dainthomas
Lifer
- Dec 7, 2004
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With women maybe. Watching the grass they're playing on grow would be more interesting.
No one cares about soccer. The networks are aware of that. Hence why they don't show it. If people did, they could make enough money on advertising to bother.
gorcorps
aka Brandon
- Jul 18, 2004
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Soccer is fairly popular to play, because it's by far the cheapest equipment wise to get in to. Children and adults (clubs) alike can easily play soccer with minimum investment.
It's really not a popular spectator sport though. Sure it's going to vary in some areas, but it's usually ignored in the places I've lived.
Oyeve
Lifer
- Oct 18, 1999
- 21,980
- 847
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Only because the young hipsters can hang out in a douchey bar and think they can call themselves soccer fans. But only when its the world cup and cool.
poofyhairguy
Lifer
- Nov 20, 2005
- 14,612
- 318
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Sure, it is the perfect helicopter parent sport- all the fun of trips and games without the permanent head damage of real football.
Chaotic42
Lifer
- Jun 15, 2001
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I never hear anything about it until the World Cup. I get called lame because I don't like soccer and don't watch it. Then when the World Cup is over, no one mentions soccer for another four years.
It's strange.
The Boston Dangler
Lifer
- Mar 10, 2005
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12 years in cable, and i have never heard of such a package. hbo is a strictly premium service - it might be offered as part of a promotion, or you might be buying the hbo family of channels a la carte and not part of super platinum package #3, but it certainly is not included in any basic cable service. the only service packages i've heard of that did not include espn were broadcast channels-only.
Chaotic42
Lifer
- Jun 15, 2001
- 33,932
- 1,113
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I hate soccer, but even I'd agree to have the name changed from football to gridiron so that you folks can have football.
The Boston Dangler
Lifer
- Mar 10, 2005
- 14,647
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AMDZen
Lifer
- Apr 15, 2004
- 12,589
- 0
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Yea because using the term "foot" automatically means that you cannot use anything other than feet or it makes no sense, right? Then how can soccer players use their bellies, knees, head. Why isn't it then called football but sometimes headball and bellyball?
Why are foot soldiers called foot soldiers if they are still using guns with, you guess it, their hands? Why are the foot clan members using punches when fighting the ninja turtles? They should only be allowed to use their feet because they are the foot clan.
poofyhairguy
Lifer
- Nov 20, 2005
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dainthomas
Lifer
- Dec 7, 2004
- 14,632
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An excuse by Europeans and other associated degenerates to drink and fight. As if they need one.
AMDZen
Lifer
- Apr 15, 2004
- 12,589
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Yes because the NFL should concede to a sport that doesn't even matter in this country just to please people in other countries. Makes a ton of sense.
Nobody has any issues with how it is now. Its called Le Soccer in Canada too. If you need to specify, you can just say "American football" "Australian Football" or "Association Football". Or just keep saying soccer because that term works just fine. Everyone in America knows what you mean, and fuck everyone else. Do we have to quit calling the windshield thus and switch to windscreen just to appease the English? Lets just all call the elevator a lift as well and take on all British terminology for all things just because other countries have done so with football.
BurnItDwn
Lifer
- Oct 10, 1999
- 26,160
- 1,634
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That's not the point.
Yeah, in 'Muricah, with an 'Murican game, and the Mexicans got it.
Telemundo is an American broadcasting station not a Mexican station.
It's owned by NBC which is an American company. It's headquarters is in Hialeah Florida which is in the USA.
Telemundo originated in the 1950s in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has been an American Posession since 1898 after the Spanish-American War.
Ahhh, I see what you did there ...
lol
Chaotic42
Lifer
- Jun 15, 2001
- 33,932
- 1,113
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If it stops the "handegg" posts, it's totally worth it.
On a serious note, in response to your examples, I'd like to see us either switch to using British English or create an American English language authority.
KMFJD
Lifer
- Aug 11, 2005
- 29,989
- 45,178
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Almost 25 million people watch yesterdays game in the US, 18.22 Million on ESPN and another 6.5 Million on Univision
http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/usa...pns-highest-ever-world-cup-rating-1201242091/
http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/usa...pns-highest-ever-world-cup-rating-1201242091/
Artorias
Platinum Member
- Feb 8, 2014
- 2,145
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No offence to English commentators but the World Cup is so much better to watch in foreign languages.
Can anyone seriously come even close to this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvnydzZXBEI&feature=player_detailpage#t=95
Can anyone seriously come even close to this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvnydzZXBEI&feature=player_detailpage#t=95
zinfamous
No Lifer
- Jul 12, 2006
- 111,095
- 30,038
- 146
cable. no one cares.
It is rather absurd that this wasn't on ABC (part of ESPN), which chose to show some infomercial horseshit yesterday.
broadcasting shmrodcasting rights--same network. And if you're (ABC) going to spend the previous hour on promo material for the game and the team...shouldn't you show the game?
I hate that crap.
zinfamous
No Lifer
- Jul 12, 2006
- 111,095
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I have that package, too: 13 shitty channels that I can otherwise get over the air, and all the HBO channels...and all in SD
some crap that Comcast called me about and offered me out of the blue (in addition to bumping up my internets), for like 10 bucks more. So I jumped all over it.
zinfamous
No Lifer
- Jul 12, 2006
- 111,095
- 30,038
- 146
Incest is really popular in America, too...if you happen to live in those particular parts of those particular states.
Same with soccer. All depends on your perspective.
(no, I will not name those states, so as not to offend
)
- Nov 29, 2006
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I have that package, too: 13 shitty channels that I can otherwise get over the air, and all the HBO channels...and all in SD
some crap that Comcast called me about and offered me out of the blue (in addition to bumping up my internets), for like 10 bucks more. So I jumped all over it.
No no, I also got the Kim Kadarshian channel; the Troll Eating Everything channel; the Ancient Aliens channel; the Alaskan Bums channel; the Librul Hating channel; 5 religious channels just in case I need to repent; 5 more shopping channels if I feel the need to spend my savings on apocalyptic supplies; some other channels that I never watch... Some in "HD Technology" (I think that's synonymous with the Technicolor technology of the 80's), which means I'm obviously richer than you, because you only have SD.
MongGrel
Lifer
- Dec 3, 2013
- 38,466
- 3,067
- 121
:biggrin:No no, I also got the Kim Kadarshian channel; the Troll Eating Everything channel; the Ancient Aliens channel; the Alaskan Bums channel; the Librul Hating channel; 5 religious channels just in case I need to repent; 5 more shopping channels if I feel the need to spend my savings on apocalyptic supplies; some other channels that I never watch... Some in "HD Technology" (I think that's synonymous with the Technicolor technology of the 80's), which means I'm obviously richer than you, because you only have SD.
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