try play it with some Euro brahs, instead of uncoordinated Americans.Originally Posted by jump_man23
brb all you need is to kick and chase the ball. lol
Everyone who has played soccer seriously have had at least a few bones fractured. Those *******s diving give it a bad name, but no1 dives in non-pro games.
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