World Cup Fever?

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by CooleyAsCanBe

I'm pretty excited myself. I'd say I'm definitely a big soccer fan though. I'll be studying for the bar all summer, but I plan to take breaks to watch all the U.S. games and the other important/interesting ones. The World Cup is an amazing event.

I was in other countries in latin America for the last two (Argentina and Mexico), so I am interested to see how excited people get here. (granted, I'll be in C-ville, so probably won't see many raving crowds)

It is really sad people here do not like soccer as much as other sports, bc it truely is the world's most popular sport, and it is very hard, if not the hardest. I love soccer, and I think its great, and I am very happy the US team is making a name for itself.

By the way, are you at UVa Law? Bc if you are, I am right down the street at UVa undergrad.

[CooleyAsCanBe]

Originally Posted by hooskins

It is really sad people here do not like soccer as much as other sports, bc it truely is the world's most popular sport, and it is very hard, if not the hardest. I love soccer, and I think its great, and I am very happy the US team is making a name for itself.

By the way, are you at UVa Law? Bc if you are, I am right down the street at UVa undergrad.

Yeah, I'm at the law school. I noticed your name and never got around to asking what you were studying.

[mcalderone10]

Originally Posted by hooskins

It is really sad people here do not like soccer as much as other sports, bc it truely is the world's most popular sport, and it is very hard, if not the hardest. I love soccer, and I think its great, and I am very happy the US team is making a name for itself.

the problem with the US not being into soccer is the media. ESPN broadcasts very little soccer due to the lack of commercial time. One of the biggest tournaments besides the World cup is going on right now the UEFA champions league tournament and very few games are being shown. They are being televised on espn deportes which i'm guessing is in spanish. DC united is undefeated, the best MLS team over the years winning 4 of 5 mls championships that they've been to in 10-12 years that MLS has been around. The last MLS cup game DC united was in was aired the same time as the skins game and i was forced to PIP cuz i couldn't miss either game. United has been forced to share fields with the nats which is a disgrace to such a franchise. As a soccer player for 15 of my 20 years alive soccer and baseball field combo doesn't work. i'm glad to c that US is getting better on an international level where more and more players are getting to europe to make the big bucks and we will be a real contender in like 2 or 3 more WCs. we won't be getting anywhere if the media doesn't support interest by showing more highlights on SC.

watch the scrolling scores on SC next time for soccer scores they won't show any stats of any MLS games, but in baseball frickin every stat possible.

F baseball

[D'BOYZ]

Originally Posted by mcalderone10

the problem with the US not being into soccer is the media. ESPN broadcasts very little soccer due to the lack of commercial time. One of the biggest tournaments besides the World cup is going on right now the UEFA champions league tournament and very few games are being shown. They are being televised on espn deportes which i'm guessing is in spanish. DC united is undefeated, the best MLS team over the years winning 4 of 5 mls championships that they've been to in 10-12 years that MLS has been around. The last MLS cup game DC united was in was aired the same time as the skins game and i was forced to PIP cuz i couldn't miss either game. United has been forced to share fields with the nats which is a disgrace to such a franchise. As a soccer player for 15 of my 20 years alive soccer and baseball field combo doesn't work. i'm glad to c that US is getting better on an international level where more and more players are getting to europe to make the big bucks and we will be a real contender in like 2 or 3 more WCs. we won't be getting anywhere if the media doesn't support interest by showing more highlights on SC.

watch the scrolling scores on SC next time for soccer scores they won't show any stats of any MLS games, but in baseball frickin every stat possible.

F baseball

not only the media the other things is that the MLS sucks thats the reallity the level of play, the competition the cups really is to young to catch up how it may start to get more fans if it play in cups like libertadores (Latin America verison of the UFC Champions league) and play vs Mexican Argentian and Brasialiam teams like Chivas, America, River, Boca, Corinthias, if they play those teams in regualr certified matches not exhibicion they'll start to get more recognition.

I'm not fan of soccer but I like to see the spanish league, UFA Champions, and world cup I allways get pumped up with the World Cup its 1,000 times better than the Olympics