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When did Messi act like a little bitch???
 
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And what's the different by appreciating a good pitching preformence like the 0-0 no-hitter going into the 7th between CWS and CHC on Sunday that ended 1-0 and a good defensive preformence like a 0-0 draw??
Someone also appreciating good defensive preformences, but it looks like it's to hard for some americans to understand..
For me, I love pitching duels --- was hoping for both pitchers to take the no-hitter into the 9th...
 
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I love football.......................and im starting to see why Europeans hate the American attidude........SO simple minded...........

 

To all all true American "soccer "fans........you know what im talking about......

 
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It's Soccer - who gives a fuck if it is entertaining.

Here's why: you can wager on it at 7:30 AM and track the scores as you work (if you are USA Time Zones).  Fucking awesome.  Even better than the Secretary down the hall with the awesome tits and tight pants.

And, FYI - since oyu are arguing about 1-0 or 0-0, why not make a few plays or crazy parlays on the unders.... 

Soccer is boring, but betting is always fun.

 
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When I go to game, any game, NBA, MLB, NFL.  I like to see an ACTUAL winner, but hey, THAT' JUST ME
 
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baseball game that gets rained out in the 7th or 8th at a tie score... No winner there...
 
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after group stages THEIR WILL B WINNERS for all the americans who don't understand
 
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Quote Originally Posted by electricladylnd:




This is the the dumbest fucking thing that people try and say when they encounter someone who doesnt like their beloved soccer.

Take a look at the people at these games and tell me these people arent "simple minded." More like groups of some of the biggest fucking losers imaginable, people whose whole lives rest on a fucking soccer game.

The reason it doesnt catch on in America is cuz, for the most part, its fucking boring, period. There are wayyyy more exciting sports to watch on TV than soccer. I just find it funny that soccer fans get so butthurt when their game is ripped they try and act smarter than soccer haters and that the game is just "too complex to understand." Its just such bullshit considering the avg soccer fan overseas is a fucking lifeless moron.

With all that said I dont even really think Soccer is THAT bad or boring. Its OK, im trying to get into it a little bit but its just not the "greatest event ever OMG OMG OMG" like soccer fans make it out to be.

Also, that incredibly irritating noise you have to listen to just to watch a game makes me wanna turn it off after a few minutes. Id mute it, but Id kinda like to hear what the announcers are saying also. Who knows. Theres just a lot of reasons to NOT like it, its not just everyone isnt smart enough to understand

Honestly electricladylnd, I don't care if you like soccer or not, but my comment "it's not for the simple minded" wasn't meant to offend anyone.  The average american doesn't like soccer, mainly cause they either don't "get it" or because they are into other popular high scoring sports.  Soccer can be high scoring at times, but not in the first round of the WC.  What most people fail to realize is that soccer is a team sport which consists of strategy and endurance.  It's often like a chess match.

Outside of America, soccer is a sport that runs the world.  People in foreign countries eat, sleep, and live soccer.  It's how they are raised.  You have to remember soccer is a very inexpensive sport and if you're traveled outside the US (say south america or africa) you'll see kids playing in the street barefoot.  

"Its just such bullshit considering the avg soccer fan overseas is a fucking lifeless moron."  Have you honestly attended a game or are you just assuming?

That noise is a South African tradition, it's not like this at every soccer match.  It can be annoying at times, I honestly prefer the chanting and singing, but I'll deal with it for now.

Again, I'm not trying to convince you, i'm just stating some info to back my comment earlier today. 

 
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Quote Originally Posted by MWdePro:


 

To all all true American "soccer "fans........you know what im talking about......



Glad im not one of those guys. God how stupid I must be to not think soccer is awesome;. Alexi Lalas, OMG the guy is so cool

 
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Quote Originally Posted by TheMystery:

baseball game that gets rained out in the 7th or 8th at a tie score... No winner there...
Not going to put you down, cause you don't know the rules, I understand. After 5 innings is complete, it's an official game, and YES a winner is declared. You learn something NEW everyday
 
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Quote Originally Posted by electricladylnd:



Glad im not one of those guys. God how stupid I must be to not think soccer is awesome;. Alexi Lalas, OMG the guy is so cool


you said it!
 
