What's so good about soccer? (World Cup)

[tidus1203]

Alam ko ito ang pinaka sikat at pinaka pinapanood na sporting event sa mundo! Much more than the Olympics itself! I tried watching it pero wala eh. I find it boring, most matches ending up in draw and some matches they don't even score. The ball just goes back and forth then back and forth... ANd after 80 minutes walang nagyari! I find it boring talaga compared to let's say basketball where there are buzzer beaters and even American football is more exciting...

[XTO]

Some of the opening fixtures maybe but not on the knockout stage, last 16 where you can see why it is the most popular sport. ako gusto ng gusto ko yung penalty shootout, dun mo makikita galing ng bawat goalkeeper

To qualify for the Finals (32 countries) is not an ordinary feat, kahit pinaka mahinang team dyan hindi kayang talunin ng SEA GAMES champion.

[coiter]

hehe true. medyo mabagal ang laro. but just like any sport, tingin ko it's the appreciation of the skill involved. hanep rin kasi yung ball control na gamit ang paa or ulo lang (if making a curve ball with your hand is hard, what more with a foot?). and the effort that each player puts into for a goal or defending a goal is really amazing. kaya kahit 0-0 ang laban, naaappreciate pa rin ng fans.

isipin mo yung size ng goal parang isang 20 foot container van. tapos ang laki laki ng field so kalat ang players, yet ang hirap makascore. so kahit makalapit lang or may close missed attempt exciting na. dagdag mo pa yung rough play and fighting for country kaya madaming nanonood.

[tidus1203]

Siguro mas ma-appreciate ko if Philippines was there pero other countries duking it out and being scoreless for so long, I tend to just change the channel...

[Negus]

soccer fans are ***ier than most sports fans. brazil, latin americas, spain, portugal .



I'm a fan of this paraguay fan.

Nothing on TV right now but the World Cup.

The Japanese team won against Cameroon (strongest team in Africa) so everybody's celebrating over here.

[XTO]

FIFA World Cup South Africa is live on Sky Cable Channel balls every night 7:30pm, 10:00 pm and 2:30am. :2thumbsup:



http://www.fifa.com/

[tidus1203]

Kala ko Ivory Coast yung pinakamalakas na African country or was it one of their players who was the best African player?

WOW! Ganda ng bola!

[XTO]

World Cup soccer is like the Olympics which in only held every 4 years. Good thing nasa cable na , before asa lang ako sa local channels gaya ng ch 4, labo na replay pa

[chua_riwap]

soccer fans are ***ier than most sports fans. brazil, latin americas, spain, portugal .



I'm a fan of this paraguay fan.

Nothing on TV right now but the World Cup.

The Japanese team won against Cameroon (strongest team in Africa) so everybody's celebrating over here.

Fan na rin ako ng fan na ito........

Yeah, soccer is somewhat boring. After 90 min. of play, sometimes score nila 1-0 lang. Isa pang medyo boring yung baseball.....

[XTO]

Yup, last night when Drogba played in the second half, whole of the african fans went wild as they want to watch their best player against the most expensive player Christiano Ronaldo of Portugal

[XTO]

soccer fans are ***ier than most sports fans. brazil, latin americas, spain, portugal .



I'm a fan of this paraguay fan.

Nothing on TV right now but the World Cup.

The Japanese team won against Cameroon (strongest team in Africa) so everybody's celebrating over here.

Yeah and the Japanese scored their first goal in the 2010 World Cup coming from 18 midfield Keisuke HONDA. Sikat na sikat ang honda

[Mguy]

To appreciate soccer, i think you have to play it to know the skills involved in making a goal. Kaya mababa ang scores its because its really difficult.

I suggest you watch mga top flight teams in the Champions League kasi doon madaming attempts sa goal during the final stages.

And don't forget about the Brazil team fans:


[IMG]http://members.chello.at/herbert.eder/brazil/***yfan01.jpg[/IMG]

[XTO]

[Negus]

I'd post more but it's NSFW.

[tidus1203]

Ok I admit the fans are hot!

But still I find the game itself boring as a spectator (I am sure masarap maglaro), I tend to just watch the highlights to just watch the goals and of course the finals core. Pero seating there 80 minutes for me is too long for such a slow moment game...

Maybe its just not for me...

[artpogi]

hehe true. medyo mabagal ang laro. but just like any sport, [SIZE="5"]tingin ko it's the appreciation of the skill involved. hanep rin kasi yung ball control na gamit ang paa or ulo lang[/SIZE] (if making a curve ball with your hand is hard, what more with a foot?). and the effort that each player puts into for a goal or defending a goal is really amazing. kaya kahit 0-0 ang laban, naaappreciate pa rin ng fans.

isipin mo yung size ng goal parang isang 20 foot container van. tapos ang laki laki ng field so kalat ang players, yet ang hirap makascore. so kahit makalapit lang or may close missed attempt exciting na. dagdag mo pa yung rough play and fighting for country kaya madaming nanonood.

couldn't have said it any better

[battaglin]

yes, you have to at least play a game of soccer to appreciate it.
when you do, you'd appreciate the effort and skill involved for every
position in the field.
watch the movie victory (stallone, pele..), might help you appreciate it more.

[XTO]

tsaka ang ga-ganda ng wangkata ng mga soccer player....hindi nahuhulog ang bilbil pag tumalon sa bintana tulad ng ibang action star :rofl:

[malinkelly]

soccer fans are ***ier than most sports fans. brazil, latin americas, spain, portugal .



I'm a fan of this paraguay fan.

Nothing on TV right now but the World Cup.

The Japanese team won against Cameroon (strongest team in Africa) so everybody's celebrating over here.

natawa ako dun sa pic, pero in fairness ang ganda nung girl....

[chua_riwap]

natawa ako dun sa pic, pero in fairness ang ganda nung girl....

Ganda nung lalagyan ng cellphone nya.......