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post 1583597601 07-09-2019, 09:20 PM
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I was always surprised, since I wasn’t born in US, that soccer isn’t popular in US, given it’s easy to play, needs almost no equipment, easy to follow and understand, with massive crowds and insane money and highlight reel goals, one would think US advertisers and billionaire investors would jump on that market long ago and buy all the top players etc.
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Originally Posted By wisezeppelin⏩
If enough of the top tier athletes who would normally try to go into the NFL would go for soccer then I could see the USA becoming a legit force.
this is always the ABSOLUTE DUMBEST remark made consistently here and other web forums. look at all of the best soccer players in the world right now, and in history. are those the type of players who can translate to playing in the NFL? would those be the players who would want to play in the NFL? stupidest argument ever.
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Originally Posted By MYOFIBRAH⏩
this is always the ABSOLUTE DUMBEST remark made consistently here and other web forums. look at all of the best soccer players in the world right now, and in history. are those the type of players who can translate to playing in the NFL? would those be the players who would want to play in the NFL? stupidest argument ever.
That’s because the “best soccer players in the world” are soy infused twinks

Hopefully it never happens, but lmao if you think the USA wouldn’t absolutely steamroll any team of Eurocucks if we gave a chit about soccer
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Originally Posted By MYOFIBRAH⏩
this is always the ABSOLUTE DUMBEST remark made consistently here and other web forums. look at all of the best soccer players in the world right now, and in history. are those the type of players who can translate to playing in the NFL? would those be the players who would want to play in the NFL? stupidest argument ever.
You do realize that playing football or soccer since you were a child will condition your physique more towards the sport you choose to play right? You do also realize that not every football player looks like a 300lb lineman too right?
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post 1583598291 07-09-2019, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted By kusok⏩
I was always surprised, since I wasn’t born in US, that soccer isn’t popular in US, given it’s easy to play, needs almost no equipment, easy to follow and understand, with massive crowds and insane money and highlight reel goals, one would think US advertisers and billionaire investors would jump on that market long ago and buy all the top players etc.
The economic model in soccer is completely different from the major American sports.

Soccer clubs from all over the world compete viciously for talent, budding stars are already multimillionaires by the time they hit 18, there are frequent non-league matches to play and a team that goes through a bad stretch simply gets relegated, destroying ticket/ad/viewership revenue.

On the other hand, Major Leagues are predicated on ensuring a ROI for every owner invested in the league for the long term. This means no relegations, equitable redistribution of revenues, some sort of salary cap, monopoly + leverage over young talent (drafts/college system/contract restrictions), no poaching without trades. It's bizarre if you think about it because soccer is basically a Randian free-for-all while the American major sports is more like socialism for the rich.
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post 1583598361 07-09-2019, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted By ffguitarist14⏩
You do realize that playing football or soccer since you were a child will condition your physique more towards the sport you choose to play right? You do also realize that not every football player looks like a 300lb lineman too right?
this lol. no idea wtf that guy was going on about
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post 1583598451 07-09-2019, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted By Vhagar⏩
That’s because the “best soccer players in the world” are soy infused twinks

Hopefully it never happens, but lmao if you think the USA wouldn’t absolutely steamroll any team of Eurocucks if we gave a chit about soccer
You should get into it Vhagar, parity in soccer is on par with the NFL.

The difference is they use VAR technology to review plays, so you don't run into problems like quarterbacks claiming a game-deciding fumble was an incomplete pass in the playoffs.
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post 1583598461 07-09-2019, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted By CaliSuperSport⏩
You should get into it Vhagar, parity in soccer is on par with the NFL.

The difference is they use VAR technology to review plays, so you don't run into problems like quarterbacks claiming a game-deciding fumble was an incomplete pass in the playoffs.
VAR made the womens world cup even more of a joke than it already was.

VAR is terrible
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post 1583598471 07-09-2019, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted By kusok⏩
I was always surprised, since I wasn’t born in US, that soccer isn’t popular in US, given it’s easy to play, needs almost no equipment, easy to follow and understand, with massive crowds and insane money and highlight reel goals, one would think US advertisers and billionaire investors would jump on that market long ago and buy all the top players etc.
Every major sports league in the states have altered rules to increase scoring because that's what the market dictates. Soccer by design isn't a sport that lends itself to a lot of scoring. That's why it's a niche sport here albeit a growing niche.
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post 1583598601 07-09-2019, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted By Purfected⏩
VAR made the womens world cup even more of a joke than it already was.

VAR is terrible
Wasn't able to watch it much, but the biggest problem is the application of VAR outside of goal-line reviews.

Should probably be used for red cards tbh, after seeing what happened to Messi.
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post 1583598881 07-09-2019, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted By exxtracool⏩
americans, what do you make of this?


you boyos getting cucked?
Uhhh...no....the story is ALWAYS the same. Soccer makes the headlines/conversations around the World Cup and then it fades back into obscurity except for the soccercels who watch premier league or whatever.


