My plan to make soccer watchable

[Matt Foley]

Sorry, couldn't hear you over the 300 million or so viewers cheering on their team.

The world loves Baywatch, too.

Meat 6 (goal plus shot on goal), Delhommey 1

[pstall]

Meat have you ever watched a movie with subtitles and understood it? Or did the little words get in the way?

[Matt Foley]

500 points is as much as the rams have scored in the last 2 and a half seasons... ouch

The best offense of all time was actually the 1950s Rams, and no one is close. They called it the Point a Minute offense.

The Rams have obviously redefined suckage since Martz left. But the new coach will have them back in the playoffs.

[Matt Foley]

Meat have you ever watched a movie with subtitles and understood it? Or did the little words get in the way?

You guys act like there is some mystical aura about soccer. There's not. And there's a very good reason that it never has caught on here in America despite a million attempts to make it work.

Ninety minutes for 1-0, 2-1, or, if you're lucky, 3-2 games. And many of the goals are scored accidentally.

It's a fun sport to play. It's poo to watch.

(subtitle...zip it)

[pstall]

It hasn't caught up because we only love about 10 other sports here. We put the la in ala carte. We want our choices.

We don't like sports that at times pays to go backwards. We like commericals so we can pee or load up on bacon.

[Pumpkin King]

If the goalie has to stop your shot, you get one point. If it goes in the goal, five points. Would make this game 10 times more watchable.

Yup. This only proves that most people in America are only concerned about how many points are scored.

[Matt Foley]

Yup. This only proves that most people in America are only concerned about how many points are scored.

Nope. Concerned about fairness and rewarding effort. Mexico killed South Africa today, yet almost lost the game. That's ridiculous.

Like many Americans, I watched this crap and will now happily go back to my sports where turf is earned (NFL), there is strategy that actually pays off (baseball), or where athleticism simply rules (basketball).

You can keep hockey.

[Jbro]

You guys act like there is some mystical aura about soccer. There's not. And there's a very good reason that it never has caught on here in America despite a million attempts to make it work.

Ninety minutes for 1-0, 2-1, or, if you're lucky, 3-2 games. And many of the goals are scored accidentally.

It's a fun sport to play. It's poo to watch.

(subtitle...zip it)

Better than 4-5 hrs of baseball for the same score.

[KillerKat]

land mines

[Matt Foley]

Here's my main beef with soccer. It's really amazing the way some of these guys can stop the ball, redirect it, use their bodies (or heads) without using their hands....the skills are very impressive. But for what? The games are not decided on one team's ability to outmaneuver the other using the aforementioned skills. They're decided on blind luck most of the time.

Anyone here ever watch indoor soccer?

[Miaoww]

If games were decided on blind luck, why do players change hands for tens of millions of £s?

[Darth Biscuit]

Better than 4-5 hrs of baseball for the same score.

Baseball = Soccer on TV... both are pretty boring most of the time.

World Cup is a little different because of the stakes... about the only baseball I ever watch is the World Series, same reason... and I played baseball from the time I could walk until after I graduated high school.

Regular season MLB or MLS or any other soccer or baseball league equal... Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz for me.

[Scrumtrilescent]

WTF is a World Cup? Must be pretty big. Bleh, the Braves play the Twins tonight.

[Matt Foley]

If games were decided on blind luck, why do players change hands for tens of millions of £s?

Because they don't need their hands.