Reason #1...........France has won the world cup before. Anything game that France can win I hate.
Sidenote....I do like the French player who headbutted that Italian guy..he's cool.
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Reasons why I hate SOCCER...
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Leggy D wrote: IT'S CALLED FUCKING FOOTBALL
anyone see that footballette on FOOTBALL AM last saturday.
tidy mate. Leeds fan.
although she looks like a Crow in this fotie.
Reason #2....Those fake soccer injuries. I never understood how a guy can be on the ground in such pain that he needs two men to help him off the field, but then during the next stoppage he's back running around like nothing happened.
i.e. [Late in the game, Italy star Roberto Baggio, a guy who in his pro career makes millions of dollars a year, gets kicked in the shins and falls down. Clutching his leg, he rolls around wailing on the pitch for a while until the referee comes over, then plays it up a little more, appearing-to the untrained eye, anyway-to be literally CRYING with pain. Impressed, the referee pulls a yellow card out of his pocket: penalty, Chile! Satisfied, Baggio gets up and trots off happily down the field, obviously unhurt. He went on later to score the game-tying goal on a cheap penalty shot.]
Jon Murphy wrote: Reason #2....Those fake soccer injuries. I never understood how a guy can be on the ground in such pain that he needs two men to help him off the field, but then during the next stoppage he's back running around like nothing happened.
it's called histrionics. one of the most entertaining things about watching football. though apparently people tend to see it as an incitement to beat each other up. never understood why people can't just watch the fucking game and leave it at that. it's just a diversion, you know.
Jon Murphy wrote: Reason #2....Those fake soccer injuries. I never understood how a guy can be on the ground in such pain that he needs two men to help him off the field, but then during the next stoppage he's back running around like nothing happened.
um they do it in gridiron as well
grow up.
King John Honest John wrote:
Leggy D wrote: IT'S CALLED FUCKING FOOTBALL
anyone see that footballette on FOOTBALL AM last saturday.
tidy mate. Leeds fan.
although she looks like a Crow in this fotie.
Shite pic, Jak. Am assuming she had pins up to her pits to compensate?! 
Reason # 3.....I've never seen Manchester City win a game whenever cable shows them play. I route for them, I don't know why, maybe because there not United...and they never seem to win.
Jon Murphy wrote: Reason # 3.....I've never seen Manchester City win a game whenever cable shows them play. I route for them, I don't know why, maybe because there not United...and they never seem to win.
that's real life!
Reason #4...Penalty Cards. They even inspired Richard Simmons to use them in his diet system.
Jon Murphy wrote: Reason #4...Penalty Cards. They even inspired Richard Simmons to use them in his diet system.
What the hell is a penalty card?! 
PS It's called FOOTBALL! 
Jon Murphy wrote: Reason #5..... Soccer is not a sport, it's an activity.
Apparently you've never played the game then. 
Jon Murphy wrote: Reason #5..... Soccer is not a sport, it's an activity.
Perhaps the reason you hate 'soccer' and France for that matter is because you know absolutely nothing about them.
Reason #6...Soccer player haircuts.
Somebody should tell these "guys" that just because you tapdance with a ball for 90 minutes it's not an excuse to get your haircut to look like an idiot. Soccer fans, you know what I mean.
For the love of God, people, never ever get a soccer haircut.
Jon Murphy wrote: Reason #6...Soccer player haircuts.
Somebody should tell these "guys" that just because you tapdance with a ball for 90 minutes it's not an excuse to get your haircut to look like an idiot. Soccer fans, you know what I mean.
What are you on about?!
Why am I rising to this?! 
Why am I wasting my valuable time?!
Super Ally wrote:
Jon Murphy wrote: Reason #6...Soccer player haircuts.
Somebody should tell these "guys" that just because you tapdance with a ball for 90 minutes it's not an excuse to get your haircut to look like an idiot. Soccer fans, you know what I mean.What are you on about?!
Why am I rising to this?!
Why am I wasting my valuable time?!
usually, i don't enter this territory, but the title of thread attracted me. I learned my lesson. Guys, don't waste yr time on such ignorance.
jonathan wrote:
Super Ally wrote:
Jon Murphy wrote: Reason #6...Soccer player haircuts.
Somebody should tell these "guys" that just because you tapdance with a ball for 90 minutes it's not an excuse to get your haircut to look like an idiot. Soccer fans, you know what I mean.What are you on about?!
Why am I rising to this?!
Why am I wasting my valuable time?!
usually, i don't enter this territory, but the title of the attracted me. I learned my lesson. Guys, don't waste yr time on such ignorance.
You are so right! I made the same mistake! 
Jon Murphy wrote: Reason #1...........France has won the world cup before. Anything game that France can win I hate.
They won the 'Don't lie to the UN' game a couple of years back, US got the wooden spoon.
....and all the oil! Which, I am in no way condoning. Honest. Whether it's oil for food, UN kickbacks, bribery,...wait a second...this is beginning to sound like the Italian soccer league!
