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Posted by nx001a (Member # 291) on :

I was wondering how many people in this forum like football (aka soccer) and what are their opinions is on the sport.

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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

Depends. I usually like the sudden turnover where some running back sacks the QB and takes the ball all the way to the end zone for a 80+ yard run.

How about some jarring tackles, interceptions, and great field goals. Not to mention a 110-yard reception to take the game into overtime.

*thinks*

You mean not THAT football? Oops.

Well, Soccer is probably exciting as well, when they have those great moments. I spent one weekend watching the Women's World Cup between USA and China. They duked it out and held each other to a scoreless tie, then the USA won on a shootout. I'll have to give the Chinese women a lot of credit for their tenacity and for not giving up during battle.

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

A lot of people watched that match between China and U.S. I went out to a Chinese restaurant with my family that day, and people in the restaurant were watching it. I say we have sports matches instead of war.

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Posted by Curry Monster (Member # 12) on :

It would be a hell of a lot easier.

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Let's see who gets the majority of medals at the Olympics this year before we decide on that one.

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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

My dad and I are soccer referees. I've been doing it since I was 10 (so this is my 7th year of refereeing). I played before that. So, I got to like the sport! Too many damn people out there who have no clue what the rules are.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Get the ball into the other team's net w/o letting it touch your hands/arms. Anything else is technicalities, eh? *L*

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Posted by nx001a (Member # 291) on :

Well there is more to football than just using feet. Football is very complicated game just ask someone to explain the off side rule. Over in the UK it generally percieved that the US although they staged the world cup in 94 the game is not very popular compared to the likes of american football, baseball. I wonder if this is true or is football more popular since 94.

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Posted by Alpha Centauri (Member # 338) on :

In response to nx001a's question on top of the page:

Yeah, I'm a football lover!! I am a die-hard supporter (no, not a hooligan) of Feyenoord Rotterdam since my 8th.

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Posted by nx001a (Member # 291) on :

Well I support Manchester United from England. I too like football and cannot wait when the new season starts.

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

Soccer in the U.S. still isn't very popular. I have a friend who's a soccer fan, and she could easily get front row seats at the Rose Bowl for a soccer game because the place is pretty empty. She told me the players get $30,000 a year, but I don't know if that's for a starting player or a veteran. Still, what kind of chump change is that compared to a football player's salary?

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

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Over in the UK it generally percieved that the US although they staged the world cup in 94 the game is not very popular compared to the likes of american football, baseball. I wonder if this is true or is football more popular since 94.

The problem for futbol is that we in the US grow up playing Football, Baseball and Basketball. In the last thirty years, soccor has made some inroads, and kids are beging to play more and more. I think in the next 50 years, that it will pick up many fans, and maybe in 100 years, it will be the #1 sport here, as it is in the rest of the world. I don't think I'd ever heard of it till Pele came here in the seventies.

Baseball, Basketball and Football are slowly killing themselves, mostly by fighting over money. Baseball is gearing up for another strike, I think next year. After the last one, I almost stoped watching Baseball. The great Home Run chase, with Magire and Sosa got me watching games again, but games are lasting longer and longer, and ticket prices are getting out of hand. There are about four good teams this year, and a lot of also rans. Atlanta and New York Yanks will most likely play the series again this year, with the mets and white sox giving them a run for their money, but it's not like it was in the fifties, when Baseball ruled. Same goes for American Football. Maybe four good teams, and everybody else. The thing with football is, you never know which will be the good teams. Just look at the Rams last year.

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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

I think soccer has definatly grown in American somewhat since 1994, with the creation of the MLS (Major League Soccer). I know around Chicago the Chicago Fire are extremly popular (since, besides the White Sox, they're the only winning team they have). And I believe all the MLS teams are equally matched. I mean, 1 goal can make a game.

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Ahem, ahem my friend. You seem to have forgotten the Blackhawks. They're certainly a championship squad. *cough* Thiebault is amazing, and was most certainly worth Patrick Roy in 1996. *cough*.

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

I think the team in Los Angeles is called "Galaxy." Nice name, no?

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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

MLS Teams:
D.C. United
New York/New Jersey MetroStars
Chicago Fire
Dallas Burn
Colorado Rapids
Kansas City Wizards
Miami Fusion
New England Revolution
Columbus Crew
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Los Angeles Galaxy
San Jose Earthquakes (formerly the San Jose Clash)

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Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :

*remembers someone pointing out that the MetroStars sounded more like a subway line than a soccer club*

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

Wizards? Revolution? Mutiny? God, I love these soccer team names!!

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Posted by nx001a (Member # 291) on :

What i have to say about the american teams is that their are some great names like Galaxy, Fusion and Wizard. It is good that the american league is up and running and this can only be good for the sport in the long run. The only thing i do not like about the american league is that there are no draws from the matches i seen on tv in the uk.

About weekly wages $30,000 seems a lot especially for players that are close to retirement. However, this is not a lot compared to the money being spent in the spanish, italian and english leagues.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Okay, I posted before, but it seems to have buggered off down the alley of missing posts and American razors, so once again...

They are awful names. Only D.C. sounds like a real football team.

Everyone in the UK hates Manchester United. They are greedy, they charge way too much for tickets, they want to put themselves into a position of power, they have merchandising that would put Pokemon to shame, they ignored the FA Cup to go into a newer, glitzier cup (sacralige) and everyone in Manchester hates them (they all support Manchester City).

The only people who support Manchester United are Glory Hunters, people who just support them because they win, and half the time don't even know the name of their goalkeeper.

Man United are hated more than the French. The fact that Spike likes them shows that even the best of us can make mistakes.

UK Premier League players earn upwards of �60,000. Which isn't much compared to US Football, Baseball and Basketball players, is it?

Football is pissingly easy to play, with the sole exception of the offside rule. To play football, you need a couple of jumpers and a ball. And at least two people. It's a lot harder to set up a quick game of baseball.

Grr.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

". The only thing i do not like about the american league is that there are no draws from the matches i seen on tv in the uk."

Er, we have draws. You draw, you get a single point. You win, you get three points.

You only don't get draws in certain cups, where you'd then get extra time added on, and if the draw remains a, er, draw, then it goes to a penalty shoot-out, one of the most tense situations in the modern world.

And something else about Manchester United. A Man U player was responsible for us getting knocked out of the World Cup in 1998 and the European Cup in 2000. The bastards.

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Posted by Alpha Centauri (Member # 338) on :

About soccer player's salaries: Here in the Netherlands, top players of the top teams earn about $1 million annually. Even players in the Second Division earn about $200,000. And Rivaldo from FC Barcelona even earns $5,000,000. Top players who get transfered to another club... it is growing out of proportions. Lazio Roma lately payed $60,000,000 for a player!

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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

About the MLS team names, you have to remember, the MLS is set up to be the Professional level, just like the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, etc. And the MLS team names are not that different from how all the other sports name their teams. Take teams like the Tennessee Titans, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Raptors, Arizona Diamondbacks. The names have more to do with something historical with the city they are in then with sounding like something that goes with the sport.

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