Is that #4 supposed to be MLB? The only reason I ask is because I find it hard to not rank MLB in the top 5 in the US.
Why isn't football / soccer that popular in North America, United States / USA ?
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Is that #4 supposed to be MLB? The only reason I ask is because I find it hard to not rank MLB in the top 5 in the US.
bandanoantri
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Hey *bleep*, don't talk about things you don't even understand or know nothing about. Just zip it!
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The thing is that in soccer, scoring once can make a big difference. In Baseball, Football, Basketball, etc, even if you score 3 times, it's nothing
Probably because soccer is not or very few on TV and because the american players cannot make them dream. Let them watch the english Premier League and the Champions League, let them watch Franck Ribery, Lionel Messi, C. Ronaldo, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Fernando Torres, Sameul Eto'o, , Zlatan Ibrahimovic, etc. And they will keep motivated to play soccer, they will dream about doing with the ball what these guys can do.
So does soccer. Why dio you think african or south-americans technics comes from ? From the years they havec past in the streets, playing soccer with their friend and o soda can as ball
Soccer can generate massive incomes too. In the context of Europe, Kaka, who just moved from AC Milan to Real Madrid cost 67.200.000€ to the club and will have 9.000.000€/year as salary.
So imagine how much money soccer could generate in the US...
I hope not, I like this fact. Americans can stick with their sports that no one else gives a shit about. the rest of the world can enjoy Ribery, Messi, Torres. why you put Lampard there I do not understand though.
I think he means the fact that NFL wouldn't die down to allow an equivalent for football to thrive.
i guess u never played soccer
one rule very soccer-player knows is: u do not only win with your play withz the ball, but how u move without the ball!
a quaterback can concentrate on every single drive and have the time to tell all others what he´s going to do before the ball gets thrown...
a (good) playmaker in soccer seems to be at every place at any time. he has to read the game, lead the game, often within seconds... and so have all 11 players on a team. everybody´s got to know what the other is doing and have to move all the time... not for nothing the real good players run about 10km a game (~ 6,5-7miles) i dont think a QB runs that much...
but to stay with the threat... i think the 4 major sports are just SOOOO important (not only popular, really important) that no other sport have a chance to get nearly in their position... kids who wanna be cool, play football or hockey or basketball or baseball... most of the american dad´s want their sons to be the great QB... but in the end its all the same here in europe (from my point of view germany) soccer is more important than politics, people stop working when there are world championship-games... the whole country got in a frenzy 2006 "only" for soccer. a hype not seen in germany since, about what, 70 years ago! i guess only that tradition and passion keeps both continents to stick with THEIR sport...
The USA did absolutely terrible yesterday...outside chance now for competing in the World Cup 2010.
but they play the confed-cup right now... it has nothing to do with the world cup qualifiers... even though the us boys are not that good, they are still good enough for the top 3 in northamerica.
or do the standings in the CONCACAF qualifiers speak another language? sorry, im not up to date with this one
nightwanker
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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa qualification
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doesnt look that bad for the us!
but WTF! mexico is only fourth! unbelievable! :eek:
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The U.S. team is shite right now. Not that I expected wins over Italy and Brazil, but I expected better showings. Maybe a draw with Italy.
Jay Demerit and Bennie Feilhaber need to be in the starting lineup from now on. Landon Donovan is still overhyped. The U.S. can't rely on too many shitty MLS players like Ricardo Clark and Conor Casey in the lineup. They'll inevitably fuck up in a big game.
I still think we'll qualify for the 2010 WC, but we sure as shit ain't #12 in the World anymore. I'd put us at #30.
We have no creativity anymore. I actually liked Coach Bradley's experiment with moving DeMarcus Beasley to Left Back. He could be the U.S.'s Gael Clichy......(or not)
Jay Demerit and Bennie Feilhaber need to be in the starting lineup from now on. Landon Donovan is still overhyped. The U.S. can't rely on too many shitty MLS players like Ricardo Clark and Conor Casey in the lineup. They'll inevitably fuck up in a big game.
I still think we'll qualify for the 2010 WC, but we sure as shit ain't #12 in the World anymore. I'd put us at #30.
We have no creativity anymore. I actually liked Coach Bradley's experiment with moving DeMarcus Beasley to Left Back. He could be the U.S.'s Gael Clichy......(or not)
To be honest, we don't know the rules! Why can't you just tackle the guy with the ball?
Er, then just find out what the rules are I guess?!? :dunno:
