Is soccer un-American?

[Effimination]

In The Week, soccer has been accused of being un-American. I think it is not un-American; it's as important as NASCAR (America) as it is to bowling (rest of world. I swear). It came along a bit too late -- what with football which doesn't even make sense why it's called that because only 1/10 of the time, maximum at a football game is spent kicking a football.
What do you think?

[Sun Aut Ex]

How can a sport be un-any nationality?

Besides, I'd argue that soccer is the MOST American sport. Most other codes enforce equality through various measures (salary cap, drafts, player movement restrictions). In soccer, the biggest, richest and most famous clubs usually win.

[Katganistan]

Of course it's not unAmerican. It's 1) played in the Americas and 2) soccer moms are about as American as you can get.

[Rolling Dead]

Yes.


Soccer was created by European Women, to keep themselves busy while the men are working in the Kitchen.


Strictly against American Values.

[Buffett and Colbert]

Of course it's not unAmerican. It's 1) played in the Americas and 2) soccer moms are about as American as you can get.

I always knew Palin was unAmerican.

[SaintB]

its as Un-American as pizza pie.

[Lackadaisical2]

Yes.


Soccer was created by European Women, to keep themselves busy while the men are working in the Kitchen.


Strictly against American Values.

^this. It encourages infidelity and homosexuality.

[Dakini]

...the US has a team that made it to the world cup, doesn't it?

How is the sport un-American if they have a team that actually makes it to the World Cup?

[Maurepas]

...the US has a team that made it to the world cup, doesn't it?

How is the sport un-American if they have a team that actually makes it to the World Cup?

Gets people to consider purchasing a copy of The Week?

[Sdaeriji]

I guess. Technically, it's English, right? So that's un-American. A better way to put it would be non-American, though.

[Abury]

Soccer's 0-0, 1-1 or 1-0 outcomes don't sit well with Americans, who like to think that work accomplishes something...

soccer is a European sport because it is all about death and despair. Americans would never invent a sport where the better you get the less you score....

Even the strong chance that any given game will end in a tie makes it attractive for parents reluctant to impart life's difficult lessons to young kids....

Soccer is truly Seinfeldesque, a game about nothing...


In short, a powerful component of character building is missing from youth soccer, an important component of character is missing from pro soccer, and a sense of purposefulness is missing from the entire sport.

[Maurepas]

I guess. Technically, it's English, right? So that's un-American. A better way to put it would be non-American, though.

I think England let the game slip through their hands actually, nowadays I think America has just as much of it as they do.

[Kirby J]

...the US has a team that made it to the world cup, doesn't it?

How is the sport un-American if they have a team that actually makes it to the World Cup?

It's not a genuine world championship unless only Good Honest Freedom-Loving American teams play. I mean really, how can you have teams from other countries in a world championship? It just doesn't make sense. Thus soccer is un-American.

[Novograd IV]

In The Week, soccer has been accused of being un-American. I think it is not un-American; it's as important as NASCAR (America) as it is to bowling (rest of world. I swear). It came along a bit too late -- what with football which doesn't even make sense why it's called that because only 1/10 of the time, maximum at a football game is spent kicking a football.
What do you think?

soccer = football
football sport created in England

America =/= founder of 'soccer'
Soccer = un-American.

[Maurepas]

...the US has a team that made it to the world cup, doesn't it?

How is the sport un-American if they have a team that actually makes it to the World Cup?

It's not a genuine world championship unless only Good Honest Freedom-Loving American teams play. I mean really, how can you have teams from other countries in a world championship? It just doesn't make sense. Thus soccer is un-American.

My fellow Earthicans...

[Abury]

It's not a genuine world championship unless only Good Honest Freedom-Loving American teams play. I mean really, how can you have teams from other countries in a world championship? It just doesn't make sense. Thus soccer is un-American.

Well in World cup not all countries play but only the 32 selected by unknown criteria

I don't understand why crap country like Honduras plays and not country like China or India who are better at soccer

[Sdaeriji]

It's not a genuine world championship unless only Good Honest Freedom-Loving American teams play. I mean really, how can you have teams from other countries in a world championship? It just doesn't make sense. Thus soccer is un-American.

Well in World cup not all countries play but only the 32 selected by unknowm criteria

Just because you choose to remain ignorant of the qualification process does not make it unknown. Stop projecting your own ignorance.

[Shabarik]

Of course it's not unAmerican. It's 1) played in the Americas and 2) soccer moms are about as American as you can get.

^This

[Maurepas]

It's not a genuine world championship unless only Good Honest Freedom-Loving American teams play. I mean really, how can you have teams from other countries in a world championship? It just doesn't make sense. Thus soccer is un-American.

Well in World cup not all countries play but only the 32 selected by unknown criteria criteria

I don't understand why crap country like Honduras plays and not country like China or India who are better at soccer

Um...How could they be better if Honduras made it to the Cup, and they didn't?

It's like asking why a "crap" team like New Orleans made it into the playoffs, when a big city like New York didn't.

[San Pellegrino Romana]

Glenn Beck says its unAmerican so it must be.

That is not my view, I am just stating a little sarcasm. I think its the most American sport after baseball and football.

[North Suran]

I don't understand why crap country like Honduras plays and not country like China or India who are better at soccer

Um...How could they be better if Honduras made it to the Cup, and they didn't?

Abury apparently believes that teams are chosen for the World Cup based on the value of their home country, rather than their skill.

[Bergnovinaia]

Of course it's not unAmerican. It's 1) played in the Americas and 2) soccer moms are about as American as you can get.

Nah... American is hockey moms from Alaska and Joe Six-packs

[Kirby J]

Well in World cup not all countries play but only the 32 selected by unknown criteria criteria

I don't understand why crap country like Honduras plays and not country like China or India who are better at soccer

Right.... India didn't even get close to qualifying, they're really not very good at all. Although they did qualify once, I think it might have been 1950, but Fifa wouldn't let them play with bare feet so they didn't play.

[Abury]

Although they did qualify once, I think it might have been 1950, but Fifa wouldn't let them play with bare feet so they didn't play.

This joke is not funny

[Kirby J]

Although they did qualify once, I think it might have been 1950, but Fifa wouldn't let them play with bare feet so they didn't play.

This joke is not funny

Except it's not a joke. From wikipedia: "Two other teams, Turkey and India, also withdrew after qualifying, with India refusing to go "because of the expense of travelling such a long way to play"[2] (or, according to some reports, because FIFA would not allow the team to play barefoot[3])." Also, why did you think this was a joke, but not what I said upthread, which you quoted and responded to seriously?