How much do you americans know about proper footy?

[BoomAM]

Answers Everyone!!!
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1) Yes they qualified, and they reached the Quarter Finals, losing 1-0 to Germany

2) AC Milan.

3)
::A) Manchester United
::B) Real Madrid
::C) Juventus FC

4) Tim Howard. American.

5) Zinedine Zidane.
Moved from Juventus FC to Real Madrid for £40m.

6) Rio Ferdinand.
Moved from Leeds United to Manchester United for £30m, more depending on appearances.

7) Real Madrid

8) Brazil

9) Arsenal FC

10) Andriy Shevchenko

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: BoomAM
MacBaine, the point was to show how little America cares for world sports, and only for their own. Not my knowledge of baseball.

MaxDepth, a supporter from Highbury Library i see? I dont actually support MUFC, so dont bother trying to take the mick.
Arsenal have a good team, its just a shame that they`re made up of animals!. Your getting worse than the Leeds of old!. lol.

American sports are world sports, too. Baseball is very popular world-wide. The world goes beyond Europe.

 

[agnitrate]

Originally posted by: BoomAM
MacBaine, the point was to show how little America cares for world sports, and only for their own. Not my knowledge of baseball.

We'd care if there were any other world teams good enough to beat us in football

-silver

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: BoomAM

Originally posted by: konichiwa
I think you're missing my point. No Americans are going to rally behind Manchester United or Juventus or Barcelona any more than an Englishman, an Italian or a Spaniard are going to rally behind the Memphis Grizzlies, the Chicago Blackhawks or the Montreal Expos.

Im/were not expecting you to rally behind them, but you just said that people would be interested if you had decent teams/players to watch, yet almost every summer European teams tour the US, and you have some of the best players in the world playing there. So you can`t use the excuse that theres no decent teams to watch can you?

Decent AMERICAN teams.

Twisting the argument?
Lets not argue here.

 

[Jzero]

The bottom line is $$$. No US television station wants to air a sport where they have to be able to go 45+ minutes without ever being able to stop for a commercial. Not when they've got games like football, basketball, hockey, baseball, golf where there you can squeeze in a commercial or two every couple of minutes.

Money talks. The day soccer becomes popular in the US, it will still be a drastically different game than "proper" football.

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
American sports are world sports, too. Baseball is very popular world-wide. The world goes beyond Europe.

Ha ha ha ha.....who told you that?
Just cos Baseball has the world series doesnt make it popular worldwide. I`ve been around europe, asia and austrailia, and i`ve never seen anyone, anywhere mention or even play baseball.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: BoomAM

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: BoomAM

Originally posted by: trmiv
No clue about any of questions, don't really care either.

Then why post?
I was watching a program the other night, where they were debating why the US doesnt like world sports, and only like sports of their own. Some quite interesting quotes, not to mention controversial......

US soccer sucks for the most part and can you really expect people to be behind a team in France or England or Spain if they have no personal connection with that city or country? I think that if the US had a professional league that rivaled the English, Spanish, Italian or Dutch leagues quite a few people would be interested.

The US doesnt have a decent league cos no-ones interested in it, which means no income, which means no facilities being provided, which means no "stars" being brought through academys, and no decent players/teams to watch means no interest, its a never ending loop!.
In the summer, European teams tour the US, you have some of the best players in the world playing on your soil, yet you all appear to show little interest. Last summer alone, Manchester United toured the US, playing Juventus, Barcelona as well as local clubs. The Italian supercup was help in the US as well. Real Madrid paid a visit as well.
The US however, does provide some very good goal keepers...

I think you're missing my point. No Americans are going to rally behind Manchester United or Juventus or Barcelona any more than an Englishman, an Italian or a Spaniard are going to rally behind the Memphis Grizzlies, the Chicago Blackhawks or the Montreal Expos.

You'd be suprised at how popular Man U is here, amongst the teens. A lot of the soccer (football) players here actually follow what goes on across the atlantic.

