OT: The Soccer Football Thread (USA, RBNY, PL, etc.)

[My3Sons]

Let me know if you agree with this sentiment or not, everyone:

The stereotypical claim is that *most* Americans 'don't care' about futbol/soccer. My hypothesis for this claim being the reason that it is would be the following:

America has four core sports - or at least that's how it's perceived in the country by sports media and most citizens:

American football
Baseball
Basketball
Hockey

So, if you're not taught from a young age to like soccer/futbol or you aren't a hardcore sports fan that follows everything under the sun in the US, it's probably not going to be on most Americans radar. This is compared for example, to a part of the world like England, soccer is at the very minimum perceived as their main & core sport, they aren't saturated with as many options in the sporting world. Therefore it's far easier to get invested.

I had this discussion with my youngest the other day. It’s so what’s complicated. Soccer has tremendous participation with youth sports. It’s widespread and pervasive across the US. But it doesn’t have a single top pro league. It has several. And they are scattered around the world. And none of them are in the US. And US kids that are perceived to be pro or even college prospects are going to be more likely to play a sport with a future. Few US kids are going to get top level coaching the way the best kids would in countries where soccer is the top dog. Hockey is a niche sport but it does have more connection to more US kids. My youngest has a close friend who played with Snuggerud when they were maybe 15-16. There is no good reason that my son from the south going to school in the south should have that connection but here we are. The chances of that happening for a US kid to an EPL or other top pro league overseas is much less. I’m pretty sure my middle son went to school with someone related to Auston Watson. Again totally random.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

What a player Luis Diaz is

 

[njdevils1982]

kone injured. suspected broken leg (source: one of canada's coaches hot mic during match)

 

[Xirik]

went down Granville street in downtown Vancouver yesterday (It was about 4-5 blocks entirely closed for Fifa world cup stuff) and it was buzzing more then I thought it would be. crowds and bars filled. After this match I'd assume the entire street is just entirely filled with celebration.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

went down Granville street in downtown Vancouver yesterday (It was about 4-5 blocks entirely closed for Fifa world cup stuff) and it was buzzing more then I thought it would be. crowds and bars filled. After this match I'd assume the entire street is just entirely filled with celebration.

Canada's mens soccer team is on the rise. I have a feeling they are going to be on par with USA soon.

 

[NJDevs26]

Canada’s power play was better yesterday than at the Olympics

 

[Xirik]

Canada’s power play was better yesterday than at the Olympics

 

[Edmonton East]

If you don't follow soccer, Pulisic is basically Jack Hughes. Promise, creativity, injuries, and sometimes questionable attitude in all.

 

[njdevils1982]

fitting as carrey is canadian

 

[Dougie Donuts]

I thought this was the national anthem of Australia

 

[Xirik]

So apparently the Scot fans drank Boston dry which is hard to believe since it's filled with Irish heritage people and Australia fans drank Vancouver dry.

What if those two teams met up in the world cup?

 

[njdevils1982]

morrocco fans, enough with the whistling when scotland has he ball...its annoyng as f***

 

[NJDevs26]

On the one hand it's kind of amazing the US has gotten off to this good a start. On the other hand, it really shouldn't be...we finally have a year where we don't have a group of death because of being seeded in a bigger tournament, never mind actually playing the matches where we'll have a majority of fan support.

 

[MadDevil]

So apparently the Scot fans drank Boston dry which is hard to believe since it's filled with Irish heritage people and Australia fans drank Vancouver dry.

What if those two teams met up in the world cup?

The Scots drinking Boston dry, putting traffic cones on statues, and bagpiping down the infamous cop slide is the kind of stuff I didn't know I needed. Along with all the videos of Europeans discovering true American heritage...Costco, Taco Bell, and Waffle House lol

 

[Xirik]

The Scots drinking Boston dry, putting traffic cones on statues, and bagpiping down the infamous cop slide is the kind of stuff I didn't know I needed. Along with all the videos of Europeans discovering true American heritage...Costco, Taco Bell, and Waffle House lol

Reminds me of when people were asking the creator of the fighting game Tekken to put a waffle house stage in the game and he was confused why and then later made a pilgrimage

 

[sabremike]