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Dec 4, 2021
12:31:54am

byujdmba All-American

I was converted on a post-mission trip to France

We were with friends during the '98 World Cup, which was the one in Paris when the French won. Staying with friends in a vacation bungalow with a small TV watching the games, I finally got it and have loved international soccer ever since. Still haven't picked an EPL or other professional team, but the BYU women have been great for a few years. Fantastic bargain for entertainment in Provo.

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byujdmba

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Last login: Apr 26, 2024
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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

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

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

12/3/21 10:58pm

Thanks.

EtTuKalante

12/3/21 11:19pm

100% agree. European football > American football

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.

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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