Originally Posted by
JGordon
So roughly 4+% of games will end in a 0-0 tie? That's about an infinite amount more than NFL, NHL, NBA, or MLB will have in a season. Not to mention all the 1-1 and 2-2 ties. ;-)
Soccer highlights are awesome, and I love seeing them on ESPN. The guys are crazy athletic and some of the things they can do are unbelievable.
Soccer games themselves are largely boring. It's like the old saying about war -- soccer is 85+ minutes of boring and then 5 minutes of sheer terror/excitement. I tried to get into it during the last World Cup, but the way the game is officiated absolutely infuriated me. So the ref can take a goal away from the USA and then doesn't even HAVE TO SAY WHY?!? Kind of lost me at that point.
just responding to zakk saying there's a good chance it'd end 0-0
there are some bad calls, but it's somewhat rare. an offsides is missed here and there. they are working on it with goal line technology, it was just used (tested two systems) for this past weekend's club world cup.
Originally Posted by
flipped cracka
I thought about picking up a team to follow, but couldn't get into it at this point.
barcelona, uefa champions league. they play in la liga (spanish premier division), but uefa is the top teams in europe. it'll good soon. messi is a god.
Originally Posted by
NOPD
Hate soccer, the flopping just turns me off. Basketball is getting there too.
i watch TONS of soccer and honestly, it doesn't happen that often. it happens, but... like you said, it happens everywhere. nba, nfl, nhl... whether it's flopping or pretending to be hurt.
i feel like i'm on the defense here. watch it or don't watch, i could watch it all day long.
and if you have the channel bein sport, you need to watch a la liga game with this guy announcing. i introduce to you, ray hudson.
i watched two hours of a delayed argentina vs. brazil game, just to listen to him talk.