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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah I don't understand why this is sad. It's okay that Americans don't love the exact same sports as everyone else in the world.

I am far from a US apologist and there are lots of things about other countries I think we could stand to emulate (parliamentary politics, universal healthcare, better corporate oversight, more awareness of and efforts to do something about climate change), but I could care less whether Americans are into World Cup soccer. I personally prefer American football and baseball to soccer. I can admire the athleticism of soccer players but[b] the game itself isn't that engaging to me[/b]. I also don't love hockey, which I think has a similar type of play, with lots of constantly shifting possessions and action but relatively few shots on goal and even fewer actual scores. It just doesn't hold my interest unless it's a very high stakes game.[/quote]

Soccer is much better to watch in person.  I was really into it until I went to a game. It's lots more fun at the game than on TV[/quote]

PP here and I've been to DC United games and it just doesn't grab me.

It's okay, I don't need to like every sport. Like I said, I also can't get into hockey despite living in DC with a great hockey team and having been to several games in person. Though I will say that I enjoyed the Caps games I've been to more than the United games. It's possible that I have just been lucky and seen more exciting hockey games than soccer games, I don't know.

I don't judge anyone who loves soccer (obviously lots of people love it, I am not the final arbiter on these things) but I also think it's weird to get mad at people who don't get into it. Different strokes for different folks.[/quote]

US soccer games don't count.  They are absolutely NOTHING like seeing them in a foreign country, not the atmosphere or the play on the field.  I've been to professional American football games, hockey games, basketball games, but they were nothing like International soccer.  It is an intense experience.

I've seen games at Camp Nou (Barcelona's stadium), Manchester United (Old Trafford), Wembley Stadium (saw Tottenham) and Man City's (eithad--Champion's league match).[/quote]

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