This site used to be very anti-soccer; if you look back at old topics, the word "soccer" was banned - you had to type "s****r" or something.
Are current HSBBWers watching the World Cup? Personally, I have never liked soccer, but my sons are all following it.
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Before I knew of the hatred of soccer by the baseball world, i had my boys all start playing. My 2023 just finished his last soccer game he will probably ever play. He lost 15 lbs running and training for the season. Thus the 2 sports are intrinsically a bad combo.
My 6th grader has learned to mock soccer from his older bros and has now quit.
All said... They are all watching the world cup
I'm keeping up with the scores....but didn't/don't watch. I guess that is some sort of interest lol.
My son was a better soccer player than baseball player. In lieu of playing soccer in the summer he attended an elite goalie camp. He had invitations to join a couple of very elite soccer programs. But hey wanted him to drop all other sports. When colleges came calling about soccer he informed them he’s a baseball player first.
I watched the USA-Iran match. I started to watch todays match. But when it became 2-0 I started fast forwarding. When the top sixteen teams are playing it’s difficult to overcome a two goal league. I won’t watch again until the semifinals or championship game.
I don’t watch much soccer. I did watch the MLS championship a couple of weeks ago. It was the first MLS game I’ve ever watched. It was a great game.
I remember the San Diego Sockers used to draw crowds when the played in the NASL (preceded the MLS) and brought in major concert bands. I had a contact through the mayor’s office for free tickets. I was at a game with about 5,000 in the crowd during the game. When Starship took the stage afterwards there were 45,000 in attendance. It was a cheap soccer ticket to a mainstream rock act.
I would probably prefer rhythmic gymnastics….or ice dancing
I will do my part to continue the long standing anti-soccer sentiment of this site. I have no interest in that sport whatsoever My college girlfriend was a soccer player and I, of course, attended her games to support her. At that time soccer was still a club sport at Texas A&M. So the facilities were substandard, the games were usually early on weekend mornings, it was always cold & wet, and no fans ever attended the games. And it goes without saying that very few goals were scored. The experience soured me on soccer forever.
One thing that has always ticked me off is seeing soccer teams play or practice on baseball fields.
I don't know how you can't have at least a little curiosity about a sport that is so beloved by literally billions of people.
Plus -- no commercials for 45+ minutes. You love to love that.
(though of course you usually miss the only score of the game if you take a bathroom break)
I'm on a break after USA lost, but I'll be back for England vs. France on Saturday - should be epic.
@RJM posted:One thing that has always ticked me off is seeing soccer teams play or practice on baseball fields.
Have seen some epic standoffs between soccer and baseball coaches when they have permits for adjacent fields and stray baseballs start flying into the soccer field.
I'm not a soccer fan but watched the USA games and I'll turn some of the games on in the background in my office.
