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If soccer is not for Americans, then how come so many of my American friends are on facebook talking about how much they like watching the World Cup?
Because the USA gets excited about soccer every four years, and has since Italia 90(well maybe not then, but at least since USA 94).
We actually have had a team that has qualified for the last several World Cup's, and it becomes a fad to follow the tournament - both because it is a novelty and because it is unpatriotic to not support your national team.
Watch, the level of interest will spike downward, since the only teams left are from S. America, and Europe, and one Central American team.
Because the USA gets excited about soccer every four years, and has since Italia 90(well maybe not then, but at least since USA 94).
We actually have had a team that has qualified for the last several World Cup's, and it becomes a fad to follow the tournament - both because it is a novelty and because it is unpatriotic to not support your national team.
Watch, the level of interest will spike downward, since the only teams left are from S. America, and Europe, and one Central American team.
Go Costa Rica!!!
Depends on where you are. In the Atlanta area, perhaps. In Seattle, soccer has taken off. Sounders fan here.
Well, the parents and grand parents who actually watch the games seem to enjoy them.
Soccer is not for Americans.
Given our behavior as a nation empathy, hard work, intellectual activity and team work aren't American either but bravado, self delusion, greed and jellousy are very American. By the way, The rest of the world doesn't use the term soccer either!!!
Cricket is a great game and is very exciting especially now that there is shorter limited versions of the game and T20 as well as night time games
Rugby is another very good game to watch, and the RBS six nations when England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France and Italy play each other every year is always really entertaining, as is the Rugby World Cup.
Have you ever seen Australian Rules Football or Footy? It combines element from Rugby Union and FIFA Football and uses a ball similar to an American Football. You can advance the ball by kicking it, throwing it, or running with the ball. Defensive players can tackle a ball carrier or strip the ball from a player. And it has the familiar Rugby scrum. Great Game from Down Under.
You can advance the ball by kicking it, throwing it, or running with the ball. Defensive players can tackle a ball carrier or strip the ball from a player.
So if the right wingers are about Nascar, I'll gladly stand with the left wingers and soccer. Our own Seattle Sounders sell out every home game. And if you look at the map, no teams in the Southeast. Just...nothing.
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