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ElbertoHokie

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I'm watching the boat load of goals. And more on why Americans


don't like soccer.

They don't like it because we suck at it. NBA players flop all the time, NFL players flop when they think it will draw a 15 yard penalty. College football players will do the same. That's a grand excuse, but it's not he root cause.

Many Americans don't like soccer because we're not even close to be being the best at it and are likely decades away from getting there(if we ever do). Opportunistically, with things like concussion issues plaguing gridiron football, I think teenage youth will stick with soccer more so than in the past. Maybe our resurgence is happening now.

To conclude, you can hate or dislike whatever sport you want, but if we were charging our way to the World Cup finals, you'd watch and many people that poo-poo the game would as well.
[Post edited by ElbertoHokie at 06/23/2018 08:32AM]

(In response to this post by Hokie Bird 94)

Posted: 06/23/2018 at 08:28AM


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