Al Czervik Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 While I will admit, I care nothing about grownups playing games with balls for money on the TV (oops, did I just say that?), soccer is the least interesting to me. World Cup of soccer? Bah, humbug. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Don’t care about it at all. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostinTexas Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 No. It is rather amusing seeing all the Fairy retard triggering that the teams can't wear gay pride flags, dress in drag, and all the other things going on in an Islamic based country. Then act offended that they can't. Well genius, don't hold the event in an Islamic based country. They still drop gays off rooftops in places like that. Can't get away from the whining on the internet because of it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Mrs. Minervadoe is from Aruba and her mom is from Argentina. SO, she is glued to certain games with south American teams and has no problem watching any of the games being broadcast in Spanish. It's annoying to watch the players flop to the ground and roll around in agony at some supposed violent and flagrant violation of the rules and then pop back up as soon as a yellow card is issued. AND, I have to plug my ears when the announcers scream GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! So far, whatever team she roots for is the one that I root against. No particular reason. It just seems to turn out that way . 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Isn't soccer that little kids' game that all the little metric countries that didn't put a man on the moon call football? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfost11 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I have a friend/acquaintance from school who is a few years younger and a big soccer fan. Technically he didn't go to high school with me. He's the friend and classmate of the younger brother of the youngest member of my friend group. He's at the beginning of what I would consider the generation of Americans that started to take interest in it. His father's family is in England so that probably helps too. No one, including me, could give a rat's ass when I was in high school and I still don't. I would rather watch curling. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minderasr Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Nope, couldn't care less. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I don't even care that nobody cares*. * Of course, I do care enough to post about it... 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I can watch soccer if it is already on the stupid box, but I don't care enough about it to try to figure out how to turn the TV on myself to watch it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmet Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I’ve long been a fan of the English Premier League (Liverpool and Manchester City) but don’t care about the WC at all... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I didn't care, whatsoever, until the US beat Eye-ran. Then I chuckled. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 7 hours ago, Al Czervik said: While I will admit, I care nothing about grownups playing games with balls for money on the TV (oops, did I just say that?), soccer is the least interesting to me. World Cup of soccer? Bah, humbug. I like watching my nephew's kids playing it but I've never been interested in it before when it was just a bunch of foreigners playing it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Billionaires acquire a team and “let” working class taxpayers (who likely couldn’t afford a ticket) pick up most of the cost of the arena and associated infrastructure. These are mostly billionaires who can’t buy a team in the more established USA ball sports. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricordo Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Being the sensitive guy that I am, I got very emotional when Iran's national anthem was played and its players sang along. It went like this: Iran, Iran, Iran, your skies are blue, your fields are sandy and green, and your waters almost wet. And if we don't sing-a-long, the Ayatollah will off our heads... I almost cried... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 54 minutes ago, Ricordo said: Being the sensitive guy that I am, I got very emotional when Iran's national anthem was played and its players sang along. It went like this: Iran, Iran, Iran, your skies are blue, your fields are sandy and green, and your waters almost wet. And if we don't sing-a-long, the Ayatollah will off our heads... I almost cried... Does anyone "take a knee" ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Cicero Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I have never cared. I don't care now. I will never care. Watching team sports bores me to tears. There isn't a single team sport I'd pay money to watch. I'll watch hockey if it's free. The only sport I'd pay money to watch is an MMA fight. And then only on tv. I don't want to deal with the crowds. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Soccer was a cool game when men played it. Not drama queens who spend more time faking fouls than playing the game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricordo Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 23 minutes ago, DAKA said: Does anyone "take a knee" ? I didn't see anyone taking a knee. On either team. It seems that the Iranian players were ordered to sing their national anthem by whomever is in charge there. Literally, sing it or else... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maser Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ay Dios Mio Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 No knees were taken. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 2 hours ago, railfancwb said: Billionaires acquire a team and “let” working class taxpayers (who likely couldn’t afford a ticket) pick up most of the cost of the arena and associated infrastructure. These are mostly billionaires who can’t buy a team in the more established USA ball sports. I've got nothing against Billionaires unless they're Megalomaniacal Sozi/Communists like George Soros, Bill Gates, or Mark Zuckerberg who want the entire planet to come under one-world totalitarian rule. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 2 hours ago, railfancwb said: Billionaires acquire a team and “let” working class taxpayers (who likely couldn’t afford a ticket) pick up most of the cost of the arena and associated infrastructure. These are mostly billionaires who can’t buy a team in the more established USA ball sports. At a former residence, where my property was 40-50 miles from the site of a new stadium, but still inside the special tax district boundary, I think I paid about three grand of taxes on new vehicles into the fund. Never once set foot in the friggin joint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 On 11/29/2022 at 7:16 PM, Al Czervik said: At a former residence, where my property was 40-50 miles from the site of a new stadium, but still inside the special tax district boundary, I think I paid about three grand of taxes on new vehicles into the fund. Never once set foot in the friggin joint. An assessment was added to all water bills to help fund a nearby NFL arena. Talk is now to replace it. Doubt the assessment was ever removed, and probably there will be a further one. After all, precedent is now set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Last time around, Pittsburgh voters were were asked about using tax money to build the new stadium. It was overwhelmingly voted NO. Then they did it anyway, saying the proposition vote was just for "consensus reference". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 13 hours ago, Huaco Kid said: Last time around, Pittsburgh voters were were asked about using tax money to build the new stadium. It was overwhelmingly voted NO. Then they did it anyway, saying the proposition vote was just for "consensus reference". Who are politicians going to listen to? Those who can make large campaign contributions or ordinary taxpayers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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