In a country where popular sports don’t end in ties (recall the controversy over the baseball game that did so several years back), soccer has never quite caught on. Could it be because Americans thrive on the orgasmic aspect of sports?
Think about football. The season leads to the be-all and the end-all: The Super Bowl. After that, it’s the off season. Sure there’s the Arena Football League, but it’s almost an entirely different sport.
Think about football. The season leads to the be-all and the end-all: The Super Bowl. After that, it’s the off season. Sure there’s the Arena Football League, but it’s almost an entirely different sport.
Soccer, by contrast goes on forever. There’s a season in the fall, the spring, and the penultimate summer. Then it starts up again in the fall. It never really seems to end.
Also, it’s very common for games to end in draws (ties). In the upper echelon of soccer, a score of 4-2 is a high scoring game. Scores of 1-0 or 2-1 are far more common. Maybe this is why Americans loose fascination with soccer and turn to other sports where somebody always wins.
Also, it’s very common for games to end in draws (ties). In the upper echelon of soccer, a score of 4-2 is a high scoring game. Scores of 1-0 or 2-1 are far more common. Maybe this is why Americans loose fascination with soccer and turn to other sports where somebody always wins.
As a spectator at a high school soccer game asked me the other night: Who won? My reply: It was a 2-2 tie. The rebuttal: Yeah, but for what team? Maybe this is why soccer hasn’t caught on.
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