I think this is why soccer is not popular in the US. You play your hearts out in a big game like this, just to be tied after 120 minutes. Then the game is decided--of all things--with a goal shootout. In baseball that would be the equivalent of deciding a tie game with...a home run derby! How ridiculous would that be? Who wants to play a hard-fought game just to decide on a flurry of scoring at the end--basically leaving the hopes of the team to chance. I'd say, have an infinite number of extra time, not just two frames, until someone wins. And make the ET sudden-death: whoever scores in extra time first wins--like we do in american football. Make it the "golden goal": the 1st goal in finishes it. That reduces the possibility of ending up tied again after the extra frames. It's a tough loss for Argentina, I know. I'm actually a tolerant soccer fan; I have fun watching these games, unlike many American fans. I suspect it's the finality of the shoot-out that turns off US fans.
2006-06-30
07:07:25
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♣Tascalcoán♣
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