cowtownmike
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I done been thru the scruggles.
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Post by cowtownmike on Aug 13, 2008 14:23:00 GMT -5
Just want to congratulate the US Men's soccer team on getting eliminated in the Olympics. Way to make us proud.
KBK- should this signal to America that we should just drop this charade of learning this game?
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sully
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Post by sully on Aug 13, 2008 14:24:49 GMT -5
We should definately drop soccer across the board.
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Post by duckbutter on Aug 13, 2008 14:51:21 GMT -5
7 Reasons Why Americans Suck At Soccer
1. No Hands
The most popular American sports - basketball, baseball, American football, ice hockey, golf - primarily involve the use of hands / upper body to compete in.
2. Ridiculous Name
Soccer. Seriously? Sawker. I feel dumber just saying it. It’s called football, and unless we learn to call it by it’s real name (come to think of it, Australians have their Australian Rules football and they still call the beautiful game football), it’s not going to be successful.
3. No Breaks
The American public is used to a quick break every 5 minutes, if not sooner. Basketball has its quarters. Baseball has its regular breaks with batters coming in and going out. American football is a stop-start game. In golf you hit a ball a couple of hundred yards and then you walk towards it.
4. We Hate It
We didn’t create it, and we are not very good at it. Either one would have been enough to foster some passion for the sport, but since there are so many countries in the world that are better than the US at soccer, the American people have little interest. And it makes sense too - why follow something in which your side keeps losing?
5. No One Likes The Americans
Usually, when there’s someone in your family who’s not as good at a sport as you are, you tend to try and help them out so that they can get better and (hopefully) provide more of a challenge to you later on. With the US though, the rest of the world isn’t so kind. It is acceptable to make fun of US soccer instead of investing in the sport in America. Other countries have made it acceptable to mock us instead of training us and coaching us.
6. It’s Illegal To Cheat
American sports in general do not follow WADA rules. The use of performance-enhancing drugs is not strictly regulated in US sports. The World Anti-Doping Agency has strict regulations that almost all sports adhere to, especially soccer with it’s spot drug testing and what not. American sports, on the other hand, play by their own rules, which is a nice way to say that American sports feature more drug abuse than more global sports.
7. No Cheerleaders
Soccer needs cheerleaders like I need a glass of cold water on a hot day. Plus if there’s no soft-porn, how can a genuine American sports fan enjoy the game? Without cheerleaders soccer just isn’t manly enough. It’s blasphemous.
I think I just told ya'll how I really felt.
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Post by wowpower on Sept 15, 2008 0:58:17 GMT -5
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