Soccer is too slow for me, like American football. I'm more of a baseball and basketball type of person.
because baseball is so much more action packed???
In the immortal words of JohnnyMac...
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME...
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: because baseball is so much more action packed???
In the immortal words of JohnnyMac...
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME...
Yeah. Especially when Ichiro plays: observe the man, the legend.
Laser Beam from First to Third
Jon Murphy wrote: Thank God we have the ignorance police to stop people from having a laugh.....
who's laughing?
Its not so much about football but the whole "i hate everything french" attitude
Reason #7....Soccer noise/singing/cheering.
The following is a quote..."Soccer cheering has no point. Football fans successfully cause opposing teams' offenses to call timeouts, use up the play clock, screw up audibles or cause procedure penalties.... Soccer? They sing songs - which all sound the same - regardless of outcome. It doesn't celebrate performance. It doesn't serve to intimidate. It has no purpose."
Jon Murphy wrote: Reason # 3.....I've never seen Manchester City win a game whenever cable shows them play. I route for them, I don't know why, maybe because there not United...and they never seem to win.
hahah you need to get satellite mate
we do better on setanta than on fox soccer
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: because baseball is so much more action packed???
In the immortal words of JohnnyMac...
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME...
baseball makes me want to kill myself--i went to the redsox /phillies spring training game friday night (was drugged to more like) I left after 3 hours and only getting to the 7th inning stretch
hate hate hate
best part is the drinking that and sport fans in philadelphia heckle everyone
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote:
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: because baseball is so much more action packed???
In the immortal words of JohnnyMac...
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME...
Yeah. Especially when Ichiro plays: observe the man, the legend.
Do you sit alone in your dorm room conjuring up ways to see just how ignorant you can make yourself seem, or does all this shit you spout just come naturally?
Reason #8......Soccer players are walking advertisements.
(Sidenote....this reason also applies to Nascar)
Reason #9......it is called the "Beautiful?!" game....
First off, if I ever said to my friends, "hey, letz go play the beautiful game, la la la la..." I probably would've been ridiculed throughout my childhood.
Second, what is so beautiful about soccer hooligans beating up old ladies, rioting, people setting themselves on fire because their team lost, players getting murdered over a bad game by their own people, or dictatorial gov'ts threatening the penalty of death to it's national team players if they suck.
Third, obviously whoever came up with this term never saw a bunch of ugly soccer players wearing tiny shorts, socks up to their knees and the God Awful soccer player haircuts.
(see reason #6)
Reason #10......... 0-0..??
Why are there so many games that end in tie scores, especially zero/zero? Because this game sucks, that's why. There is no entertainment value here whatsoever, especially when so many games end zero/zero. 90+ minutes of watching clowns pass the ball around with their feet, no one scores, and then you go home. How exciting.
One reason for hating 'soccer', and one reason alone:
It's played by Americans.
Thankfully, the rest of the world play football.
That is all.
To the person who created this thread:
If you dislike the sport, then why are you even on this message board in particular?
leather_girl wrote:
If you dislike the sport, then why are you even on this message board in particular?
I think I can answer this. To get a reaction like yours. 
I know how much everyone likes soccer around here, so I tried something different for a change...
Reason #11....Brazilian Soccer players with only one name.
Pele? Ronaldo? Romario?? Lord knows who else is on the list...Are they so good that they don't deserve being called by their full name? Maybe it's because soccer is not a real sport that they don't have to be called by their real, FULL names...
"Everything and everything is possible in soccer. And tommorow, we will reach only one kind of conclusion....A TIE SCORE and that soccer sucks." Jon Murphy
Jon Murphy wrote: Reason #11....Brazilian Soccer players with only one name.
Pele? Ronaldo? Romario?? Lord knows who else is on the list...Are they so good that they don't deserve being called by their full name? Maybe it's because soccer is not a real sport that they don't have to be called by their real, FULL names...
you missed the best 1-name footballer name ever
FRED
El Jarvo wrote: One reason for hating 'soccer', and one reason alone:
It's played by Americans.
Thankfully, the rest of the world play football.
That is all.
and Australians
Lord knows when I figure out how to post stupid soccer player haircuts, or worse, I will.
I like that French soccer player too! Not only did he headbut somebody, but he cost France the world cup....he's alright in my book! Thanx for the clip!!
I'm sure that worhtless ref is also a stupid U2 fan with posters of Bono in his locker....
Jon Murphy wrote: Lord knows when I figure out how to post stupid soccer player haircuts, or worse, I will.
I like that French soccer player too! Not only did he headbut somebody, but he cost France the world cup....he's alright in my book! Thanx for the clip!!
I'm sure that worhtless ref is also a stupid U2 fan with posters of Bono in his locker....
like its not hard to post pics.. its called photobucket..
yeah..the ref is italian..there are alot of italian u2 fans.. maybe so..
and welcome..wont you miss me when im gone? noone to poke fun at for liking u2? and someone that comes back just as strong in replies..
