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    • Re: World Cup 2018: The best party money could buy (until 2022)!

      Originally posted by TovarishchLisa View Post
      Heartbroken for Japan but holy potatoes what a god**** MATCH
      Agreed, But,.
      IMHO the reason soccer is less than popular in the US is 1. The antics of people like Neymar. and 2. play of teams like the Danes who's team singlehandedly caused 10 million TV sets to turn the channel to watch Mr.Ed re runs..
      And now i'll get down off my high horse.
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      • Re: World Cup 2018: The best party money could buy (until 2022)!

        Soccer isn't popular in the US because we have our own, American sports.

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          Originally posted by manurespreader View Post
          Agreed, But,.
          IMHO the reason soccer is less than popular in the US is 1. The antics of people like Neymar. and 2. play of teams like the Danes who's team singlehandedly caused 10 million TV sets to turn the channel to watch Mr.Ed re runs..
          And now i'll get down off my high horse.
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          • Originally posted by joecct View Post
            Red Sox - Yankee 4 hr marathons on ESPN SNB
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            • Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
              Soccer isn't popular in the US because we have our own, American sports.
              Yes and no. That they're 'American' in origin is less relevant than the fact it's what people grew up on. Yet kids 20 and under have had choices to make their entire lives and still grivitate toward the other 4.

              Also I sure as heck will run the channel if an NFL or NFL game is putting me to sleep.

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              • Re: World Cup 2018: The best party money could buy (until 2022)!

                Originally posted by Slap Shot View Post
                Yes and no. That they're 'American' in origin is less relevant than the fact it's what people grew up on. Yet kids 20 and under have had choices to make their entire lives and still grivitate toward the other 4.

                Also I sure as heck will run the channel if an NFL or NFL game is putting me to sleep.
                And soccer is a much slower version of hockey, which is also a very regional/marginal sport in America.
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                • Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
                  Soccer isn't popular in the US because we have our own, American sports.
                  Soccer will get more popular as the other sports shoot themselves in the feet by catering to TV audiences to the exclusion of the live audience. No TV timeouts is now a novel concept. College football should not be a 4-hour venture. Baseball shouldn't be more than 3. TV timeouts in hockey are just wrong.

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                    Originally posted by unofan View Post
                    Soccer will get more popular as the other sports shoot themselves in the feet by catering to TV audiences to the exclusion of the live audience. No TV timeouts is now a novel concept. College football should not be a 4-hour venture. Baseball shouldn't be more than 3. TV timeouts in hockey are just wrong.
                    That certainly is one of the biggest things soccer has going for it...2 hours and it’s done with basically halftime. It’s one of the things that made season tickets easier.
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                    • Re: World Cup 2018: The best party money could buy (until 2022)!

                      Forsberg scores for Sweden?!?!

                      Shocked
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                        @FoxNews: 'Psychic' octopus that predicted Japan's World Cup results killed https://fxn.ws/2tPqyd6
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                        • Re: World Cup 2018: The best party money could buy (until 2022)!

                          Add Switzerland to the list of teams with a lot of talent but lacking a true lead man/striker

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                          • Re: World Cup 2018: The best party money could buy (until 2022)!

                            Push was outside the box
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                              Wasn't much contact there at all but game was over anyway

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                              • Originally posted by J.D. View Post
                                Add Switzerland to the list of teams with a lot of talent but lacking a true lead man/striker
                                The passing by the Swiss was just off all night. Sweden I think has the better form right now but the Swiss sure didn't help themselves.

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