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Excuse me, they pick it up the next day, or at a later date,  then a WINNER is declared, it's not left as a TIE.
 
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Stop complaining. Nothing better for bettors than being predictable. Just bet the tie and the under you would have made a lot of money.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by dyamarik:

It's Soccer - who gives a fuck if it is entertaining.

Here's why: you can wager on it at 7:30 AM and track the scores as you work (if you are USA Time Zones).  Fucking awesome.  Even better than the Secretary down the hall with the awesome tits and tight pants.

And, FYI - since oyu are arguing about 1-0 or 0-0, why not make a few plays or crazy parlays on the unders.... 

Soccer is boring, but betting is always fun.



That is the one and only reason I can handle watching 10 minutes of the World Cup.
 
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I like the world cup, it is a world party, but god damn that adidas ball ought to be nicknamed the frisbee because the worlds best players are watching it fly all over the place, damned shame is what it is.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by lordzud:

I like the world cup, it is a world party, but god damn that adidas ball ought to be nicknamed the frisbee because the worlds best players are watching it fly all over the place, damned shame is what it is.


i have been reading this thread and decided to stay away and not saying anything and just enjoy reading, but now you are really pissing me off, and again with this "ITS THE BALL" CRAP

-steven gerrard did an interview and actually blamed the ball for GREEN's Mistake, you don't come out and say that to cover his ass cuz it was too obvious that it was a keeper's mistake

-i was watching Porto and IC game and the commentator said " it might be the ball, it might be the field, it might be the atmosphere, but its up to the players to overcome all this"

-now explain to me this...how come Brazil and Germany's passes were so nice and crisp and the crosses where good ( not all but i would say 70 to 80%) good

podolski had a nice shot on goal and he scored, Klose perfect pass to him and he headed into the net

CR7 had a very nice shot and hit the cross bar....

 FYI...the Bundesliga were using this ball for their games since Feb and we all know they are known for goalssssssss

so don't come out and say its the ball. yes its a new ball, but you are a freaken professional soccer player, should be able to deal with any type of ball..........

THE BALL my ass 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by tmpeus78:


Honestly electricladylnd, I don't care if you like soccer or not, but my comment "it's not for the simple minded" wasn't meant to offend anyone.  The average american doesn't like soccer, mainly cause they either don't "get it" or because they are into other popular high scoring sports.  Soccer can be high scoring at times, but not in the first round of the WC.  What most people fail to realize is that soccer is a team sport which consists of strategy and endurance.  It's often like a chess match.

Outside of America, soccer is a sport that runs the world.  People in foreign countries eat, sleep, and live soccer.  It's how they are raised.  You have to remember soccer is a very inexpensive sport and if you're traveled outside the US (say south america or africa) you'll see kids playing in the street barefoot.  

"Its just such bullshit considering the avg soccer fan overseas is a fucking lifeless moron."  Have you honestly attended a game or are you just assuming?

That noise is a South African tradition, it's not like this at every soccer match.  It can be annoying at times, I honestly prefer the chanting and singing, but I'll deal with it for now.

Again, I'm not trying to convince you, i'm just stating some info to back my comment earlier today. 



I am gonna tell you a few things....First I like soccer, I am from Mexico but its not my favorite sport, I enjoy watching the champions league and mostly european leagues, mexican league i think is shit..but well...

If you really think that soccer is more of a chess match sport than Football or Baseball you are wayyyy off...And I Do know a lot about soccer I have watched and play it since I was a kid but if you think it is harder to understand a soccer game than a football or a baseball game you are just totally WRONG !!

First of all Football and baseball have so much more complex rules than soccer and its not even close I know those 3 sports very good and I can tell you what it is believe me or not, so americans dont like soccer not for being ignorant because its more complicated to understand a football game or a baseball game than a soccer game..

