I've tried watching baseball,, american football,,,,basketball etc but they bore me to tears
2006-07-17 13:10:22 · 13 answers · asked by jae B 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
noviadluismi,,,,, we're not very metric either,,,,europe is trying to force that upon us
2006-07-17 13:15:51 · update #1
marspokat,,,,,,, there's more to the 'beautiful game' than simply scoring,,,,,,,, this is probably why its struggling in the states
2006-07-17 13:27:46 · update #2
...believe me...I tried watching american sports while I flipped through the channels the other day without boring myself to death....and that's just flipping through the channels!
but..I don't know if american people will ever drop their sorry *arrse sports....to me..all baseball games are the same...they just run and run around a field..in circles...and how long does that game last...12 hours? ....oh is it 10? zzzzzzzzzz
and american football....should have never been called football because it has NOTHING to do with real football....if there ever was a more boring stupid sport invented it was that one! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......Yawwnnn!!
oh my...just talking about them is making me fall asleep...
besides I don't think american athletes would be able to play real football...they are pretty overweight...if they can barely make it to first base how do you expect them to run for 90 minutes plus? :-)
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2006-07-18 20:23:03 · answer #1 · answered by msachtungbaby 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We do. You just stated that we have one of the better soccer teams in the world. It hasnt been accepted as the "best" sport in the world. We dont like soccer, cuz its extremely boring, american football is much more entertaining, much more talent is involved, and there is much more diversity among the players. Growing up, every young boy runs around their backyard imagining they're Dan Marino throwing a game winning TD pass. Then they start dreaming. Dreaming about leading their hometown high school football team to the state championship. Then eventually that day comes. When they put on those pads and suit up on friday nights. On friday nights, in the USA, in the fall, communities gather and all sorts of people come together to cheer for the hometown team. Its what america does.
2016-03-26 22:04:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because British Sports are to much like hard work for them. An american football team came over from the states quite a bit a go and played a Rugby Union Team and they said the game was to rough for them.
2006-07-17 13:17:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will happen when those in charge of televised sports tell us to. :-)
Seriously, given that associated football has a dearth of commercial breaks, while the "crappy" sports that you mention are loaded with pauses both natural and constructed (TV timeouts?), there's little incentive to educate the American public to the "beautiful game".
ADDENDUM: If low scoring is so boring, then why isn't Arena football more popular than regular American football? And why isn't cricket the number one sport? Just thought that I'd respond to some other comments.
2006-07-17 13:15:21 · answer #4 · answered by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cuba defeated the USA in baseball in the Olympics
Japan defeated the USA in the first REAL World Series of Baseball
Canada and former USSR has defeated the USA in Hockey at the Olympics
USA has been defeated always until very recently in soccer by Mexico
USSR has defeated the USA in Basketball in Olympics and so has Argentina
Soccer is the real mass media sport of today ....
So when will the USA be ready to win the World Cup???????
2006-07-17 15:03:18 · answer #5 · answered by spyblitz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly I'm not much of a sports fan, but my least favorite by far is your "football" It's so long for each team to score once or twice, I'm usually cooking or doing something else while the guys are watching the game, it's so rare that something exciting happens that I always miss it.
2006-07-17 13:25:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Apparantly americans dislike football because it is not exciting enough for them!!! Not enough goals, i mean 3-2 just doesnt have enough avtion for them. They prefer the 89-58!!!!!!!!! Don't think you will ever get a score like that in the beautiful game!
2006-07-17 23:06:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
America is a very isolated country and their main sports demonstrate this. But do we really want the US playing football. They would just spoil it or want to change it to accommodate the TV companies.
2006-07-17 18:55:17 · answer #8 · answered by paul1953uk 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
all American sports are crap.they dont play other sports because they are jealous that everybody else is better so they invented a sport that they are only good at. win and you risk being invaded,WW3
2006-07-17 18:38:51 · answer #9 · answered by nikgy71 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe when we finally convert to the metric system like everyone else :D
2006-07-17 13:13:02 · answer #10 · answered by whatwhatwhat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