City til I Cry and Cry and Cry wrote:
El Jarvo wrote: One reason for hating 'soccer', and one reason alone:
It's played by Americans.
Thankfully, the rest of the world play football.
That is all.
and Australians
I believe the Aussies play wog-ball
yeah, your a rarity, Tanner....not only can you take a joke, but you're one of only seven U2 fans on the planet...I appreciate it.!
Whats a Photobucket??
Reason #12....the correct word for "0" is ZERO, not "Nil". More proof that soccer players and fans are weird.
El Jarvo wrote:
City til I Cry and Cry and Cry wrote:
El Jarvo wrote: One reason for hating 'soccer', and one reason alone:
It's played by Americans.
Thankfully, the rest of the world play football.
That is all.
and Australians
I believe the Aussies play wog-ball
Soccer has officially been changed to football here. About time too.
Jon Murphy wrote: yeah, your a rarity, Tanner....not only can you take a joke, but you're one of only seven U2 fans on the planet...I appreciate it.!
Whats a Photobucket??
haha thanks! and www.photobucket.com sign up..you load pics on it and you can paste them on the boards..
gracias..even tho ive been going to that college for 2 years through my high school lmao.. i go full time college not high school shit..its better..so i'll have my associates degree this summer..then off to mortuary..muahahaha 
and im off topic..but fuck it cause im soon to be banned..
Reason #13...Soccer counts the time up.
Not only is soccer extremely boring, it is extremely stupid... Soccer games don't count the time that remains, but the time that has already gone by!? Why do they keep time when soccer doesn't refer to time anyway?? Why is all the focus on the past? The score already reflects all the relevant info about the game. In a game where the final score is a tie, this info wouldn't matter anyway,.
Reason #14....Soccer highlights focus on what almost happens.
["When ESPN has the poor sense to show soccer highlights, they show missed shots, missed passes, etc. Any real sport shows things that actually contribute to the result. Soccer participants do not care about the result."]...because in the end, the score will be tied....
Reason #15.....Penalty kicks to decide the winner after playing overtime and the game is STILL tied!...
This has no relevance to the rest of the game, yet it is used to determine the winner. It is especially dumb in the World Cup championship game...it's like the previous 100+ minutes didn't even matter. This is just as thoughtless as if Baseball replaced extra innings in with batting practice.
Jon Murphy wrote: Reason #15.....Penalty kicks to decide the winner after playing overtime and the game is STILL tied!...
This has no relevance to the rest of the game, yet it is used to determine the winner. It is especially dumb in the World Cup championship game...it's like the previous 100+ minutes didn't even matter.
HEY! There are some supporters of a particular club here who wouldn't have one two of their trophies in the past two years if it weren't for this!
i dont kind of understand the footie programme over here called Match of the day,they only show highlights of the top four teams.
ABDAB wrote: i dont kind of understand the footie programme over here called Match of the day,they only show highlights of the top four teams.
MOTD2
Reason #16...Soccer is perverted. Don't believe me? Well...
...and that was before the game.
...practicing their headers
...see the kickers eyes..this was not unintentional
...neither was this
...there might be kids watching, but they don't mind
...the evidence speaks for itself. These guys are nowhere near the play. Disgraceful.
Reason #17.... manchester united. They suck. Then again, all soccer teams suck. nod: (see reason 16)
Reason #18....Soccer is not objective.
"There is no play clock. The game doesn't end after the clock has run down. This adds bias, subjectivism and appeals to lower intellects, and it destroys the drama from last second victories. Contrast such clumsy timekeeping (shame on the Swiss, who should know better) and the lack of any discernable strategy with the strategic precision of the two-minute drill in football."
Super Ally wrote: This thread! :rip:
My hatred for soccer never dies. I'm doing the people of NOOL a service by educating them about the evils of the "beautiful game".
Jon Murphy wrote: the two-minute drill in football."
are you referring to the final two minutes of either half of an American Football Game...which is really a misnomer, as these "four" minutes seem to account for almost an hour of each game...
thanx dude....someone finally gets it...yes, I'm reffering to the final two minutes of gameclock time in football, that with the timeouts and all is closer to 10 to 15 minutes.
However, wathching two minutes of Soccer at any point in the game is so boring that it seems that 10 minutes go by...
so why is it that yanks play team sports that the rest of the world don't play?, scared or something?, you have the "world series", hmmmm, lets see now , how many countries take part????. meanwhile, the rest of the planet take part in the world cup.
just a side note, "soccer" is a term invented by the english for asSOC(cer)iation footbal.
Jon Murphy wrote:
Super Ally wrote: This thread! :rip:
You have a lot of work to do then pal, as you are in a minority smaller than the "Steve McClaren is God" club. Not that that will mean anything to you at all.
