Someone please translate Soccer for me.
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You have to understand that a lot more goes into soccer, especially during big tournaments like this, than just the game itself. For example, German people (at least up until my generations) did not grow up with a great sense of patriotism due to WWII. Soccer is a huge sport in Europe, and pretty much nobody plays football. Ever since I can remember, during big international soccer tournaments were the only time you were allowed to root for Germany and people weren't ashamed to fly German flags. People came together to celebrate the German team like nothing else.
This is in Berlin:
So, you don't like soccer. Millions do. I don't like football and I don't really get it. The games seem way to long and all this stop and go just makes me yawn. Millions find it terribly exciting (for whatever reason). People have tried to explain and bring it closer to you, but you are still just ridiculing it. Just don't watch it then
This is in Berlin:
So, you don't like soccer. Millions do. I don't like football and I don't really get it. The games seem way to long and all this stop and go just makes me yawn. Millions find it terribly exciting (for whatever reason). People have tried to explain and bring it closer to you, but you are still just ridiculing it. Just don't watch it then
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You have to understand that a lot more goes into soccer, especially during big tournaments like this, than just the game itself. For example, German people (at least up until my generations) did not grow up with a great sense of patriotism due to WWII. Soccer is a huge sport in Europe, and pretty much nobody plays football. Ever since I can remember, during big international soccer tournaments were the only time you were allowed to root for Germany and people weren't ashamed to fly German flags. People came together to celebrate the German team like nothing else.
This is in Berlin:
So, you don't soccer. Millions do. I don't like football and I don't really get it. The games seem way to long and all this stop and go just makes me yawn. Millions find it terribly exciting (for whatever reason). People have tried to explain and bring it closer to you, but you are still just ridiculing it. Just don't watch it then
This is in Berlin:
So, you don't soccer. Millions do. I don't like football and I don't really get it. The games seem way to long and all this stop and go just makes me yawn. Millions find it terribly exciting (for whatever reason). People have tried to explain and bring it closer to you, but you are still just ridiculing it. Just don't watch it then
Basically every car is wearing a German flag. Most Germans live and breath soccer though. ^^ USA is more of a football/baseball country. I find baseball extremly boring and not exciting at all.
you think soccer doesn't have strategy??? Not only is there strategy, but the athleticism involved is just CRAZY. Some of the players play the ENTIRE time. There are no subs...well, there are like, what? 3 or 4??...allowed...and thats for the ENTIRE team...NOT per person.
I don't understand why people are so obsessed with goals..I mean, obviously they are fun...but like...its not the only part of the game. I personally like low scoring sports so much better...there is SO much more suspense & excitement & hair pulling involved. I was p*ssed when the NHL changed its rules to encourage higher scoring games. So weird to me.
I almost fell of my treadmill like 10 times during the game...most plays didn't even result in a goal...but my god, they were some heart-pumping plays.
to each their own though!
I don't understand why people are so obsessed with goals..I mean, obviously they are fun...but like...its not the only part of the game. I personally like low scoring sports so much better...there is SO much more suspense & excitement & hair pulling involved. I was p*ssed when the NHL changed its rules to encourage higher scoring games. So weird to me.
I almost fell of my treadmill like 10 times during the game...most plays didn't even result in a goal...but my god, they were some heart-pumping plays.
to each their own though!
there is no such thing as a game w/ no strategy. even dodgeball & duck, duck goose have a strategy. and ADD kids deal better w/ "nonstop" sports because they are continually engaged (at least as far as playing goes). but the ability to watch a game comes more from personal enjoyment of the sport either as a player or fan. that usually comes from understanding the rules &/or strategy. when it comes to strategy & thinking, football compared to soccer is like checkers compared to chess.
as a warfighter, i'd rather my junior marines played fluid games like soccer & water polo than set piece games like football. don't disparage the game just because you don't enjoy it, i don't either, but i recognize the strengths of the game. there are a lot of sports i don't care to watch football among them, but i try not to pee all over someone else's enjoyment of them.
as a warfighter, i'd rather my junior marines played fluid games like soccer & water polo than set piece games like football. don't disparage the game just because you don't enjoy it, i don't either, but i recognize the strengths of the game. there are a lot of sports i don't care to watch football among them, but i try not to pee all over someone else's enjoyment of them.
