the majority of fans here (USA) just don't want to follow soccer.

[runner4life203]

i think once the world cup starts people in the usa will suddenly watch it just because the usa team is in it. the newspapers and news will start to pick it up but once we get knocked out and once it all ends they will go back to football,basketball,baseball and golf. i'm an american and i love soccer,but i don't like living in a country that hates it. i'd rather be in england or anywhere where people actually appreciate the sport. remember the olympic games when the usa hockey team played the russians and won, most people didn't care about hockey,the announcers even said that most people in the stands didn't even know the rules, but they came to watch it because the usa were under dogs and it was a big game. i feel the world cup will be just like this, but i don't think that them being the world cup will change the fact that soccer in the united states is not accepted as much as the other sports.

anywho i'm happy to say that i will follow every wc game on fsc can't wait, starts a day before my birthday.
i watch other sports though besides soccer, i've been a bengals football fan all my life (thanks dad lol) and a uk basketball fan. but most people know me as the girl who loves soccer and will update everyone at school the next week on the results of the games on fsc

 

[kickin_kyle]

I dont ever make comments about Americans in general.My observations are usually directed at a particular dumbass American,if indeed i do thatat all.

And iceblu.....maybe you and your mate here are a little dyslexic huh?I have had 3 people tell me my posts are a pain in the arse to read.You two and another American.What is the problem with you people.Get the doc to check it out guys.

First you go and say you don't generalize Americans, then in the next paragraph you go ahead and say there's something wrong with them.



I also agree with what bjmenge and IceBLu are saying. I don't read any of your posts because it's just too annoying and straining on the eyes with little punctuation and no spacing.

 

[bigp]

i watch other sports though besides soccer, i've been a bengals football fan all my life (thanks dad lol) and a uk basketball fan.

UK Basketball?

 

[pede54]

First you go and say you don't generalize Americans, then in the next paragraph you go ahead and say there's something wrong with them..

And where do i say that? The "particular dumbass American"...happens to know who i was refering to.......And by "you people" i meant bj and iceblu.You are reading too much into my posts man.Read slower and maybe you wont miss the point being made......



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I also agree with what bjmenge and IceBLu are saying. I don't read any of your posts because it's just too annoying and straining on the eyes with little punctuation and no spacing.[/QUOTE]


another grammar snob then.......thats 3 Americans and 1 Canadian......and counting.......

Shame you dont read my posts though....man i'm gonna have so many sleepless nights over that.

 

[pede54]

Hey...heres a great idea guys.....why dont you three organise an English Composition thread,so as to educate and enlighten us in the arts and skill of English composition?
We could sit a test and everything.I think it would really raise the intelligence levels on these forums if we all knew where the full stops and commas go......Paragraphs?i mean,what are those......See we have so much we could learn from such educated peopleas you.Think it over fellas please.You would sure be doing the more illiterate of us on these forums a really bIG favour......

 

[LilPlayaJosh]

UK Basketball?

University of Kentucky I assume.

 

[runner4life203]

uk= university of kentucky

 

[ottawaguy]

From what I hear about attitudes towards soccer in the States it seems kinda different here in Canada. Sure we don't care much about soccer either but when the World Cup (and sometimes Euro Cup) comes around soccer becomes a mainstream sport. Most sports fans that I talk to will tell me about their interest in the games and ho they predict to win. Once the WC ends though everyting soccer gets pushed aside. Just wondering if this is the case in the States.

 

[jumbo]

I used to live in Poland for most of my life.

In the States, soccer is just a sport (some people never even heard of), whereas back home, it's a big part of the culture, part of most people's, old and young, lives.

 

[runner4life203]

From what I hear about attitudes towards soccer in the States it seems kinda different here in Canada. Sure we don't care much about soccer either but when the World Cup (and sometimes Euro Cup) comes around soccer becomes a mainstream sport. Most sports fans that I talk to will tell me about their interest in the games and ho they predict to win. Once the WC ends though everyting soccer gets pushed aside. Just wondering if this is the case in the States.

i think it will be the case, i know people in school who say they are excited about it but i know for a fact that until now, they have never been interested in the game. i think the news and espn will probably show interest in it once it starts because football,baseball and basketball will be in summer training so i think it will share the spotlight with those sports but once the wc ends,soccer will just be a thing of the past in the states

 

[Spurs4Life]

Although I find Gridiron uninteresting to watch and I personally could never get into it, I still respect the fact that it takes alot of skill and courage to play that sport, so for people to turn round and say the sport doesn't have a high skill factor is completely ridiculous.

