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Are there any (male) americans...

posted 16 years ago by sorny
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who like football(sry soccer :D)? It seems like that only female americans are interested in football while the men are more keen on baseball, basketball and american football...

[–] Dirty_South_Boss 16 years ago

It just depends. Soccer is seen, for the most part, as sort of a kids sport. A lot of our kids play soccer (hence the term "soccer mom"). A lot of women, as you said, love soccer and a few guys as well. But here, its really all about the big 3 (NFL, NBA & MLB).

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[–] handy-hi 16 years ago

i know a lot've guys who're into soccer over here, though the love of soccer never seems to really cross paths with the baseball/basketball/football fanatics.
but when the FIFA world cup is on, people pay more attention
it's considered more of a hobby than a pastime here is the biggest difference

[–] msumner6 16 years ago

Living in Bmore, MD

The NFL bores me, theres nothing fun about watching the NBA.

Really just follow the EPL - tottenham's been making me miserable for the last several weeks. The problem is we have no competitive soccer teams. MLS is aweful by comparrison to most every league. And while the players are tremendous athletes, theyre simply not as good as Spanish/English/German/etc players.

Oh, and also we dont really have much invested in games in England/Spain/etc because theres no "home town pride" or anything like that. What do we care when Arsenal plays ManU, or Real faces Barca, it has nothing to do with us.

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[–] johnmichael-2 16 years ago

I hate American football with all my heart. Worst sport in the world. I much prefer real football (we call it soccer over here, as you all know). I know at least one other male on my hall who agrees with me. He's American, but he loves Manchester United.

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[–] sackmaster_81 16 years ago

No... There are no American men who like soccer

: D

Ok seriously though those of you "Americans" who claim to hate American football... WTF is wrong with you?????? I understand we all have different tastes... but that is unacceptable : D

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[–] lhassler20 16 years ago

there are some americans who like soccer,but very few... its just not that many men like it because seriously name one famous soccer player from the US (no not david beckham lol)

and anyways i would much rather watch baseball or football :)

[–] dioro 13 years ago

Landon Donovan? Clint Dempsey?

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[–] lexiever-1 16 years ago

Well I'm an American Female and I don't like any sports lol. Don't hate them just don't care to watch them.

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[–] mikeyg24 16 years ago

Well I'm Irish and I love Football (soccer) I did like American Football until the most recent Superbowl.

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[–] fickle_ghost 14 years ago

American football, basketball, and baseball are definitely the three most popular sports to watch in America. However, soccer (or football, futbol, etc) is the most popular sport in the world, so of course there is a good amount American men (and women) who take great interest in soccer and watch it regularly. I myself (a female) watch soccer all year round.

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