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post 1630169483 01-31-2021, 07:22 AM
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As usual, a bunch of Euros and Aussies assume that Americans care that we suck at soccer or that a bunch of foreigners think our sports are inferior. Why does it seem to personally offend you guys that Americans dont like soccer, meanwhile we dont give a flying phuck if the rest of the world doesn't like "handegg".
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Originally Posted By butwhowasfeel⏩
because it's a pussy ass sport

we want gladiators bro

football = GOAT
-Pussy ass sport

-we want football

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post 1630170063 01-31-2021, 07:37 AM
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Same reason Americans watch NASCAR rather than F1 - it is load, brute and simple. Americans in general have more of a simple culture with a short lifespan - plastic surgery, blm, races, crappy food, loud sports, instagram, social media, brute cars, social justice interest, guns and all this barbarian stuff

US culture peaked in the early to mid 20 century, when it was influenced directly by European culture - the Art Deco period is still peak US period you guys had and I'm 'miring it. But after the 80's, epsecially the last two decades or so - things have gotten downhill. Would sound like a racist ****, but ever since black culture became mainstream in the 90's and started growing more in popularity the US culture lost it's way.
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Who wants to be caught dead playing a sport known as poverty ball?
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post 1630170753 01-31-2021, 07:55 AM
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I love you ****s but American “soccer” fans make me cringe hard.
post 1630170863 01-31-2021, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted By Sophus⏩
The competition is higher in Croatia, meaning better players will naturally develop because all of the top talent in the country is trying to succeed in the same one sport. Also you have easier access to top clubs in Europe. How many Americans are recruited by top clubs in Europe? Probably zero

If you have athletic ability, you're pushed towards mainstream sports here
This is because you lack talent.
Going pro in ‘soccer’ required talent and infrastructure. Croatia has none of the latter for example.

If USA decided today to go hard into soccer, you wouldn’t see the top for another 20 years. Thats the simple truth. Thats how long it takes.
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Originally Posted By nm1891⏩
As usual, a bunch of Euros and Aussies assume that Americans care that we suck at soccer or that a bunch of foreigners think our sports are inferior. Why does it seem to personally offend you guys that Americans dont like soccer, meanwhile we dont give a flying phuck if the rest of the world doesn't like "handegg".
lol notsureifsrs, its literally the opposite. Its you USAcels that constantly brag about your "tougher" football players, we euro****s dont give a chit. Its all about soccer outside of the US, when will you guys learn
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post 1630171803 01-31-2021, 08:26 AM
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It is because it is not something they compete in with thr way the infrastructure is set up. Theres only 2 divisions. There is no youth acedemies
post 1630171863 01-31-2021, 08:28 AM
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Soccer is gaining a lot of traction in America actually. It’s a very quickly growing sport. I won’t be surprised at all if in 30+ years soccer is the most viewed sport in the US.

All other sports are dropping in viewership, soccer is gaining.. make of that what you will lol. Combined with the fact that more kids are playing soccer these days as opposed to when we were growing up and literally no one wanted to play soccer.




Oh and btw, the american soccer team this World Cup looks like it will actually be really fuking good thanks to the European Americans and South Americans on the team lol. Im sure when you *******s have a winning team you’ll start “caring”.
post 1630171943 01-31-2021, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted By nm1891⏩
As usual, a bunch of Euros and Aussies assume that Americans care that we suck at soccer or that a bunch of foreigners think our sports are inferior. Why does it seem to personally offend you guys that Americans dont like soccer, meanwhile we dont give a flying phuck if the rest of the world doesn't like "handegg".
Your national team is stacked as **** right now boyo. Srs.

They’ve got a srs shot at this World Cup
post 1630171963 01-31-2021, 08:31 AM
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Because they are chit at it.

All you need is a football and you can have hours of fun, no fancy equipment required.

Its a classless sport.
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post 1630172073 01-31-2021, 08:33 AM
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I think the rest of the world plays it cause you can play it in poverty; just need an open field and a ball

Im not sure that answers why its not the most popular sport in america though. It may have something to do with monetary reasons

I just know that its popular world wide cause literally everybody can play it

I guess football (american) is the next most poverty sport, although idk how to account for yard increments and pads and helmets and ****. But technically you could play without them. Then basketball; needs concrete development

Im just listing some of the main ones *******s. Im sure there are tons of sports and lil variations
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Originally Posted By Kev1972⏩
Who wants to be caught dead playing a sport known as poverty ball?
Messis contact is 4 years 500 million euro.
Highest payed NBA player makes what? A third of that?
LMAOOOOO
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post 1630172793 01-31-2021, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted By Brosnbroccoli⏩
Messis contact is 4 years 500 million euro.
Highest payed NBA player makes what? A third of that?
LMAOOOOO
Messi makes about 135/per year. Lebron makes 100/year.

