Comments on: A Clueless American Watches the Biggest Soccer Game of the Year. And Likes It. http://upperdeckblog.com/2009/05/a-clueless-american-watches-the-biggest-soccer-game-of-the-year-and-likes-it/ Opinions, News and Info from Sports Industry Insiders Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Steve Garrett http://upperdeckblog.com/2009/05/a-clueless-american-watches-the-biggest-soccer-game-of-the-year-and-likes-it/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Steve Garrett Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:46:46 +0000 http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=655#comment-116 Glad to see you enjoyed it. Football is truly amazing when played the right way. Too often in big games the teams play so cautiously that they provide little, to no entertainment. If you can, find Luton Town vs Scunthorpe United in the JP Trophy Final on the interwebs. A huge contrast in ability level, but a game that gave far more entertainment. Luton - my home town team - are the bottom ranked team in all profesional leagues in the England, but they took 40,000 fans (including me) to Wembley stadium (home of football) and produced an incredibly exciting game. A stark contrast to the CL final, but fantastically entertaining. Glad to see you enjoyed it. Football is truly amazing when played the right way. Too often in big games the teams play so cautiously that they provide little, to no entertainment. If you can, find Luton Town vs Scunthorpe United in the JP Trophy Final on the interwebs. A huge contrast in ability level, but a game that gave far more entertainment. Luton – my home town team – are the bottom ranked team in all profesional leagues in the England, but they took 40,000 fans (including me) to Wembley stadium (home of football) and produced an incredibly exciting game. A stark contrast to the CL final, but fantastically entertaining.

]]> By: Jason Davis http://upperdeckblog.com/2009/05/a-clueless-american-watches-the-biggest-soccer-game-of-the-year-and-likes-it/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Jason Davis Sat, 30 May 2009 03:21:17 +0000 http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=655#comment-110 I'm glad you took a reasoned approach. Too often, those of us that love the game are faced with fellow American who refuse to even give the game a chance. They fall into the trap of buying into the stereotypes and the ridiculous generalizations that so many of the anti-soccer talking heads and radio hosts (take a guess as to who I'm talking about) spew out. I highly recommend that you give the National Team the same chance you gave the Champions League final; if you're at all patriotic, it's hard not to become invested in a team that represents the good old USA. I’m glad you took a reasoned approach. Too often, those of us that love the game are faced with fellow American who refuse to even give the game a chance. They fall into the trap of buying into the stereotypes and the ridiculous generalizations that so many of the anti-soccer talking heads and radio hosts (take a guess as to who I’m talking about) spew out.

I highly recommend that you give the National Team the same chance you gave the Champions League final; if you’re at all patriotic, it’s hard not to become invested in a team that represents the good old USA.

]]> By: Curtis http://upperdeckblog.com/2009/05/a-clueless-american-watches-the-biggest-soccer-game-of-the-year-and-likes-it/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Curtis Thu, 28 May 2009 19:40:22 +0000 http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=655#comment-86 Your two caveats are exactly what makes soccer exciting for me when it is. I always state that I enjoy watching soccer with people who enjoy watching soccer. Your two caveats are exactly what makes soccer exciting for me when it is. I always state that I enjoy watching soccer with people who enjoy watching soccer.

]]> By: Keith http://upperdeckblog.com/2009/05/a-clueless-american-watches-the-biggest-soccer-game-of-the-year-and-likes-it/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Keith Thu, 28 May 2009 14:50:51 +0000 http://upperdeckblog.com/?p=655#comment-85 Nice post. I hope other Americans, and my fellow Canadians, start giving soccer (football) a chance like you did. Nice post. I hope other Americans, and my fellow Canadians, start giving soccer (football) a chance like you did.

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