If people start to look at the variety of cultures that make up “American soccer culture” we’ll probably be less likely to dismiss it as being irrelevant (that is, minimizing it as merely being a coveted voting block and childish extracurricular activity). And those like me, who are boxed into preferences for NFL/NBA/MLB are more likely to find some part of the culture that we can really get enthusiastic about . . .

So far I’m just a fan of the World Cup and whichever team is most loved in the city that I happen to be living in abroad -I’m not sure which category that puts me in for now. But, even though I’ve only just started paying attention, I’m already getting excited about having a new diversion -and maybe, one day, a love affair with soccer like that which consumes so many others.

I’ve watched almost zero college soccer, but that shootout in the ncaa men’s final today was exciting! I’m not really into shootouts, but this one made a good case for the whole thing.

Eurosnob on visit from overseas.

A big disappointment for us Europeans is the simple fact that your sports lack the momentum of contest in each game. In Europe our teams face the risk of being degraded a division every year, if we don’t play well enough. But on the other hand we may aswell be promoted if we do well!

I think that is the hardest part for us to understand and feel any real comfort about. By the way, terribly sorry for my lousy English, but it’s quite late here….

But anyway, if you were to organize a league that supports promotion and degradation within the system it would probably make it more interesting for Europeans to, if not support, at least to glance at the fixtures from time to time.

Well, hard for you to fix, probably, but still!

Thanks for your time! Cheers!!

I’m actually one of those people who despise Americans for their attitude towards football…. Have we football fans ever started attacking Americans on their fascination over Nascar, NFL, Ice Hockey, Baseball, etc??

I remember how I once saw an American sport’s channel during World Cup 206 making fun of football, describing it as sport for girls, played by pansies and sissies while showing several clip of players diving and whining… Well, though the diving and whining part really is an actual ugly facet of today’s football, still… it’s disrespectful. And they do this while their own country has qualified to play in the said World Cup, what a way to support their own team… can you imagine how pissed off i was, with my country failed to qualify for the finals??

But well, it’s great to know that Americans are starting to enjoy football, and not just the new immigrants, but also the people who had been in US for several generation…. ^^

Hopefully football can one day be a hit in the United States, as much as it loved in around the world… just please when that happen, don’t takeover the sport, franchise it and change the rule…. >.< LOL

PS: Those Euro snobs, Do they deserve such names?? I mean, me for once, supported a European team over my own local team… not in attempt to be cool, a snob or anything… it just happened that I love and decided to follow and support the club..

A Eurosnob is not always a European immigrant. A immigrant from Europe who continues to follow their homeland league (or leagues they followed while living in Europe) is different from a multi-generation American who bashes the MLS, not even giving it a chance, because it isn’t the EPL, La Liga, etc. etc. Of course it isn’t, it is 14 years old, not 100+.

If you are an immigrant from Europe, I would consider you in the Immigrant group, not the Eurosnob.

just my 2 cents