He's a hipster.
America's favourite national pastime: Hating soccer
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
Obvious troll is obvious.
Tbf, he's not being that OTT.Jesus Christ
I was born at Emerson North Hospital there. drove through Indy twice last week on way to Terre haute.
I stopped reading this drivel after the first paragraph, whoever wrote this article is an absolute fecking moron. Although the biggest idiots are the ones that are actually paying her money to write this crap.
I had to stop reading that
It's so boring it's the world's most popular sport?
It's so boring it's the world's most popular sport?
Brilliant
Poor, poor man. What part of South Carolina are you unfortunate enough to live in?
Greenville. It's not too bad. Main office is in Spartanburg which is pretty grim.
South Carolina doesn't even have barbecue.
The natives would disagree. Pulled pork is the thing they eat most.
I was born in Europe but spent almost my entire life in the States. The hate for "soccer" is so dumb. Americans love "American football" and basketball and yet there is tons of diving and faking injuries there. I've heard it all this past week. That football is just 90 minutes of kicking it back and forth in the midfield. They really don't understand the tactical approach and how hard it is to actually play. I had a friend come play indoor with me and he also hated on football. Completely changed his view on it once he realized that he could not even take a decent first touch
Also I love bringing this up to Americans who hate on soccer. Their reaction is hilarious.
Also I love bringing this up to Americans who hate on soccer. Their reaction is hilarious.
I live a fair distance from the ocean. Myrtle Beach is about 4 hours away and Charleston about 2 hours. In SF, I lived a block away from the bay.
Yes, but it's not barbecue. You have to come to North Carolina for that. Mustard sauce. *shudder*
I'm a vegetarian so I'm neutral. I drive up to Charlotte now and again when needed and sometimes to Asheville, which is a nice place.
Sports lovers are generally won over. One of my favourite podcasts is the Dave Dameshek (NFL) Podcast. They have now done two episodes dedicated to the world cup so i wouldn't say Americans hate "soccer"
Nope, nope, nope. Stopped reading after that.
It's not just baseball; in basketball, the NBA winners are also called World Champions. Although, to be fair, since almost no one else plays their sports, it's safe to conclude the best teams in America are also the best teams in the world lol
And also the American football.
---If more "Americans" are watching soccer today, it's only because of the demographic switch effected by Teddy Kennedy's 1965 immigration law. I promise you: No American whose great-grandfather was born here is watching soccer. One can only hope that, in addition to learning English, these new Americans will drop their soccer fetish with time.---
My great-grandfather (RIP) was born in Texas in the early 1900s. I'm as American as they come and have spoken English (and Texican) since I learned to speak.
Typical Coulter drivel.
My great-grandfather (RIP) was born in Texas in the early 1900s. I'm as American as they come and have spoken English (and Texican) since I learned to speak.
Typical Coulter drivel.
Basketball is arguably the second biggest sport in the World.
The Spurs don't do this. They claim NBA Champions.
Spurs may not refer to themselves that way, but the media and official NBA statements etc refer to the NBA Champions as world champions every now and again, and have done so for years. Even when the NBA champions visit the White House, the President refers to them as world champions.
Ann Coulter's article may be ridiculously stupid (I'm still hoping that it's at least PARTLY clickbait), but at the same time, most people who slate Americans for not liking football are just as annoying to me. You see people all the time (even on this forum) say pretentious things like "Oh the yanks just don't understand that beauty of football and are too simple minded, that's why they don't embrace it". That's honestly a load of rubbish. Sure it's the Beautiful Game and most of the world is in love with it, but it doesn't stand that anyone who doesn't like it must lack some innate understand or is too uncultured to appreciate it. Most people I know who don't like football just don't like it because they find it boring, and fair enough. The anti-football people can be dicks, but the anti-anti-football people are just as bad.
It may be, and Spurs would dust any other team in the world right now, franchise or international team. That's why I don't have a problem with NBA champs being referred to as world champs, even though it's not technically correct.
According to FCBarca, that's the normal opinion among Americans.
Isn't that Cricket.
Funny how she doesnt mention being a free market capitalist how socialist the transfer market in american sports is.
I just read his post. I wouldn't trust his opinion on Americans.
Is there an American sport that has moments you can compare with a penalty shootout like we've seen with Brazil and Chile? For both the players and fans
Super bowl commercials are pretty interesting.
Sudden death playoff hockey. College football overtime. An important at bat in the late innings of a baseball game.
Hockey has penalties to end games. The Olympics had some great endings with shootouts.
But I don't find penalties very exciting compared to teams winning in full time in football or hockey.
Penalties are not exciting but that nailbiting, about to shit your pants nervousness. For example in the 08 final just look for any clip of Rio Ferdinand during the shootout.
Yeah, I just find open play more nailbiting. Understand the players are too tired to go on. Just think it's a shame when it happens. Also often allows the team that deserved victory less to move on.
Having lived in the US for two years I have come to these conclusions:
1) American sports are awful, truly. NFL is the slowest thing on earth. NBA is just a goal every twenty seconds. Baseball is hilarious - I think everyone here knows it too. Hockey is entertaining if entirely impractical.
And the sheer volume of advertising breaks and other gimmicks. It's unwatchable.
2) Soccer is way more popular than you might expect. A very solid following that is growing all the time.
Almost everyone knows the EPL. MLS is growing fast - higher attendances than NFL and NBA. Soccer is second most played sport. Massive increase in interest of 18-29 year olds. Hispanic community are 17% of population and fast growing - it is number 1 amongst this group.
3) There has been a great interest and support for the US team this year. Americans love to have fun and get behind something so no suprises here.
Great country, great people, terrible sports.
1) American sports are awful, truly. NFL is the slowest thing on earth. NBA is just a goal every twenty seconds. Baseball is hilarious - I think everyone here knows it too. Hockey is entertaining if entirely impractical.
And the sheer volume of advertising breaks and other gimmicks. It's unwatchable.
2) Soccer is way more popular than you might expect. A very solid following that is growing all the time.
Almost everyone knows the EPL. MLS is growing fast - higher attendances than NFL and NBA. Soccer is second most played sport. Massive increase in interest of 18-29 year olds. Hispanic community are 17% of population and fast growing - it is number 1 amongst this group.
3) There has been a great interest and support for the US team this year. Americans love to have fun and get behind something so no suprises here.
Great country, great people, terrible sports.