You all are gonna hate me, but I'm rooting for Brazil!
Go Spain
While I'd love Spain to win, even though they are ranked 2 in the world, Portugal is amazing and I can't wait for that game!
But without scores, you're literally just running back and forth accomplishing nothing. Scores aren't the only exciting part of football, but there's enough of it to where you don't just end in 1-1 ties (or worse, 0-0 ties) with nothing to show for 90 minutes of work.
Not ridiculing: contrasting. Trying to understand where the excitement is. A lot of people look at football and go "whoo, 4 downs and oh, nothing happened" because they don't see the in-between stuff going on (or they're watching a boring game). Well, when I watch soccer I try to see the in-between stuff but it's simply not there. For instance, earlier there was one point in the German game where they tried the same play at least 4 different times in a row, kicking it across the field (width wise) to another player (the same player) on the other side and it failed all four times. Finally England stole it away and changed the pace but man, I had to look back and make sure I wasn't watching replays. Nope, they were just using the same set up over and over, I guess just hoping it'd work the next time.
In football, that's done a lot to burn time off the clock, but in the soccer game there were still some 30 or so minutes left to play and they were only up by one goal or so IIRC.
Not ridiculing: contrasting. Trying to understand where the excitement is. A lot of people look at football and go "whoo, 4 downs and oh, nothing happened" because they don't see the in-between stuff going on (or they're watching a boring game). Well, when I watch soccer I try to see the in-between stuff but it's simply not there. For instance, earlier there was one point in the German game where they tried the same play at least 4 different times in a row, kicking it across the field (width wise) to another player (the same player) on the other side and it failed all four times. Finally England stole it away and changed the pace but man, I had to look back and make sure I wasn't watching replays. Nope, they were just using the same set up over and over, I guess just hoping it'd work the next time.
In football, that's done a lot to burn time off the clock, but in the soccer game there were still some 30 or so minutes left to play and they were only up by one goal or so IIRC.
GO, please to be replacing every instance of "football" with "American football". It's getting seriously confusing. Football = soccer to me.
And I'm unsure why you're continually ridiculing football (and yes, you are... contrasting would have been done more politely) as a sport of basics. It is at the very least equally strategic as American football. I don't get or enjoy American football or baseball, but I don't ridicule their simplicity, either. I know that there are strategies to both, as there are to all sports.
ETA: I think the moral of the story is: Not every sport appeals to everyone, which is why there are many types of sports. To each their own. What you find exciting may not be exciting to others. Don't like it, don't watch it.
And I'm unsure why you're continually ridiculing football (and yes, you are... contrasting would have been done more politely) as a sport of basics. It is at the very least equally strategic as American football. I don't get or enjoy American football or baseball, but I don't ridicule their simplicity, either. I know that there are strategies to both, as there are to all sports.
ETA: I think the moral of the story is: Not every sport appeals to everyone, which is why there are many types of sports. To each their own. What you find exciting may not be exciting to others. Don't like it, don't watch it.
You have to understand that a lot more goes into soccer, especially during big tournaments like this, than just the game itself. For example, German people (at least up until my generations) did not grow up with a great sense of patriotism due to WWII. Soccer is a huge sport in Europe, and pretty much nobody plays football. Ever since I can remember, during big international soccer tournaments were the only time you were allowed to root for Germany and people weren't ashamed to fly German flags. People came together to celebrate the German team like nothing else.