Those two figures are Messi without endorsements and Lebron with endorsements included.

Messi mogs him by approx double.
post 1630173413 01-31-2021, 08:58 AM
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Sports popularity is determined by the media. More people play soccer in the US than any other sport, and football participation has been decreasing yearly.

The only reason it is still 'popular' is because networks make money from commercials. If soccer added commercial breaks every 3 minutes then it would be a hell of a lot more popular than football.

It isn't a coincidence that every sport in the US is maxed out in spot time vs commercial, sponsors, etc time. Even the fields, jerseys, surrounding fences, shoes, visors, hats, etc, nothing is left untouched by monetization.
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Originally Posted By mandarino⏩
Messi makes about 135/per year. Lebron makes 100/year.

Those two figures are Messi without endorsements and Lebron with endorsements included.

Messi mogs him by approx double.
Who's Messi?
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post 1630178613 01-31-2021, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted By bov188⏩
I don't understand this logic. "[insert sport here] is better because it costs more to play!"

By that logic lacrosse should be one of the most popular sports in the US

And let's not forget the fact that many professional athletes in the US (Football, Basketball, Baseball) come from poverty
It's not just cost. It's a lack of good genetics required to play it. All the actually competitive sports in the US require skill and size and speed. Soccer is where all the losers that can't compete in any other sport gravitate to.

Club lacrosse is for the rich kids that didn't have talent to play football basketball or baseball. The poor kids that suck all end up in soccer.
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Originally Posted By Kev1972⏩
Who's Messi?
A guy who cant even speak English, yet is more famous than 350 Lebrons put together
post 1630178883 01-31-2021, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted By mandarino⏩
A guy who cant even speak English, yet is more famous than 350 Lebrons put together
Never heard of him. LeBron was famous when he was like 12.
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4 other sport's ahead of soccer here in the USA. Imagine if soccer was #1 here. We'd be top 3 in the world every single year. It's actually very popular at the youth level. Every single parks n rec department soccer is #1 in almost every city/county.
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Because it's a girl's game.

Men in America rarely watch female sports.

Male soccer players are all twinks and pussies.
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Originally Posted By leoslayer1⏩
Because it's a girl's game.

Men in America rarely watch female sports.

Male soccer players are all twinks and pussies.
American football is a low iq sport.

Every position aside from quarterback and maybe the guy on offence who goes around and tries to sack the quarterback is legit 50iq.



The quarterback is a respectable sportsman though, I’ll give you that.
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Originally Posted By Sezzors⏩
Like what? NFL??



LOL JUST LOL
this tbh...it's not even a sport lmao
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Originally Posted By mandarino⏩
Messi makes about 135/per year. Lebron makes 100/year.

Those two figures are Messi without endorsements and Lebron with endorsements included.

Messi mogs him by approx double.
When you include Rondaldo and his income from advertisement, things get even more brutal. Makes Lebron look like a poverty athelete in comparison
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To me one of the main reasons it'll never take off iss due to great vast distances that Teams have to Travel thatll always be a hinderance to forming Full Leauges (without the play Offs) that go East-West etc at rthe end
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Originally Posted By Caeculus⏩
Soccer or what a lot of other countries call football is a great game idk why its not popular here. One of the reasons I guess could be short attention span of americans that dont wanna watch 90 minutes for a game with a score of 0-1 ? or something? Or maybe its the rolling on the ground exaggeration of fouls to get a referees attention? Other than that though I really enjoy watching it and was upset the euro 2020 was cancelled. I heard that majority of MLS teams dont make a profit and it just continues the cycle of not being able to afford good players. Maybe that is it too? idk
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Honestly man no one wants to see 90 minutes of 0-0
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Originally Posted By ProSaibot⏩
When you include Rondaldo and his income from advertisement, things get even more brutal. Makes Lebron look like a poverty athelete in comparison
Lebron beats them in $ paid per IQ point though. It's not even close.
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