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: BoomAM
MacBaine, the point was to show how little America cares for world sports, and only for their own. Not my knowledge of baseball.

MaxDepth, a supporter from Highbury Library i see? I dont actually support MUFC, so dont bother trying to take the mick.
Arsenal have a good team, its just a shame that they`re made up of animals!. Your getting worse than the Leeds of old!. lol.

Why are you shocked that we don't care? We have our own sports that we prefer... baseball, football, etc., that your countries don't have. It's called a cultural difference. Why don't your countries start embracing American sports instead?

 

[CanOWorms]

I guess tennis, golf, baseball, hockey, etc. aren't world sports. Only soccer I guess, huh?

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: BoomAM

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
American sports are world sports, too. Baseball is very popular world-wide. The world goes beyond Europe.

Ha ha ha ha.....who told you that?
Just cos Baseball has the world series doesnt make it popular worldwide. I`ve been around europe, asia and austrailia, and i`ve never seen anyone, anywhere mention or even play baseball.

Baseball is big in Japan (how big I don't know, but somewhat at least), everyone knows that.

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: BoomAM

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
American sports are world sports, too. Baseball is very popular world-wide. The world goes beyond Europe.

Ha ha ha ha.....who told you that?
Just cos Baseball has the world series doesnt make it popular worldwide. I`ve been around europe, asia and austrailia, and i`ve never seen anyone, anywhere mention or even play baseball.

It's very popular in South America & Japan. Or because they're outside of Europe you don't consider them part of the world?

 

[Ranger X]

We Americans don't acknowledge soccer as a sport.

 

[BoomAM]

MaxBaine.
I do "embrace" them. I play BBall quite regularly.
The, point is the whole world BUT america.

CanOWorms.
Tennis & Golf are. Hockey & Baseball aint. Them two are mostly US/Can exclusive.

Originally posted by: Jzero
The bottom line is $$$.

Football is money! The amounts clubs pay for players is ludicrus!

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms

Originally posted by: BoomAM

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
American sports are world sports, too. Baseball is very popular world-wide. The world goes beyond Europe.

Ha ha ha ha.....who told you that?
Just cos Baseball has the world series doesnt make it popular worldwide. I`ve been around europe, asia and austrailia, and i`ve never seen anyone, anywhere mention or even play baseball.

It's very popular in South America & Japan. Or because they're outside of Europe you don't consider them part of the world?

It is also popular in Italy, Austrailia, and Holland

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms

Originally posted by: BoomAM

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
American sports are world sports, too. Baseball is very popular world-wide. The world goes beyond Europe.

Ha ha ha ha.....who told you that?
Just cos Baseball has the world series doesnt make it popular worldwide. I`ve been around europe, asia and austrailia, and i`ve never seen anyone, anywhere mention or even play baseball.

It's very popular in South America & Japan. Or because they're outside of Europe you don't consider them part of the world?

Getting judgemental are we?
South America might play play baseball a little, but like most of the world, its primary sport is Football.
Japan are in a simillar situation. They jointly held the 2002 world cup finals with Korea.

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: BoomAM
MaxBaine.
I do "embrace" them. I play BBall quite regularly.
The, point is the whole world BUT america.

You think there aren't people in America that play soccer? Just because we don't embrace it as much as Europe?

So YOU embrace baseball, YOU play it quite regularly, it is played and officially recognized in a handful of European nations, yet it hasn't achieved the widespread support it has in America. Why not?

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: MacBaine
It is also popular in Italy,

Erm, no it aint. And dont even try arguing, im Italian, and visit Italy regularly

Austrailia,

Americas 51st state. Also big fans of cricket (god knows why, it sucks!)

and Holland

No they dont.

I think we need to classify popular.
Just cos youve seen a player from a certain country, or been there and seen it played doesnt make it popular. Popular is whole country bothered about it. Popular is country in uproar if the national team isnt doing well.

