@cloverleaf,
de_budding wrote:Not enough fireworks, halftime shows, hot cheerleaders etc. for the Americans I should think
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I have learnt to hate soccer, in the UK it defines most men for some ungodly reason and represents a shallow corner of the countries culture I find dull and primitive.
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Haha might be true, might be true
I know that it's almost too much soccer in the UK.. But at the same time it's such big of a sport over there because you have such an interest for it, everybody's a supporter... I where in London a couple of years ago when you where knocked out of the world championship by portugal, people where pissed..
Didymos Thomas wrote:As for the criticisms of soccer and American football - all commercial sports are nothing but circus. Perhaps you recall from history class, the Roman government made a conscious policy decision to provide 'bread and cricus', food and entertainment, to keep the population of Rome content. If they are fed and entertained, people tend to have little concern for anything else.
Yeah I know, all kinds of entertainment fits in under this category though so.. video-games, books etc. is just as bad... I will however claim that when somebody take the following of a league or sport too much, so it's almost religious, it's starting to become dangerous for the mind..
cloverleaf wrote:I love soccer (fotball) i dont understand how come americans call football the game that they play with hand?
soccer is esthetic game
i wathced latest european champs final inbetween chelsea and manu it was good game but unfortunately manu got the cup
Ah you mean champions league... Great game, just have to love a final that goes to penalties.. Terry's probably kicking himself now, but on the other hand he did a great save with that heading in the overtime i think it was.. Great game..
And you are right, why do you americans call your "football" football? There's two people on the teams that tuches the ball with their feet.. The punter and the kicker, probably the same person from time to time..