Second if you refer a soccer game as a chess match(strategically sport) and you think it is more than football or baseball you are wrong again, yes soccer has tactics and strategies but if you really think the strategy and tactis are mainly before the game starts how the is gonna be the formation(4-4-2 or 3-5-2 etc) and the coach will tell their soccer players laterals how to move and the midfiels how to react when the laterals advance etc but all this strategies are most of them before the game starts, and after that in a corner or a free kick all those tactics are being taught in the week...

On the other hand for example in football in every single play there is a different play or formation and the other team has to react(defensive team) according to it and sometimes change the play on the line, there are tons of different plays is so much more of a chess match than soccer but you have to watch hours and hours of football so you could understand more dont believe me... In baseball its about the same, in every single pitch the pitcher, catcher and sometimes the manager have to agree with what they are doing and the defensive team have to reorganized their positions according to who is at bat or what they will play for(double play, out at home, etc) there are just too many variables and tactis so much more than soccer you just have to take sometime sou you could see it with your own eyes...

I am not trying to involve you in football or baseball just letting you know... I love the 3 sports but if people think a soccer game is more complex than football or baseball its just totally wrong!!!

Just my 3 cents !!! BTW English is not my first language so sorry for the grammar, enjoy the world cup !!!
 
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HAVING THE WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA HAS RUINED THIS TOURNAMENT...THE FIELD IS SHIT AND ALL THE HORN BLOWING IS RETARDED...PEOPLE ARE SLIPPING AND FALLING ALL OVER THE PLACE...
 
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Quote Originally Posted by KinKAID:

No surprise here just more willful almost inviting ignorance from once again the dumbest fucking country probably in the world. Just give you guys an iPod or a blackberry or a bigass TV and you don't give a shit about anything else right? Keep taking your shots at the beautiful game, it's not going anywhere and for that matter neither are we (US MNT). Keep talking shit about "how US sucks at soccer" too that only gets em more fired up!

Our national team keeps improving year after year while borderline retarded Americans want to see scores of 24-14 it sounds like. Yes it's football there's not an excessive amount of scoring, kinda the point. If you understood the game even a little you'd see the buildup and offsides trap and cheeky tackles when a team's in space and phenomenal through balls and crosses into the box and all of the things that make this the beautiful game.

As far as draws go, please tell me you can't be this ignorant. Group stage games are supposed to be able to end in a draw, again kinda the point. The draw is what makes the group stage so great too because teams that aren't very good at scoring can still take points away from games. 1 point can be very big at a World Cup, it's the reason my US MNT can win the group. I don't like draws either but it's a crucial and vital part of the group stage.

Another thing, the vuvuzealas aren't going anywhere. Seems pretty arrrogant that you people and everybody else wants them banned. This is South Africa's chance to host the Cup, Vuvuzealas are a part of their culture, FIFA doesn't give a shit what you have to say so get used to it.

I will say this though the next time you watch a match pay attention to other things than who has the ball...might just learn a thing or two.



 

 

sometimes you just gotta call a spade a spade 

 

(better not let ur fellow texans see this  )

 

 
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my thoughts................

 

there are some people that I respect on this site that are doing a great deal of soccer bashing---and i guess we'll have to just agree to disagree

but then there are some obvious morons on here that remind me of that jerkoff who i'm sitting next to at ufc events----the guy yelling "I wanna see some blood mannnn" "punch him in the face mannnnn" --the people that start booing immedietly after a fight goes to the ground----the people that don't realize what goes in to a ground game, the people that don't realize there is a whole lot more to a sport than just standing and punching someone in the head or in this case just scoring goals, i love the sport and enjoy watching it, even when a match is 0- 0,

 i will say this though, the "diving" is bad for the sport, and some of the dives this world cup have been ABSOLUTLEY RIDICULOUS,,,,this shit needs to be stopped 

 
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Soccer is the most popular sport in the world for three very important and very social reasons:

  1. The vast majority of the planet is (comparatively) poor. Not just poor, but dirt poor. So poor that clothes are a luxury. About half the planet lives this way, so it comes to pass that the most cherished form of social recreation is the one needing the least amount of upkeep, maintenance and investment. Soccer is the only sport in the world that needs next to nothing to play. All you need is a ball and, in some cases, not even that. Where a ball isn't available, use what's handy, like a sheep bladder, or a dog skull, or some rags wrapped together, so long as it can roll. And you can play it anywhere. In dirt, grass, gravel, any place where there is a flat surface, and hell, it's not really mandatory that the surface be completely flat. People will make-do with just about any locale. That makes it the most universal sport, accessible to every class, caste, and social status on the planet.
  2. The vast majority of the planet is (comparatively) stupid. As a result, the form of recreation most appreciated is the one that's easily understood by everybody; a game so simple that you can explain it to a retard while standing on one foot. There is really only one rule: Don't use your hands. Everyone can learn that. Everyone can understand that. It's the one sport that easily crosses language and cultural boundaries due to its simplicity. If you were sent to a foreign planet with instructions to teach the aliens one earth game, without knowing anything about their language, customs or culture, the one game you could teach them is soccer. Just think how far you'd get trying to explain the rules of football or hockey to foreigners who don't understand your language. Soccer doesn't have this problem. It is the one sport that transcends language, culture, race, and intelligence.
  3. The vast majority of the planet is (comparatively) untalented. Many sports require a certain level of coordination and an innate set of complex skills that need to be applied to enjoy them at an optimum level. Hitting a small flying ball, skating, throwing, tackling, catching. But anyone can kick a ball. Soccer is the one sport in the world that requires the lowest level of physical commitment to enjoy it on a personal level. It takes practically no time to learn how to play, and even less time to enjoy playing it. That makes it perfect for the most uncoordinated and unathletic people on the planet. It is perfect for the athletically optimal and sloven alike.
 
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I got a better idea. All you friggin guys that "hate this sport" and are just a complete D-Gen that since, ESPN has put it on TV, you have to bet it, get the F*ck out of here.

Go be a waste in the baseball forum. It hasn't even been a week and this place is getting to me.

We will all miss your "expert opinions" but I am sure we will get by.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by mradje:

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world for three very important and very social reasons:

  1. The vast majority of the planet is (comparatively) poor. Not just poor, but dirt poor. So poor that clothes are a luxury. About half the planet lives this way, so it comes to pass that the most cherished form of social recreation is the one needing the least amount of upkeep, maintenance and investment. Soccer is the only sport in the world that needs next to nothing to play. All you need is a ball and, in some cases, not even that. Where a ball isn't available, use what's handy, like a sheep bladder, or a dog skull, or some rags wrapped together, so long as it can roll. And you can play it anywhere. In dirt, grass, gravel, any place where there is a flat surface, and hell, it's not really mandatory that the surface be completely flat. People will make-do with just about any locale. That makes it the most universal sport, accessible to every class, caste, and social status on the planet.
  2. The vast majority of the planet is (comparatively) stupid. As a result, the form of recreation most appreciated is the one that's easily understood by everybody; a game so simple that you can explain it to a retard while standing on one foot. There is really only one rule: Don't use your hands. Everyone can learn that. Everyone can understand that. It's the one sport that easily crosses language and cultural boundaries due to its simplicity. If you were sent to a foreign planet with instructions to teach the aliens one earth game, without knowing anything about their language, customs or culture, the one game you could teach them is soccer. Just think how far you'd get trying to explain the rules of football or hockey to foreigners who don't understand your language. Soccer doesn't have this problem. It is the one sport that transcends language, culture, race, and intelligence.
  3. The vast majority of the planet is (comparatively) untalented. Many sports require a certain level of coordination and an innate set of complex skills that need to be applied to enjoy them at an optimum level. Hitting a small flying ball, skating, throwing, tackling, catching. But anyone can kick a ball. Soccer is the one sport in the world that requires the lowest level of physical commitment to enjoy it on a personal level. It takes practically no time to learn how to play, and even less time to enjoy playing it. That makes it perfect for the most uncoordinated and unathletic people on the planet. It is perfect for the athletically optimal and sloven alike.

 That's been my argument to my friends and to some on this site. But never was I able to put it so eloquently.  I agree 100%, nice work!!!

 
 
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IF MORE MATCHES WHERE LIKE THE CHILE GAME AMERICANS WOULD LEARN TO LOVE SOCCER.
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