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: BoomAM

Originally posted by: CanOWorms

Originally posted by: BoomAM

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
American sports are world sports, too. Baseball is very popular world-wide. The world goes beyond Europe.

Ha ha ha ha.....who told you that?
Just cos Baseball has the world series doesnt make it popular worldwide. I`ve been around europe, asia and austrailia, and i`ve never seen anyone, anywhere mention or even play baseball.

It's very popular in South America & Japan. Or because they're outside of Europe you don't consider them part of the world?

Getting judgemental are we?

Pot, meet kettle.

South America might play play baseball a little, but like most of the world, its primary sport is Football.
Japan are in a simillar situation. They jointly held the 2002 world cup finals with Korea.

So what if the primary sport in other countries is Soccer? Why does that mean that America is wrong for not caring?

 

[BoomAM]

It doesnt make America wrong, They have their rights to express theirselves how they wish, my point however is that America typically doesnt like a sport if either a) they didnt invent it, or B) They aint good at it.

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: BoomAM

Originally posted by: MacBaine
It is also popular in Italy,

Erm, no it aint. And dont even try arguing, im Italian, and visit Italy regularly

I am using popular to describe it in relation to other European nations.
http://www.baseball-softball.it/

Austrailia,

Americas 51st state. Also big fans of cricket (god knows why, it sucks!)

and Holland

No they dont.

Same as my Italy comment

I think we need to classify popular.

I used it in relation to other European nations
Just cos youve seen a player from a certain country, or been there and seen it played doesnt make it popular. Popular is whole country bothered about it. Popular is country in uproar if the national team isnt doing well.

 

[BoomAM]

Dont expect anymore posts of me till this time tommorrow, i have to sleep. Long Long day tomorrow.

 

[BoomAM]

Just a quicky before bed.
MacBaine.
Look here;
http://www.socceramerica.com/
American Soccer website. And they have a magazine. Wow, it must be popular in america if it has a website AND a magazine!

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: BoomAM
It doesnt make America wrong, They have their rights to express theirselves how they wish, my point however is that America typically doesnt like a sport if either a) they didnt invent it, or B) They aint good at it.

Your conclusion is a logical falacy. You can't say that we don't like soccer because we didn't invent it and we aren't as good as you in it. Europeans grow up with soccer being a huge sport already. Of course you are going to like it more, be better at it, etc. Americans grow up playing baseball and American football, so we're going to have interest in those sports and be better at them.

 

[agnitrate]

Originally posted by: BoomAM
It doesnt make America wrong, They have their rights to express theirselves how they wish, my point however is that America typically doesnt like a sport if either a) they didnt invent it, or B) They aint good at it.

Maybe we're just smarter than other countries and stick to sports we kick ass at

-silver

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: BoomAM
Just a quicky before bed.
MacBaine.
Look here;
http://www.socceramerica.com/
American Soccer website. And they have a magazine. Wow, it must be popular in america if it has a website AND a magazine!

I'm getting pretty sick of your arrogance. You come here drilling Americans on their knowledge of soccer, mostly European soccer, and when we cannot answer you, you state that your assumption was correct, that Americans know little to nothing of soccer. You've presented a pretty clear 'Holier than Thou' attitude, and you can't seem to accept that we have our own sports that we care about, you have yours. Your knowledge of your country's soccer team is probably on level with my knowledge of my city's baseball team. When you presented the argument that baseball is an American only sport, and we pointed out that it exists in other parts of the world, including parts of Europe, you immedietely dismiss that, because they are not as popular as soccer.

Please take your attitude elsewhere, as it's pretty obvious you came in here looking for a fight.

Edit: And I fail to see what your link shows, at all. Soccer IS popular in America, just not the extent where the entire populace is actively enthralled by it. I explained in my post withthe link I provided that baseball is present in Italy, and is more popular than in other European nations.