Reasons to hate soccer:
- People get pissed when you call it soccer instead of "football" or "futbol". WE ALREADY HAVE FOOTBALL AND IT'S WAY BETTER THAN SOCCER! At least when someone is hurt in football you know they are acting. which brings me to.....
- FLOPPING. Seriously, I saw a video on ESPN where a guy got hit with a ball in the thigh and he fell down clutching his face with both hands. THEN he did the old "peek a boo" to see if anyone as looking, got up, and played on as if nothing happened.
- "Everyone else in the world plays it"/"It's the most popular game in the world". I'll admit, both of these statement are true. However when is going with the crowd something admirable?? Also take in to consideration that "most of the world" lives in mud/grass huts and "most of the world" listens to techno". "Most of the world" doesn't have running water, or cable TV. I don't want to be lumped in with most of the world.
- Celebration includes removing articles of clothing. The only place that should be true is the strip club and your own bedroom or wherever your freaks do the deed.
Anyway, U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! Beat the world at their game (like we almost beat Canada at theirs) so we can rub it in their faces about how much we don't care.
Re: Flopping- Worst thing about the NBA is the foreign imports who played soccer all their lives and flop at everything.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I'm looking at you San Antonio.
Ya know Chuck, I had this exact conversation at work today, only it was centered around Vlade Divac. I think what happens is that these dudes(Gasol, Divac, Parker, Ginobli) get too tall for soccer and then we get stuck with these terrible actors in the NBA.
ReplyDeleteAmerican Example: Paul Pierce, 2008 finals. Dude got carted off in a wheel chair and then RAN back on the court. Ultimate flop. That's how you do it, euros!!