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Dec 4, 2021
2:17:03am

bdizzle Contributor

MLS is not a good product. It’s like watching double A baseball. It

won’t compare to the the major leagues that are found in Europe. I know my comment doesn’t address your issues with the sport as the same issues you stated also exist in Europe. But try watching European soccer and and you will enjoy it much more. It’s so much better

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bdizzle

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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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