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I've held off on writing about soccer for a decade — or about the length of the average soccer game — so as not to offend anyone. But enough is enough. Any growing interest in soccer can only be a sign of the nation's moral decay.
• Individual achievement is not a big factor in soccer. In a real sport, players fumble passes, throw bricks and drop fly balls — all in front of a crowd. When baseball players strike out, they're standing alone at the plate. But there's also individual glory in home runs, touchdowns and slam-dunks.
In soccer, the blame is dispersed and almost no one scores anyway. There are no heroes, no losers, no accountability, and no child's fragile self-esteem is bruised. There's a reason perpetually alarmed women are called "soccer moms," not "football moms."
originally posted by: Aloysius the Gaul
...the far right is getting stupider and stupider!
"This is a way to distract people," Ablow continued. "This is like Rome. I can see why Obama would love the World Cup --"
originally posted by: Aloysius the Gaul
But a sign of moral decay??
I promise you: No American whose great-grandfather was born here is watching soccer. One can only hope that, in addition to learning English, these new Americans will drop their soccer fetish with time.
originally posted by: seeker1963
a reply to: Aloysius the Gaul
See! Look what you just did. You played right into it by smearing all Republicans for something one of them said!
Run-of-the-mill, regular-season Sunday Night Football games average more than 20 million viewers; NFL playoff games get 30 to 40 million viewers; and this year's Super Bowl had 111.5 million viewers.
originally posted by: Aloysius the Gaul
In soccer, the blame is dispersed
MEDELLIN, Colombia - Gunmen yesterday killed a Colombian soccer player who accidentally scored a goal for the United States in World Cup competition 10 days ago. Andres Escobar, 27, died in a parking lot after an early-morning confrontation with fans apparently enraged by Colombia's 2-1 loss to the United States
old story here
and almost no one scores anyway.
There are no heroes, no losers, no accountability, and no child's fragile self-esteem is bruised.
the far right is getting stupider and stupider!