On the other hand though if I was to compare both sports in terms of skill, I'd have to say football has a higher level of skill involved. A top Ronaldinho performance, in my opinion far exceeds a top performace by Brett favre on the skill scale.


The sad fact is that football wont become huge over the US any time soon, the media controls and dictates how soccer is portrayed, so until we see a change in attitide towards the beautiful game in the media, it's unlikely it will ever take off.

 

[Pontiakos]

Here's an idea how about we add a permanent thread to this forum that will inform people about the game of football.

Info about rules, teams, leagues can be added to that thread and post would be limited only to posts about some specific aspect of football....no discussion

just a title for the post and then the information.

 

[Maichal1616]

All professional sports take some skill to be good at, even curling, but it is a fact that you need much more training in every aspect to become anything near good at 'soccer' than it does in american football. You know, there is a guy from Estonia playing in NFL. He moved to the States when he was 10. Played basketball a lot but was average at it. A few years back the coaches at his school thought he should try football since he is a big and strong guy and may be suited for it. He started to play for his high school team, was found good at it and now, at the age of 18 or 19 he is playing in NFL, for a crappy team (don't remember which, cause I don't actually care about the sport), but still, in the greatest league for the sport. Yet he had NEVER even tried this game before high school. Now think about it, if someone who has never kicked a ball in his life started to play soccer in high school, would he stand a chance to be selected for a professional team a few years later? Not a chance. You have to start training at the age of 10 maximum to become anything near average.

Im sure it takes much training and hard work to be GREAT at american football too. But it doesn't take too much to be average or even decent at it.

 

[Spurs4Life]

Now think about it, if someone who has never kicked a ball in his life started to play soccer in high school, would he stand a chance to be selected for a professional team a few years later? Not a chance. You have to start training at the age of 10 maximum to become anything near average. .

Untrue. Carlton Palmer, a former Premiership football player, who played for numerous Premiership clubs didn't play pro football until the age of 29. He was playing football in the park one day and a scout saw him and said "you look good, want to have some trials at my club?" and the rest was history. Also Geoff Horsfield who plays for West Brom started playing pro very late, he was a bricklayer or something until he gave it a go.

I'm sure there are many more examples, so basically my point is that if you have a natural talent, you can pursue it at any age.

 

[Maichal1616]

No, you see the guy I was talking about (Mihkel (Michael) Roos is his name BTW) had NEVER EVER even tried that game before he was called in the high school team. He didn't know the rules or even the basics of the game. Your examples may be right, but these guys did play the game in the park or on the streets since they were kids, I'm sure of that. At soccer you can't start from 0 at the age of 16 and then be a pro at 18, that's what I mean.

 

[pede54]

Untrue. Carlton Palmer, a former Premiership football player, who played for numerous Premiership clubs didn't play pro football until the age of 29. He was playing football in the park one day and a scout saw him and said "you look good, want to have some trials at my club?" and the rest was history. Also Geoff Horsfield who plays for West Brom started playing pro very late, he was a bricklayer or something until he gave it a go.

I'm sure there are many more examples, so basically my point is that if you have a natural talent, you can pursue it at any age.

Carlton Plamer was born in 1965 and he signed for West Bromwich Albion in 1985...he was 19 years old.

Geoff Horsfield was born in 1973 and signed on at Halifax Town when he was 24 years old.before this he was,apart from being a brickie,playing non-league football.He moved to Fulham when he was 25.

People cannot become footballers overnight.To succeed at any level,All players must have some measure of natural talent,but mostly you will hone your skills from childhood.From having a kick about with your mates,to playing in the school team,then to an amateur side or maybe a successful trial at a club.Most of the best players have already learned their skills playing in the Sunday leagues or non-league football,before they even get near a proffessional contract.They are already footballers before they sign proffessional.

 

[Hans]

Carlton Plamer was born in 1965 and he signed for West Bromwich Albion in 1985...he was 19 years old.

Geoff Horsfield was born in 1973 and signed on at Halifax Town when he was 24 years old.before this he was,apart from being a brickie,playing non-league football.He moved to Fulham when he was 25.

People cannot become footballers overnight.To succeed at any level,All players must have some measure of natural talent,but mostly you will hone your skills from childhood.From having a kick about with your mates,to playing in the school team,then to an amateur side or maybe a successful trial at a club.Most of the best players have already learned their skills playing in the Sunday leagues or non-league football,before they even get near a proffessional contract.They are already footballers before they sign proffessional.

Guess I don`t stand a chance then

But that`s allright, I`ll keep on eating my McD and grow the hell out of every single living fat tissue in my body and in two years I`ll be the NFL MVP

 

[FFC2004]

baseball is s***