The reader who didn’t understand soccer before will now be able to watch at least five or six minutes of a game before losing consciousness.
This is the year of the World Cup. The quadrennial world championship of soccer is a huge event all over the world except for the United States. Aficionados of the game, when asked to explain why it isn’t more popular in this country, usually answer that Americans have not taken the time to learn its "nuances." In answer to this contention, and in the interest of educating the public, I have taken considerable time to familiarize myself with the game. In fact, I recently watched nearly 10 minutes of a game on the Spanish-language cable channel.…
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26 - Christopher Rose
STM - and your attitude to football has nothing to do with the fact that Australia are rubbish?
27 - jelle565
I live in Europe, in Belgium, and I don't even know if there's a professional rugby league or baseball league in my country. 95 % of the sports on tv is football (soccer). But I can understand why Americans don't like soccer, the soccer teams in the USA are really bad. If you wanna see how beautifull football really is just go searching for European football on youtube and you'll see it's not only the most popular, but just the greatest sport in the world.
28 - King
NOthing makes americans as insecure as "soccer". THats why they get so emotional and hateful when soccer is mentioned.