Cliffs: NOPE...also I wonder if they have a lesbo hazing ritual for women's soccer. so many uggos..but they always try to sell the public the notion of ugly female athletes being "hot"....its just sad.

post 1583599191 07-09-2019, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted By CaliSuperSport⏩
You should get into it Vhagar, parity in soccer is on par with the NFL.

The difference is they use VAR technology to review plays, so you don't run into problems like quarterbacks claiming a game-deciding fumble was an incomplete pass in the playoffs.
You sound like a gay

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Originally Posted By OPGenesis⏩
Well, with the NFL becoming more and more pussified rules wise, and with all the politics involved, it's not hard to see why its becoming less popular. I feel like the NFL has been past its golden years for a while though.

NBA isn't even worth watching until the second round of the playoffs.

MLB is dead.
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post 1583599341 07-09-2019, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted By MYOFIBRAH⏩
this is always the ABSOLUTE DUMBEST remark made consistently here and other web forums. look at all of the best soccer players in the world right now, and in history. are those the type of players who can translate to playing in the NFL? would those be the players who would want to play in the NFL? stupidest argument ever.
Dude, top 30 or however many players are on a soccer team, picked from the nba and nfl and given a week of practice would RAPE any pro soccer team.
Best 11 soccer players in the world would get steamrolled against an nfl or nba team.
post 1583599421 07-09-2019, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted By CaliSuperSport⏩
To even have a chance of being #1 we'd need it to be the most popular sport + have the youth infrastructure Europe has + many years of development.

Young European soccer players wipe the floor with ours, with the exception of a few U20 World Cup results. Some of their soccer academies look like top tier US colleges.
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post 1583601421 07-09-2019, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted By Vhagar⏩
You sound like a gay

Also insanely jealous
Originally Posted By PatheticPeter⏩
Yeah, US equivalent of a soccer academy is a gay bathouse.
Pissening remarks towards the Beautiful Game.
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post 1583601911 07-09-2019, 11:24 PM
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Makes sense. With the US becoming softer and gayer that people would gravitate away from impact sports like hockey and football too soccer
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Originally Posted By PatheticPeter⏩
Dude, top 30 or however many players are on a soccer team, picked from the nba and nfl and given a week of practice would RAPE any pro soccer team.
Best 11 soccer players in the world would get steamrolled against an nfl or nba team.
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Fuk off with the soccer. The dimwits that chanted USA! USA! are the same people that despise America for the most part.
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It's because the massive influx of legal and illegal immigrants from hispanic countries.

Imagine if 30 million white grandma's illegally entered your country, the Home TV channel viewers would skyrocket.
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lol @ Americans thinking if American football and basketball didn't exist they'd be top in football.

Sorry no. Americans don't do great in internationally competitive sports. There so called athletes are fatsos and giants, something that adds no value in football.

You may think a 300lb fatso is an A level athlete, but they ain't chit.

lol at any of these basketball players or American football players being good footy players... They;re fat bums.

America will never take to football, because they don't have what it takes to dominate the sport. As soon as they dont progress they'll get upset and claim they're chit tier sports are superior. This thread is case in point.
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Originally Posted By azzspankr⏩
Soccer is for kids that can't play sports
Lol. Brb 7ft basketball players start playing at age 16 and still make NBA.
Try that with soccer. Goodluck boyo.

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It will get a lot less popular in the US once trump deports all the illegals.
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Originally Posted By Kev1972⏩
It will get a lot less popular in the US once trump deports all the illegals.
its becoming more popular with the younger generation of Americans.

A lot more of them are playing it in school, watching it on tv, buying the merchandise.
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Originally Posted By Partycipation⏩
Lol. Brb 7ft basketball players start playing at age 16 and still make NBA.
Try that with soccer. Goodluck boyo.

Being tall and big is not a skill.
Imagine calling something a sport where being big and tall isn’t an advantage

Lmao
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Eh, Soccer is pretty fun to watch if you're there in person. Me and the boyos will tailgate for a few hours before the game with drinks and food, then "march in" with the supporters section. They will literally close down the streets so that the supporters can get into the stadium. Then if you're sitting in the supporters section, they go fukking nuts and it's a a cool atmosphere to be in. I think soccer will get popular because the US is ass at soccer, and we all get competitive. Down in Atlanta they fill the stadium, which is crazy.
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soccer here in Ga has gotten very popular for a few reasons.

1. tickets to the game are CHEAP! I've got 2 100 level season tickets for about $1,200 that's 17 games plus tons of perks for being a season ticket holder. you can't go to a Falcons game for less than $300-ticket and have decent seats. then if you want season tickets you have a stupid PSL that'll cost more than my soccer season on top of the cost of the tickets.

2. This is unique to Atlanta. Food and drink are CHEAP at Mercedes Benz Stadium. for example hotdogs are $1.50 and fountain drinks with free refills are $2.

3. the crowd is super excited and loud the whole game.

4. the game is only 90 minutes so with half time etc you're in and out within 2 hours. so unless tailgate or go to an after party it won't eat up your whole day. going to an NFL or college game will eat up your entire day.


all that being said I still prefer college football and to a lesser degree NFL.
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