OT. Come on America get with it!

[brownale]

Floppers in the US are ridiculed, there are penalties for that in the NHL. Also in which of those sports do the players roll around like they had a leg amputated then jump up like they have been reborn?

Wasn't there a short clip many years ago when Muggsy Bogues (about 5 '+, 130 lbs)
charged into Tree Rollins (about 7', 250 lbs) and Tree fell back about 10 feet?

 

[ClifSpliffy]

not boring to watch, mind numbingly boring.
resume: 26th man on a 25 man nationally highly ranked hs soccer team.
positon 'sweeper.' coach lied. the only sweeping i did was in the classroom after team meetings.
also, 2 year 3rd string player for uni rugby squad. they have the best parties. way more funner game to play, and watch.

usfl more popular on 'murican tv today, and it's a brand new thing.

MLS TV ratings up across all US broadcasters - SportsPro read closer.
5 Possible Reasons Major League Soccer TV Ratings Are Disappointing Early In 2022 also, read closer. few bidders for new deal.

USFL TV ratings: USFL championship draws massive crowd, 2023 return.

 

[Alydar]

The Heidi Bowl turned out to be a watershed moment in the history of American televised sports. NBC had no idea what they were setting in motion when they switched from the Raiders-Jets game with AFL playoff implications to a movie about a little Swiss girl in pigtails...

Most of that game was a total bore. It only got good after NBC left. "60 minutes will be shown in it's entirety after the finish of this game, except on the west coast" has become burned into my mind. I don't even hear it anymore.

 

[cancontent]

not boring to watch, mind numbingly boring.
resume: 26th man on a 25 man nationally highly ranked hs soccer team.
positon 'sweeper.' coach lied. the only sweeping i did was in the classroom after team meetings.
also, 2 year 3rd string player for uni rugby squad. they have the best parties. way more funner game to play, and watch.

usfl more popular on 'murican tv today, and it's a brand new thing.

MLS TV ratings up across all US broadcasters - SportsPro read closer.
5 Possible Reasons Major League Soccer TV Ratings Are Disappointing Early In 2022 also, read closer. few bidders for new deal.

USFL TV ratings: USFL championship draws massive crowd, 2023 return.

The concept of the USFL is not brand new. This is another attempt at reviving an alternative league to compete against the NFL.

Hopefully the viewership numbers helps to give them some traction. With the number of players that could be available, it be nice to see another possible landing spot for these athletes after the NFL draft.

 

[Alydar]

Wasn't there a short clip many years ago when Muggsy Bogues (about 5 '+, 130 lbs)
charged into Tree Rollins (about 7', 250 lbs) and Tree fell back about 10 feet?

Is there any mention in the rules about the level of contact necessary for a whistle? The men have a flopping technical that can be called but the women do not. So the number of actresses will continue.
Why should a 5'5 pg be able to run full speed through a screen set by a large post while a 6'2" pf will get a foul? I understand that that's "just how they call it". Totally subjective. Double standards always corrupt systems over time. Flopping is just a corruption of the rules. It's gotten to the point that if a player doesn't fall on contact, even heavy contact they often will not get a whistle.

 

[John]

Yet the stadiums are full.

They don't know any better.

 

[Mdoggie]

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[npignatjr]

Wasn't there a short clip many years ago when Muggsy Bogues (about 5 '+, 130 lbs)
charged into Tree Rollins (about 7', 250 lbs) and Tree fell back about 10 feet?

And Rollins ridiculed. Flopping in soccer is acceptable to them.

 

[Aluminny69]

 

[Forego]

Love soccer! Hate the vuvuzelas (I believe they are now banned in most stadiums) and find the continuously singing fans most distracting. I would recommend attending some games in person before putting the game down. Like hockey, it is a much better game in person and if you sit close enough to the action you will realize that it is not the “gentle” sport you were led to believe it is.

 

[Beemer]

Well America has never gotten with it with respect to the metric system so nobody should be surprised that we're not getting with it with respect to soccer!!

 

[Waquoit]

Soccer is the best sport. I don't even bother arguing the point anymore. If you don't like it, it's your loss. You could be living a fuller life.

 

[MooseJaw]

Like it or not more kids play recreational soccer than any other sport. Drive by most parks on Saturday mornings and you will see any number of youth games being played, male and female. I coached for over 40 years, softball, track and cross country I made a big point of pushing my kids into sports in our off seasons. Soccer was very valuable in that most American sports are hand to eye coordination heavy. Having athletes develop foot to eye coordination is very advantageous in most sports and I have found no better teacher than soccer.

 

[Plebe]

Are you saying, forget playing the game, and go straight to the shootout? That would save a lot of time.

Don't know about that, but I am saying that if actual soccer commentators said "Sweet butter crumpets!" more often, soccer could be a lot more popular.

 

[Littlemin]

Soccer is the best sport. I don't even bother arguing the point anymore. If you don't like it, it's your loss. You could be living a fuller life.

Sometimes I have a hard time discerning if a poster is serious or tongue in cheek; this is one such post. If tongue in cheek, well played. If serious, no comment.

 

[meyers7]

Sometimes I have a hard time discerning if a poster is serious or tongue in cheek; this is one such post. If tongue in cheek, well played. If serious, no comment.

Sometimes the truth is hard to swallow.

 

[Dogstar]

I like soccer but it's hard watching players getting lightly tapped on their toe, fall in their behind, and thn grab their head and look and scream like a doctor is preforming an appendectomy on him......w/o anesthesia.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

i watch a goodly amount of spanish television, most typically the news.
invariably, when the sports report comes on, there is usually a clip from a soccer match where an announcer yells 'gooooaaalll!'
i like that.

sumtimes, the image is filled with superimposed confetti drops, and weird cartoon graphics.
hokey. i don't like that.

ok, i gave it my best shot.
that's all i got.

 

[Plebe]

I like soccer but it's hard watching players getting lightly tapped on their toe, fall in their behind, and thn grab their head and look and scream like a doctor is preforming an appendectomy on him......w/o anesthesia.

 

[McFly]

Soccer a sport? Not according to one of the heroes of my youth.
"There are three sports, bull fighting, mountain climbing, and motor racing. The rest are mere recreations." Alfonso Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, 11th Marquess of Portago. Spanish nobleman, international sportsman, and all-around playboy. Lover of anything fast: race cars, horses, airplanes, even bobsleds, and beautiful women.

 

[meyers7]

Soccer a sport? Not according to one of the heroes of my youth.
"There are three sports, bull fighting, mountain climbing, and motor racing. The rest are mere recreations." Alfonso Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, 11th Marquess of Portago. Spanish nobleman, international sportsman, and all-around playboy. Lover of anything fast: race cars, horses, airplanes, even bobsleds, and beautiful women.

Was he related to this guy?

 

[Dogstar]

Greek stretcher bearers drop injured player while taking him off pitch!

Ergotelis midfielder Leonardo Koutris was injured and stretcher bearers dropped with down while carrying him off the football pitch. Hilarious moments!

youtu.be

 

[Aluminny69]

Here is the "Americanized" version of soccer -- INDOOR SOCCER!

 

[Mdoggie]

Here is the "Americanized" version of soccer -- INDOOR SOCCER!

Futsal with walls

 

[Mdoggie]