Why soccer will never make it in the US

[spidey07]

OK - enough is enough. I enjoy watching big soccer matches, I'm practically glued to the screen during the world cup. I played for a good amount of time, but you have got to be kidding me with the drama acting going on with these guys.

It's like their second skill is the flop, the painful facial expression, the doubling over in pain and yet NOBODY TOUCHED YOU. Do these guys take acting lessons? It's almost comical watching them in slow motion.

No, I'm not trolling. I understand the game, it is a contact sport. I understand really hard dangerous play/fouls that should be carded. But c'mon, for every real foul out there I'd put it at 5-1 acting to real foul.

 

[TehMac]

I agree, I'm a fan of soccer, but I notice it too, lol, they're always grimacing and so on and so forth.

 

[waggy]

yeap turns me off from watching.

 

[JulesMaximus]

As though basketball is any better...

 

[Gothgar]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
As though basketball is any better...

seriously.... basketball is terrible in this same aspect, I can't even watch a game.

 

[Saint Michael]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
As though basketball is any better...

As though? Nobody mentioned basketball...

 

[Shawn]

Hockey is the only sport worth watching.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
As though basketball is any better...

It's no where near the acting of soccer. Agree that there is some selling involved in bball but that's just the difference in the rules.

When was the last time you saw a basketball player take a dive, do a double flip - keep in mind all while his mouth was wide open, looking at the referee while doing so and and then wincing over in pain, curling up into a whittle ball, looking around to see if a foul was called.

I love watching top notch soccer, it's an awesome game to watch - but I'd rather see their skills than their acting. Especially when nobody freaking touched them in a contact sport.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Saint Michael

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
As though basketball is any better...

As though? Nobody mentioned basketball...

Basketball seems to be pretty popular in the US. I think it's a valid comparison.

 

[Capt Caveman]

CELTICS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[summit]

with the influx of europeans into the NBA, basketball is very floppy.

 

[meltdown75]

go Oilers

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
As though basketball is any better...

It's no where near the acting of soccer. Agree that there is some selling involved in bball but that's just the difference in the rules.

When was the last time you saw a basketball player take a dive, do a double flip - keep in mind all while his mouth was wide open, looking at the referee while doing so and and then wincing over in pain, curling up into a whittle ball, looking around to see if a foul was called.

I love watching top notch soccer, it's an awesome game to watch - but I'd rather see their skills than their acting. Especially when nobody freaking touched them in a contact sport.

Please...Did you watch the drama when Pierce was carried off the floor in game 2 only to return 15 minutes later?

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Please...Did you watch the drama when Pierce was carried off the floor in game 2 only to return 15 minutes later?

I don't find single isolated incidents to be comparable to constant behavior and acting on every single flop by soccer players.

Count on your hand every time some soccer player takes a dive, arms flailing, mouth gaping, looking at the ref while he's falling, wincing in pain, rolling over like a chump. You'll run out of fingers. Compare this with other contact sports and you'll still have fingers left and won't get to your right hand. That's all I'm saying and that is why it will never make it in the US.

They need to change the rules or change the pussified players.

 

[irishScott]

Same here. I think acting should be a red card offense.

 

[Analog]

Quick question from a pro soccer newbie:

In pro soccer, do the parents of of the winning team provide the treats for all players after the game, or is it bring your own? :evil:

 

[dudeman007]

Originally posted by: Gothgar

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
As though basketball is any better...

seriously.... basketball is terrible in this same aspect, I can't even watch a game.

Bingo...beat me to it. Basketball is a pansy game in comparison to soccer. Boo hoo he slapped my wrist wahhh.

Soccer will never be super popular in the US because the US will never be the best at it.

 

[Ichigo]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
As though basketball is any better...

It's no where near the acting of soccer. Agree that there is some selling involved in bball but that's just the difference in the rules.

When was the last time you saw a basketball player take a dive, do a double flip - keep in mind all while his mouth was wide open, looking at the referee while doing so and and then wincing over in pain, curling up into a whittle ball, looking around to see if a foul was called.

I love watching top notch soccer, it's an awesome game to watch - but I'd rather see their skills than their acting. Especially when nobody freaking touched them in a contact sport.

Please...Did you watch the drama when Pierce was carried off the floor in game 2 only to return 15 minutes later?

Did I miss something? Who got the flagrant 2? Why would he leave the game and gimp his team for no reason?

 

[GenHoth]

They need to add postgame bans to the sport. Start suspending players for multiple games for diving and it should sort itself out quickly

 

[slayer202]

it will never make it because it is a shitty sport

 

[GasX]

OP must have been watching a game played by latin players. Italy and Argentina are notorious

 

[LS21]

its not as fun to watch because there are no suspense-gripping 20-timeout-calls-in-last-5-minutes-of-gameplay

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: dudeman007

Originally posted by: Gothgar

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
As though basketball is any better...

seriously.... basketball is terrible in this same aspect, I can't even watch a game.

Bingo...beat me to it. Basketball is a pansy game in comparison to soccer. Boo hoo he slapped my wrist wahhh.

Soccer will never be super popular in the US because the US will never be the best at it.

The US was the only team to not lose to Italy the year Italy won the World Cup. We may not be the best, but on the whole we're pretty good.

 

[irishScott]

Originally posted by: slayer202
it will never make it because it is a shitty sport

You suck at it don't you?

 

[FallenHero]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
OP must have been watching a game played by latin players. Italy and Argentina are notorious

No doubt. Brazil seems to be the only exception from South America, as they just beat your ass with skill and generally don't dive (at least from the games I have watched.)

Italy is a joke, it makes me angry just thinking about them.

Best one I've seen is during this years EuroCup, a player got a ball kicked at him...it hit him in the stomach/rib area, and he went down like a baby...the ball wasn't even kicked that hard! He just went down so play could stop because he was out of position. The commentators let their feelings be known on the topic as well, which is refreshing.

<---Played for 14 years.