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whosurdaddy
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New York
Jun 2001
time: 00:20
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Originally posted by yaroslav
I don't know that in US you like football |
Yes, football is one of the biggest sports here. Except football for us is the sport where the players throw the ball to each other, trying to score touchdowns, while trying to taclke each other.
But as far as soccer is concerned (thats what we call fútbol here) , it is my favorite sport to play, I played it for 7 years, but it seems kind of boring as something just to watch, being that it takes so long for any team to ever score a goal, which is probably why its not too popular as a spectator sport. If you want something fun to watch, you should have checked out the boxing fight between Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis that just ended about an hour ago, one of the most anticipated fights in recent memory. Now that was an event! Tyson got the complete $hit beat out of him, exactly what he deserved.
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Marquis de Sodaq
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... no, a Marquis.
Jul 2000
time: 23:20
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Originally posted by whosurdaddy
But as far as soccer is concerned (thats what we call fútbol here) , ... it seems kind of boring as something just to watch, being that it takes so long for any team to ever score a goal, |
This is true to many americans.  They focus solely on the final score, not the excitement of 90 minutes of continuously flowing action. Solid midfield play does not impress them - I suspect because they do not understand the game so well. Maybe when the next generation grows up (they've all played and understand the game), its popularity will continue to rise.
If you ask me (lifelong futbol player), baseball and american football are far more boring than futbol. American football games only see 6 or 7 scores in 3 hours, how can that be any more exciting than futbol?! Baseball the same, with even less action going on. At least with futbol, the game doesn't stop and start a hundred times.
People who like hockey should be able to appreciate futbol. Just change the ice to grass and the puck to a ball. Voila! a sport they understand.
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