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TimeSnowDemos

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3. err

Reply to mac56 (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 01:17 PM

Jun 2018

You still watch it while playing it... and it's not just Europeans... it's everyone but the US*

*15M Americans play soccer

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I'm ready to get flamed. Here we go: [View all] mac56 Jun 2018 OP

I feel the same about watching most sports Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #1

I'd rather watch curling. And I do. N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2018 #2

I keep forgetting what curling is lillypaddle Jun 2018 #30

Well if all you're going to do is forget... N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2018 #32

Oh c'mon lillypaddle Jun 2018 #33

err TimeSnowDemos Jun 2018 #3

I couldn't get into it, until I found a team that took my fancy. LisaM Jun 2018 #4

In football, the game keeps going... brooklynite Jun 2018 #5

It' more like 6 seconds of action awesomerwb1 Jun 2018 #10

There are breaks in soccer too. Most sane sports John Fante Jun 2018 #27

Single most popular sport in the world and growing Ron Obvious Jun 2018 #6

McDonald's is the single most popular restaurant in the world mac56 Jun 2018 #7

Yeah, people must just be watching cause it's cheap, fast and convenient. Ron Obvious Jun 2018 #9

Hahaha awesomerwb1 Jun 2018 #11

I'd imagine the point is LanternWaste Jun 2018 #14

While we're at it. One of these is a football and one of these is a soccer ball. NightWatcher Jun 2018 #8

That was the soccer ball from the 80s nt awesomerwb1 Jun 2018 #12

Not here in Europe DFW Jun 2018 #21

Here's a list of the designs/styles of the match balls used during the World Cup geardaddy Jun 2018 #22

Right on. braddy Jun 2018 #13

There's only one sport that matters. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2018 #15

Works for me! n-t Ernesto Jun 2018 #16

A post I can agree with! Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 2018 #17

+1 n/t FSogol Jun 2018 #19

So YOU are the one. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #26

Yes. n/t sarge43 Jun 2018 #35

Ba dum tsssssssh! Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2018 #18

I always tell my friends in Spain that they live in the "Three P" land DFW Jun 2018 #20

Personally, I'd rather watch football (soccer) than American football geardaddy Jun 2018 #23

Six Nations! Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2018 #31

Yes! geardaddy Jun 2018 #34

Heh. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 2018 #24

Predictable contributions from baseball fans Awsi Dooger Jun 2018 #25

Predictable contributions from kickball fans mac56 Jun 2018 #28

Soccer is the only sport where it's a tied game in overtime John Fante Jun 2018 #29