Soccer is as much fun to play as it is boring to watch.
OK, first "soccer" is only played by little boys and girls in America, about 20 million of them. I'll admit it is a little clumsy, but 5 v 5 U10 is anything but boring. Now football, the undeniable sport of Planet Earth, watched and played by billions and billions of people is much more than 22 men kicking a ball.
The USA beat Egypt this weekend 3-0 as an OVERWHELMING underdog, a game they had to win to advance, won with a score line that had to be by more than 2 goals, with Dempsy scoring a header in the closing minutes over a guy 7 inches taller.......and you say that's "boring"......my friend, you should see a doctor, your heart may not be working anymore.
I understand that not everyone likes _________ . I fucking h8 baseball, hate it! Hate the players, the fans, the obsession with meaningless stats, hate it. But I played it once and I can see how some people just enjoy a day at the park with their kids and beer and chili dogs... What I don't understand is how people can dismiss the most popular sport in the world without ever watching a meaningful game in person; And if you're an American I'm betting you've never stood on a terrace or sang in the Kop end. Finally you'll get the chance to at least watch meaningful games with the best players/teams in the world on basic cable and most people will not give it a look because....fuck, I don't know why.....they just want to be ignorant I guess?
Watching MLS (actually, NOT watching MLS) games and concluding "soccer is boring" is like hearing Love the One You're With, by Stephen Stills and concluding "rock n roll sucks".