You know why I hate soccer?

[Surfah]

That dumb "ole, ole, ole, ole" song is going around other leagues now. The Milwaukee Bucks' fans were doing it the other night as were the Habs in Montreal. WTF? They're waving flags, banners, and scarves now too. Unless you're bringing some of those Swedish and Brazillian girls from the World Cup, keep your "oles" to futbol.

[MarkGrace]

I saw the Bucks fans doing it and wanted to gag. Ugh.

[MartyFunkhouser]

That is just one of many reasons to dislike Euro Kicky-Kicky Ball.

[jay santos]

I love soccer.

What almost makes me want to hate soccer is that Americans think we need to completely ditch American culture and adopt Euro vocabulary, phrases, practices, etc when we engage in soccer. Drives me nuts.

[LiveCoug]

I love soccer.

What almost makes me want to hate soccer is that Americans think we need to completely ditch American culture and adopt Euro vocabulary, phrases, practices, etc when we engage in soccer. Drives me nuts.

"Pitch" "Match" "Pace"

[jay santos]

"Pitch" "Match" "Pace"

OMG I want kill these people. You don't play on a pitch in America. You play on a freakin FIELD. "SOCCER FIELD", say it you soccer pussies!

I would love to be the soccer Czar of America. I would fix the clock so it counts down not count up, change it to four quarters and allow for a couple time outs, so you can mix in some commericals and bathroom breaks. Toss out the stupid yellow card accumulation into a red card rule. Americanize it and maybe it will catch on. Soccer's a beautiful game but it doesn't mean we have to pretend we're Euro's whenever we watch it.

[PaloAltoCougar]

OMG I want kill these people. You don't play on a pitch in America. You play on a freakin FIELD. "SOCCER FIELD", say it you soccer pussies!

I would love to be the soccer Czar of America. I would fix the clock so it counts down not count up, change it to four quarters and allow for a couple time outs, so you can mix in some commericals and bathroom breaks. Toss out the stupid yellow card accumulation into a red card rule. Americanize it and maybe it will catch on. Soccer's a beautiful game but it doesn't mean we have to pretend we're Euro's whenever we watch it.

And while you're at it, get rid of that weird added time feature at the end of the game where the ref tacks on a few extra minutes (to make up time lost for penalties, injuries, etc.) and he's the only person at the game who knows when the game is going to end. At least announce the time and have the clock count down the remaining minutes or seconds.

[LiveCoug]

^^^ they do announce the time, but it's still not exact.

What I don't understand is why is stoppage time before the half usually only a minute or so, but for the second half it's never less than 3 and sometimes over 5....

[jay santos]

And while you're at it, get rid of that weird added time feature at the end of the game where the ref tacks on a few extra minutes (to make up time lost for penalties, injuries, etc.) and he's the only person at the game who knows when the game is going to end. At least announce the time and have the clock count down the remaining minutes or seconds.

No kidding. Stop the clock for injuries and penalties. Have a clock guy up in the booth. Why can't you be like every other sport in the universe?

Oh but if you bring this stuff up to a soccer pussy, they will tell you you don't understand the game.

I understand the game. I understand basketball and football also, and it's OK to complain about aspects of those games as well.

[Indy Coug]

Back when the Vikings invented the game by kicking a head up and down the street and they were using sun dials or water clocks to keep time, I can understand the how the time keeping rules came into being. However, there's no solid reason now for why the ref can't stop the clock for stoppages, other than a moronic observance of tradition.

[pellegrino]

That is just one of many reasons to dislike Euro Kicky-Kicky Ball.

We don't see eye to eye on this and that's fine, but I've always secretly loved your way of referring to the beautiful game. It's always made me laugh.

[Jarid in Cedar]

We don't see eye to eye on this and that's fine, but I've always secretly loved your way of referring to the beautiful game. It's always made me laugh.

Because your daughters watch Wow, Wow, Wubzy.....

[pellegrino]

Because your daughters watch Wow, Wow, Wubzy.....

I don't get it we've never watched wubzy whatever it is.

[Jarid in Cedar]

I don't get it we've never watched wubzy whatever it is.

My bad, the character on that show refers to Kickity-Kick Ball frequently.

[UtahDan]

"Pitch" "Match" "Pace"

Don't forget "nil."