If that helps you sleep better at night, sure, football sucks!
Why do many Americans hate it so much they have to announce it? I don't enjoy American football, but i don't go around and i say it sucks...
Soccer has become the sport of choice for NYC hipsters
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Why do many Americans hate it so much they have to announce it? I don't enjoy American football, but i don't go around and i say it sucks...
Holy shit I hate this article. Can't I just like soccer because it's the best sport, not because some bearded cunts from Brooklyn are also into it?
Football hipsters are a thing though. Jonathan Wilson is one! Always wearing those stylish sweaters and talking about false nines, double pivots and the W-M formation
Football hipsters are a thing though. Jonathan Wilson is one! Always wearing those stylish sweaters and talking about false nines, double pivots and the W-M formation
Because they watch it and they know Real Madrid won the Copa del Rey yesterday and they feel ashamed knowing this for some reason.
WOOOO we won!! Real Madrid GAF WOOO!
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I was sort of thinking about that. You could probably put on a Hot Spurs jersey, stand next to one of them who was cheering on Arsenal and they wouldn't realize what you were doing. =p
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I played soccer when I was growing up. Between high school, winter, and spring/summer leagues, I was playing year round and it was awful... especially in Oregon during the winter when it's rainy and muddy. I got so sick of it I had to quit cold turkey and haven't so much as kicked a ball since. That was in like 1998 when I stopped. I'll always regret not doing wrestling instead.
A real soccer hipster would bring back the 2-3-5
They've gotta keep themselves entertained somehow.
sure..
Delicious Waffles
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It's so true that I can't watch any other sport anymore. I can't take the commercials. With soccer, 45 minutes for the first half, 15 minutes for halftime, 45 minutes for the second half, end. Good stuff in a nice, timely package.
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Well, the game did end in a 1-1 tie against, from what I understand, is one of the worst teams in the league in Chivas USA.
Hasphat'sAnts
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I know a Leicester City fan. Born and bred here in America. It's as dire as it sounds.
terrisus
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Hey, it's not that bad - they're getting promoted for next season.
Chivas has a few good attackers this year in their defense. I'm just seeing that the Quakes are in last league wide.. ouch, poor CB.
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Robinho 2.0 dude, I know it's hard to accept when you're part of the cult. But the sooner you realize, the better.
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I've been watching a lot more Liga MX this year. I'm down with the Bimbo sponsorships.
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good, its one of the few spots i like watching (tennis, hockey and soccer) and i live college football town
It's because of a couple of things.
1. Red Bulls and Cosmos tickets are cheap. $20 or $15 for field level seats? Count me in.
2. Transportation is relatively easy. Whether it be hanging out at a bar or going to a Cosmos or Red Bulls game, your commute is likely less than 30 mins from your home.
3. Hipsters are liberal and relate to many European ideals.
4. Soccer is cool and easy to pick up. Everyone can celebrate a goal.
5. It's different. The NFL and MLB are extremely popular in NYC. It's a Yankee and Giants town. I can't think of a better way to differentiate than to pick up a new sport and be different than the rest of the city.
6. Drinking is an integral part of watching soccer. There's a tradition of watching matches in pubs.
7. Portland and Seattle are entirely made of hipsters and are better soccer fan.s
8. Good beer is served at soccer pubs and at Red Bull arena.
1. Red Bulls and Cosmos tickets are cheap. $20 or $15 for field level seats? Count me in.
2. Transportation is relatively easy. Whether it be hanging out at a bar or going to a Cosmos or Red Bulls game, your commute is likely less than 30 mins from your home.
3. Hipsters are liberal and relate to many European ideals.
4. Soccer is cool and easy to pick up. Everyone can celebrate a goal.
5. It's different. The NFL and MLB are extremely popular in NYC. It's a Yankee and Giants town. I can't think of a better way to differentiate than to pick up a new sport and be different than the rest of the city.
6. Drinking is an integral part of watching soccer. There's a tradition of watching matches in pubs.
7. Portland and Seattle are entirely made of hipsters and are better soccer fan.s
8. Good beer is served at soccer pubs and at Red Bull arena.
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A lot of people here would like the letters segment on the Giant Bomb podcast
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And Avatar is the most popular movie of all time.
Plus New York City FC will be playing their games in a new $1.5 billion stadium inside the city.
they're playing at Yankee Stadium for the first three years until they build their own stadium next door
not even remotely the same thing.
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Thanks for the laughs. That's not even the same thing at all.
Messofanego
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I really wish these territorial emails never end, they're amazing.
It will be the 3rd most popular sport in the U.S. in the next 10-15 years, which is crazy to think about since our domestic league is poop compared to the top fight European leagues, Champions league, Euros ect...
I can't see it over taking American football over here for that reason.
I can't see it over taking American football over here for that reason.
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It's still nice to see Americans embracing so many different sports, regardless.
I think a lot of us are second gen Europeans that really started the movement.
We've been playing/watching for about 20 years
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Robinho 2.0 dude, I know it's hard to accept when you're part of the cult. But the sooner you realize, the better.
Yep, we bought scum.
godhand, old friend ;_; Barca will come back stronger next year.
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Elmont is where the New York Cosmos want to build their stadium, that's still awaiting approval.
New York City FC are planning on building a stadium in the South Bronx, right next to Yankee Stadium. That is still being negotiated as well, they expect the process to take four more years, and so for their first three seasons (from 2015-2017) they will be playing at Yankee Stadium. A baseball stadium is certainly not ideal for soccer, and I'm sure there will be plenty of complaints from Yankees fans as well, given that the two seasons totally overlap.
Buying a huge star when you already have another huge star doesn't always work does it? Especially when one of them has to play in the service of the other.
I must be a reverse-hipster or something. I'm English born and bred, live in rural Shropshire, and gave up following Spurs to support New York Red Bulls. It's a frustrating but fun experience.
It's interesting to see soccer on such a sharp rise in USA at the same time as NFL following rapidly picks up pace here in UK.
It's interesting to see soccer on such a sharp rise in USA at the same time as NFL following rapidly picks up pace here in UK.
Dominican Power
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Are you from Fort Greene? Because 20 years ago no white people would be caught dead in that neighborhood. I think people are mistaking hipsters for Yuppies. Hipsters don't have a pot to piss in.
345triangle
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i would love nothing more than for the US at large to discover the joys of football, but this:
is the worst thing ever. a 24-year-old from california should not be supporting liverpool for its "anti-thatcher" vibe, jesus. cultural tourism at its worst.
is the worst thing ever. a 24-year-old from california should not be supporting liverpool for its "anti-thatcher" vibe, jesus. cultural tourism at its worst.
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