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That famous soccer player, will he bring attention to soccer

Posted: July 13 07, 3:32 pm
by jim
Beckem or whatever his name is, do you think people will start paying attention?

I don't. In fact, I'm ever stronger in my resolve to completely ignore the sport.

Re: That famous soccer player, will he bring attention to soccer

Posted: July 13 07, 3:36 pm
by Transmogrified Tiger
Too bad, you're missing out(not because of Beckham or MLS).

Re: That famous soccer player, will he bring attention to soccer

Posted: July 13 07, 3:36 pm
by sighyoung
Only if they bring in other celebrity players, and actively promote the sport. Even then, it'll take decades.

Re: That famous soccer player, will he bring attention to soccer

Posted: July 13 07, 3:36 pm
by docellis
He is attractive.

Re: That famous soccer player, will he bring attention to soccer

Posted: July 13 07, 3:52 pm
by G. Keenan
Just saw Alexi Lalas on PTI talking about the signing. Very smooth talker. I think it's cool. Why not? It'll help.

Re: That famous soccer player, will he bring attention to soccer

Posted: July 13 07, 4:03 pm
by Simbagal23
Not interested in the least and I'm already sick of hearing about them. I watch some of the World Cup games, but that's about it. I find most soccer games achingly boring........(no offense to soccer fans, I played it and I loved it, but to watch these games is like watching paint dry.)

Re: That famous soccer player, will he bring attention to soccer

Posted: July 13 07, 4:34 pm
by TimeForGuinness
Transmogrified Tiger wrote:Too bad, you're missing out(not because of Beckham or MLS).
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futbol rocks

Re: That famous soccer player, will he bring attention to soccer

Posted: July 13 07, 6:25 pm
by ghostrunner
Soccer's dull, IMO. More fun to play than watch.

Re: That famous soccer player, will he bring attention to soccer

Posted: July 13 07, 7:00 pm
by GatewaySnayke
Soccer. *chuckles*

Umm, America was supposed to become soccer fanatics 30+ years ago, and here are the current rankings of American sports as I see it:

1. NFL & NCAAF
2. NASCAR
3. MLB
4. NBA
5. PGA
6. NHL
7. AFL
8. Poker
9. Rock, Paper, Scissors
10. Lacrosse
11. Soccer

Re: That famous soccer player, will he bring attention to soccer

Posted: July 13 07, 8:36 pm
by jim
TimeForGuinness wrote:
Transmogrified Tiger wrote:Too bad, you're missing out(not because of Beckham or MLS).
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futbol rocks
I honestly don't get it. I grew up at a time when there were no youth soccer teams, so maybe you had to play? But watching it, well like I said I just don't get it.

The only thing I know about soccer is that alot of my best players coaching were also soccer players, and balancing that act out got tiresome.