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Originally posted by CrowleyI'm sorry to say that most Americans don't even know what rugby and cricket is - and certainly not the rules or the scoring. The school in America I used to go to before I moved didn't even have a soccer team at the time (and some didn't know what soccer was😞). Although soccer is appreciated here, it is only to a limited extent by the general public - most of the World Cup coverage is usually on page 6 in my newspaper - and even golf beat out the World Cup for the top sports headlines.
No you don't.
Your rugby sucks more than your soccer team and you're even worse at cricket.
It's kind of like chess; the people that play it appreciate it - and soccer does generates significant interest where I live - for local club/ and high school teams. But American football rules all. And I don't think the performance of the U.S. soccer team endeared too many more Americans to soccer. 😳
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterIs it your patriotic duty to turn your back on the 11 men representing your country trying their best to take your country further in the world cup?
Though we excel in all other fields, I think it is the patriotic duty of all Americans to continue ignoring this "sport."
Originally posted by lioyankThe rules of soccer aren't as rigid as in the sports you'd be used to. There is always a bit of subjectivity (not favouritism, just 1 person would call an incident 1 way, while another could interpret it differently) to certain decisions. This is part and parcel of the game, which you'll remember is determined by the bounce of a ball. People involved in soccer try not to dwell on refereeing decisions, knowing that if they are good enough, then they'll usually win. Instead strikers will concentrate on why they conceded that goal, strikers why they missed that chance, etc.
I was just trying to point out some of the things within the game of soccer itself (not the US game specifically) that concern me.
Also, re your point about the world cup being only once every 4 years. This is probably the greatest thing about it. Apart from the fact that so much work goes into getting to the finals, players know that they may have only 1 world cup in their entire career. For this reason, you can see some superhuman efforts, making the games exciting and a little unpredictable, which is great for a game decided by the bounce of a ball.
Also, another thing about soccer is that the swings of emotions can be great. You're winning 1 second, losing the next and then winning again. Joy to tears to joy within a minute.
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Originally posted by cmsMasterNah mate, it's the other way round.
Cricket appears to be a crappy form of baseball...
Baseball's a crappy form of cricket played on a much smaller pitch. The game was invented by someone running the wrong way when he hit the ball.
You never see a professional cricketer throw away his bat when he scores a run...
