It would be impossible to let soccer (football) play on until a tie breaking goal was scored. Goals are hard to score. As the players get increasingly tired it gets even harder. I personally love the penalty shots. Talk about pressure.
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Originally Posted by justsexxx
It's actually a good thing most Americans don't like football...Otherwise we would have at least 4 brakes, some fucking pop'star' like Britney in the break, 3948234823 pepsi commercials etc, and of course every goal would count for 7. so the score would be 14-7, much better
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That is a great point. Very true.
One of my favorite things about the world cup is that it's all about the game. There's no bullshit half time show, no commercial interuptions, etc. I like basketball as well, but I can't stand the fucking bullshit before the game. It's like they realize their game is not as good as soccer, so they have to dress every game up like some special extravaganza. It's horrible. It takes 30+ minutes for a basketball game to get started. What the fuck is the Army doing at a sporting event anyway? Talk about social conditioning.
The only thing I go to MSG for anymore is hockey, and that's being increasinly gayed up as well. American sports have turned into entertainment for kids. People watch the superbowl who don't even like or understand American football. The Superbowl gets a ridiculous amount of hype, but when you watch it, it seems like 2 hours of bullshit pop stars/dancers, 2 hours of commercials, and about 30 minutes of football that ends up sucking balls 90% of the time. And people don't care that the game sucked. All they can remember is Janet Jackson's boob.
It seems like most of my countrymen have forgotten what sports is about. We've become a nation that has to be constantly distracted with shinny objects and catchy tunes.