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Dec 4, 2021
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zephyr
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I've tried for 50 years, even went to games overseas in big stadiums. Tried to like it but to me it is just so boring.
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For all of the people who don't understand why people like soccer...that's why.
EtTuKalante
12/3/21 10:34pm
I really want to read your whole post but what if I do and at the end its a tie?
snowbird
12/3/21 10:35pm
Literal lol. Is that an llol?
Ozymandias
12/3/21 10:37pm
Illol (I literally laughed out loud)
kalifi
12/3/21 10:45pm
I was going to respond…”Get rid of the first 90 minutes. Play OT only”, but I didn’t want to offend Soccer fans.
Crowgar
12/3/21 10:41pm
In basketball you can almost say the same thing. Just play the last 5 minutes.
EtTuKalante
12/3/21 11:56pm
There are plenty of dunks and scoring during the game of basketball to make the
The_Cuss
12/4/21 1:29am
And that's okay. I like basketball too.
EtTuKalante
12/4/21 9:43am
Results can be just like goals. A single point can be the difference between
EtTuKalante
12/3/21 10:45pm
Are you talking about the NFL?
777
12/3/21 10:58pm
that's also why players flop. The reward for a penalty is so huge.
byuwahoo
12/3/21 10:36pm
Then why do they flop in the NBA?
ditch
12/4/21 10:53am
Tl;dr version: he went on a mission to Brazil so he gets soccer now.
Kavorka
12/3/21 10:38pm
By percentage, most of the planet doesn't follow sports at all. It's okay.
EtTuKalante
12/3/21 10:57pm
Happy you like it so much but I’m glad in America we have a number of more
Bluforever
12/3/21 10:39pm
If we can stay a constitutional republic, you'll always have choice.
EtTuKalante
12/3/21 10:47pm
I’ve learned to enjoy watching and get into soccer matches, but I hate:
Adwight
12/3/21 10:40pm
The flopping does get really tired....
wilsdad
12/3/21 10:42pm
There are ties in NFL also. Could be 0-0, though that’s very rare.
Forest Green
12/3/21 10:50pm
The last 0-0 game in the NFL was in 1943
Still Questing
12/4/21 12:38am
😂, I read one article that said 30% of mls games end in a tie
gwill
12/4/21 6:50am
Thats why I’ve enjoyed watching college. They aren’t flopping around like the
ColonelMustard
12/3/21 10:58pm
I wish BYU had won by a Brazilian points
AZPTCOUG
12/3/21 10:41pm
Soccer is fun, but spare the lecture.
shimmy
12/3/21 10:42pm
And the condescension for knuckle dragging close minded Americans.
dfudge
12/3/21 11:36pm
Everything you described makes the game have a more luck than skill feel at
Corn Pop
12/3/21 10:43pm
Soccer is for sure a game of high skill. Watch some Messi or Ronaldo highlights
BlooCoog
12/3/21 10:53pm
Comparatively, it absolutely has the highest percentage of chance.
EtTuKalante
12/3/21 10:55pm
In any sport if the teams are equally matched in skill, it comes down to luck
dratax
12/4/21 9:43am
Same with hockey. I converted to both.
777
12/3/21 10:46pm
Huh, I always thought it was the worlds most popular sport because its still so
Tare
12/3/21 10:51pm
Agreed…soccer is a great game that can grow on a person. SO glad that MLS is
BlooCoog
12/3/21 10:51pm
So you’re a knuckle dragging American because you don’t like soccer or because you Have taste different from others?
Dr MoBYU
12/3/21 10:54pm
Because I have really long arms.
EtTuKalante
12/3/21 10:55pm
Wow this is a really good explanation actually
ColonelMustard
12/3/21 10:58pm
Thanks.
EtTuKalante
12/3/21 11:19pm
100% agree. European football > American football
elguerocougero
12/3/21 11:26pm
They're just different. Greater is in the eye of the beholder. There is no right
EtTuKalante
12/3/21 11:41pm
Rugby > soccer
Sale
12/4/21 5:50pm
Those that complain about 0-0 draws are just ignorant. Obviously it can be a
babycarrot
12/3/21 11:38pm
Not liking something does not equate to ignorance of a system.
Mabuhay Coug
12/4/21 1:03am
MLS is not a good product. It’s like watching double A baseball. It
bdizzle
12/4/21 2:17am
MLS is not comparable to the top leagues in the world. They suck. If you watch
babycarrot
12/4/21 2:30am
Such a bad argument.
gwill
12/4/21 6:40am
Oh brother.
Turd Ferguson
12/3/21 11:43pm
I've tried for 50 years, even went to games overseas in big stadiums. Tried to like it but to me it is just so boring.
zephyr
12/4/21 12:26am
I was converted on a post-mission trip to France
byujdmba
12/4/21 12:31am
I
CougStuckOnTheHill
12/4/21 12:34am
I also lived in Brasil for 2 years and can only tolerate
WiCougarman
12/4/21 5:16am
RE: I also lived in Brasil for 2 years and can only tolerate
EtTuKalante
12/4/21 9:47am
The real problem with most Americans and soccer is
Rudi
12/4/21 9:34am
This might be your best post so far.
unctoothman
12/4/21 10:36am
Channeled my inner blind squirrel.
EtTuKalante
12/4/21 2:54pm
I had an English companion on my mission. His mom would always send him sports
Great38
12/4/21 11:26am
Soccer fans are to sports what Rush fans are to rock
spinner
12/4/21 2:49pm
Perhaps true. I'm a fan of Hall of famers in a lot of industries.
EtTuKalante
12/4/21 2:56pm
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