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bobo72a:
I used to play soccer/football as a goalkeeper in high school, but later quit to focus on swimming. I later joined the american football team as a punter in my last year of high school.
I really don't understand why people dislike it with such fervor in America, every sport has it's ups and downs.
EMH Mark I:
FIFA World Cup Draw today. England vs. USA, Portugal vs. Brazil, both North and South Korea in the same competition, and finally Italy aren't finding themselves in a Group of Death.
Bobo, I used to play as a goalkeeper as well back in high school. As far as why so many Americans hate soccer/football so much, I believe its because the national team just wasn't very good for a while. I think that's changing now with the team giving better performances in recent years. It looks to me that soccer's actually growing in popularity now here in the states.
VC:
Soccer does not allow a 380-pound, 88-IQ, fat boy to enjoy three years of fame and glory. That's why USicans don't like soccer.
/of course, not all football players are dumb.
//but some sure as hell are, and if you are big and dumb, football is the only option high school offers you.
Rodney 1.666:
Well said. (x3)
PPK:
--- Quote from: EMH Mark I on December 04, 2009, 06:59:16 pm ---FIFA World Cup Draw today. England vs. USA, Portugal vs. Brazil, both North and South Korea in the same competition, and finally Italy aren't finding themselves in a Group of Death.
--- End quote ---
Let's see how we fair in the World Cup. I think the last time we played against South Korea was in 1966, in another World Cup. We won, but it was a bit costly, at least in the beginning.
I personally don't hold many hopes for my national team. We barely qualified in a group with below-average teams which we should have won with ease. I don't really like our coach nor some of his player choices. I still wonder why are we fetching Brazilians and giving them Portuguese e nationality when we have good Portuguese players...
Well, we'll see how it goes. I hope for the best but I'm expecting the worst.
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