the reason soccer cant make inroads in usa is because theres no scoring..even baseball which just as boring to watch as a soccer match and only has about 20 minutes of actual playtime in the 3 hours it takes to finish is more popular cause theyll score 4 or 5 runs a game ...and gambling on it is screwed up because of the draw option . messis not gona have much of an effect besides the temporary marketing and hoopla with his goals
theres too much pushing,shoving,tripping,elbowing biting and spitting and play stoppages that detrack from the game in the mens league...i prefer watching the women cause they foul and fake and cheat less than the men and the game is more elegant...people can dribble their way thru the defenders and shoot on goal more in womens soccer which makes it more watchable
if i was in charge id put in a hockey type penalty box...you trip someone youre sitting on your ass for 10 minutes in the penalty box and your team plays one man down
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i like the game just would rather have my eyes gouged out instead of watching it for 90 minutes...this womens world cup i just watched the highlightas afterwards and disappointed japan got knocked out cause they played sublime
trade like the 5% contrarians not the 95% losers