> > Still, I'm wondering how many Americans know that
> >they beat Portugal 3-2 - and how many care.
>
> Wait, this is the MEN'S team, right? They WON A GAME? Seriously?
>
> I saw part of a game last weekend. I still can't get over how insanely boring the sport is. 90 minutes of kicking the ball around this humongous field and not getting it anywhere near the damn goals. And the goals are 24 feet wide. TWENTY FOUR FEET. And most games STILL end 0-0 or 1-0.
>
> I actually saw a team kicking the ball backwards, from midfield all the way back to their own keeper. I think this should be illegal. I think the reason Americans aren't any good at soccer is because we actually try to score. Apparently the way to win a soccer game is to just avoid any pretense of trying to score in the 90 minutes of regulation and just hope your keeper can stop more shots than the other team's during the shoot-out. *yawn*
>
> -- Dave

Are you implying that football is a dull sport? Mind you, I suppose an American would be the best person to make such a claim. I mean which other country would televise angling, or (according to codeman, anyway) spelling?

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