World Cup Discussion Thread

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Could it be most girls don't play contact sports like football and ice hockey because their parents think it is a stupid idea? So, soccer is a suitable substitute. It has also turned into something, at the youth league level, that turns my stomach.

Interesting that the trend is ahead of where I would have guessed, thanks for the info.

Occhi

Can we please keep women's soccer out of the World Cup thread? Really, there is almost nothing in the world that can be as boring as female team sports, like Soccer, Hockey, Basketball. Female soccer to me means exactly what most Americans feel about soccer in general: a big *yawn*. We can talk about it when they have their own "World Cup". A semi-decent male high-school team is faster and more exciting.... and better too. No comments about the fact that some great soccer/hockey/bball players were in their teens when they started playing for their teams please. I'm talking about non-elite players here.

The reason I mention this, is that most Americans already hate soccer. Why give them more reason? :o


-A