This is in Berlin:
So, you don't like soccer. Millions do. I don't like football and I don't really get it. The games seem way to long and all this stop and go just makes me yawn. Millions find it terribly exciting (for whatever reason). People have tried to explain and bring it closer to you, but you are still just ridiculing it. Just don't watch it then
This is in Berlin:
So, you don't like soccer. Millions do. I don't like football and I don't really get it. The games seem way to long and all this stop and go just makes me yawn. Millions find it terribly exciting (for whatever reason). People have tried to explain and bring it closer to you, but you are still just ridiculing it. Just don't watch it then
I love watching Soccer though, and Rugby.
Rugby is cool because of the fitness involved to run back and forth like that for so long, just like soccer. I see more standing around doing nothing in american football than any other sport, except Baseball.
I'm happy for all you people who enjoy soccer, but I just don't care for the sport-at ALL. I just find it very boring. I have no well thought out reason for not liking soccer--it just doesn't float my boat. To be fair however, I also find popular "American" sports like baseball, ultimate fighting, and NASCAR incredibly unappealing. I'll take drag racing, REAL football (please note that was a JOKE), and hockey any day.
My cousin however, LOVES soccer and has been recording the World Cup. Enjoy yourselves soccer people!
My cousin however, LOVES soccer and has been recording the World Cup. Enjoy yourselves soccer people!
its not like they arent TRYING to accomplish something though...
It is just incredibly difficult to score a goal...takes loads of hard work...making each one (even if there is only one) that much more amazing.
Thats just the way I see it though.
Then again, my criticism for basketball is that "they just run up & down the court & are always scoring baskets...there is zero excitement, cause they are ALWAYS scoring!"
It is just incredibly difficult to score a goal...takes loads of hard work...making each one (even if there is only one) that much more amazing.
Thats just the way I see it though.
Then again, my criticism for basketball is that "they just run up & down the court & are always scoring baskets...there is zero excitement, cause they are ALWAYS scoring!"
I'd be inclined to agree. I'm not the biggest basketball fan, though I do still watch. But to me it seems that everything up to the last 2 minutes (and, often, 2 seconds) is worthless because that's where the majority of games are won in since the scores are so close by that time.
In other words: they're usually neck and neck and rarely do we see huge comebacks in basketball. Don't read that as "there's NO huge comebacks in basketball", just that they're rare, and so it usually comes down to that last shot.
In other words: they're usually neck and neck and rarely do we see huge comebacks in basketball. Don't read that as "there's NO huge comebacks in basketball", just that they're rare, and so it usually comes down to that last shot.
Lol, sorry, can't stand baseball at all! (And I am a math major too)
Basketball is my favorite to watch. (Hockey too) A good basketball game is hard to beat. I also love football, hockey, and soccer as well though. I don't really get into soccer too much but I played it for years and years competitively. It's definitely my favorite game to play.
And growing up in Texas everyone BREATHES football so you'd better like it. (Especially when you're in marching band...)
Basketball is my favorite to watch. (Hockey too) A good basketball game is hard to beat. I also love football, hockey, and soccer as well though. I don't really get into soccer too much but I played it for years and years competitively. It's definitely my favorite game to play.
And growing up in Texas everyone BREATHES football so you'd better like it. (Especially when you're in marching band...)
see now, i'd watch kiddie soccer before NBA basketball championship series. and i don't care for soccer. in fact the only time i ever got interested in a soccer game was a world cup game between brazil & argentina many years ago, the one & only time. doesn't mean i don't understand the value of the game i just don't enjoy it either to play or watch. in all fairness i don't care for most popular sports, especially pro sports (except MMA i'll sit down and watch sometimes w/ my kids).
the popular sports i can't make myself watch
regular season baseball (usually)
pro football
soccer
basketball (despise it at any level)
golf
tennis
nascar
fishing
hunting
the popular sports i can't make myself watch
regular season baseball (usually)
pro football
soccer
basketball (despise it at any level)
golf
tennis
nascar
fishing
hunting