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Soccer, football, and baseball in America

Discussion in 'Ogres Breakfast' started by Glazed, Jan 24, 2010.

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  1. Glazed

    Glazed Banned

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    I don't know where football originated. Isn't it England? Anyways, it didn't come from America (right?), but it's most popular in America. Why?

    Soccer is just down-right ignored in America, right? Some Americans even hate it. Why?

    Baseball is from America, but it's most popular in Japan, right? Why?
     
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    Well I can tell you why I pretty much ignore soccer- I don't need it. In the spring there's football, in the fall there's football. There's really no need for me to follow another sport. There's probably only 2/3 months each year where there's no big sporting events for me to watch. Plus the fact that Americans like fast-paced sports (football, baseball, basketball, NASCAR, are the four big sports, all of which are fast-paced, hence the fall of support for hockey, which is, in a way, quite similar to soccer). Soccer, there are usually only 1-2 points scored by each team per game. That means about 1 minute of excitement.

    And football originated in America, it started out like rugby (which did not originate here) but it was given many twists and rule changes to become football as we know it today.

    I don't feel baseball is all that more popular in Japan than America (it is America's game after all). Never really heard this before...
     
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    Then that means that 2/3 of my facts were false. Sorry.

    Well, thanks for the feed back! As I say so cheerfully. But, really, I do.
     
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    Lions Clubbed for Drama

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    The one about Japan may not necessarily be false, I've just never heard of it before.
     
  5. JaredOzzy

    JaredOzzy The Legendary Ogre Veteran

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    soccer was made in england! rugby also in england and cricket baseball is stupid and boring for me...everyone in south africa dont play it they play cricket,rugby,soccer and Football looks like an awesome sport but not better than rugby!
     
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    Americans made American Football.
    They stole the name Football, and changed it to Soccer. Evil Americans.
     
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    i don't get why everyone is soo into football >.< is it really that exciting?
     
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    Football as in soccer, I don't feel is exciting.

    American Football however, is probably the most exciting sport out there.
     
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    yes i meant american football, but then again i'm not really into sports
     
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    I hate all sports....period.
     
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    lol bad people! and no if you watch rugby for awhile you see its much better than american football american football is really messy and they are all wussies wearing those huge plastic shoulder guards and helmuts!
     
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