Soccer, go away

I was looking through various sites looking for something to write about (why didn't I think of that before) when I found an article on FOXSPORTSOHIO.com entitled "Annoyed over sports? If  not you will be"  by Sam Amico.

I almost didn't read it because I figured it would be another article complaining about silly stuff like sports journalists tend to do.

But I read it anyways and was pleased to find that someone else agreed with a complaint of mine.

8. World Cup soccer. I don't care and you can't make me. So stop trying.  Thank you Mr Amico.  


For reasons that are beyond me ESPN and Foxsports has been really trying hard in the last two years or so to stuff soccer down our throats.  It seems like every decade the same thing happens. Why can't it be accepted  that  most Americans don't like soccer?


I know that there are people who like it but I believe they are in the minority.  It is THE most boring sport ever.  It it best when played by kids in the back yard.  Any "sport" where the final score is 1-0 a good deal of the time is not a real sport. A real sport is about a good offense and a good defense and a decent amount of scoring.


The only time I ever liked soccer was when I was covering girls soccer for my high school newspaper. After all these years I am not sure if I enjoyed it because the games were good or because there were  a couple of really good looking girls on the team.   Yes, Tara if you are reading this that does mean you and I hope you won't get to peeved at me for dishing your sport.


All I can figure is that some soccer federation is paying ESPN and Fox to have soccer on TV almost 24/7.  I understand that the rest of the world loves it; does that mean America has to love it too?  I for one, think not.