-TSS- Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Canada together with Finland are the two countries where ice-hockey is easily the most popular spectator sport. In most European countries soccer is easily the most popular sport. Then there are countries such as Australia and New Zealand where rugby is very popular. Why do you think ice-hockey appeals to people in countries like Finland and Canada as the most popular sport? In Sweden and Russia ice-hockey is also a popular spectator sport but in those countries soccer is more popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Derek L Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Canada together with Finland are the two countries where ice-hockey is easily the most popular spectator sport. In most European countries soccer is easily the most popular sport. Then there are countries such as Australia and New Zealand where rugby is very popular. Why do you think ice-hockey appeals to people in countries like Finland and Canada as the most popular sport? In Sweden and Russia ice-hockey is also a popular spectator sport but in those countries soccer is more popular. Not at all, both my son and daughter play…….My son just finished a spring break mini camp…..And though we would have liked to have gone to South Africa for ‘10, we still got Bafana madness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j44 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 No one can convince me that Messi plays like a girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 No it's a sport for Euro's with Greasy Mullets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 No one can convince me that Messi plays like a girl. He's 5'6, he certainly looks like a girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Derek L Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 No it's a sport for Euro's with Greasy Mullets. The game is played and watched all over the planet……… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Derek L Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 No one can convince me that Messi plays like a girl. Exactly........It's apples and lawn chairs when trying to compare with more popular North American sports........My boy plays soccer to keep fit and have fun……Now Rugby, that’s his religion..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stopstaaron Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Soccer is a great sport to play.. just not to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j44 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 (edited) He's 5'6, he certainly looks like a girl. I think it is mostly his hair though. Soccer is a great sport to play.. just not to watch I've never played organized soccer but I love watching it. Although I only end up watching international play. I'm a MASSIVE hockey fan and I think it is the best sport in the world (I don't care if the popular vote says otherwise) but if I had to pick I would say Messi is the best athlete in the world. He dominates a sport that isn't easy to dominate and he actually makes it look easy. Edited March 24, 2012 by j44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TSS- Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 I must say that I'm a typical Finn in that sense that I really enjoy watching ice-hockey and have never understood the fascination some people have for the sport where a ball of pig skin is kicked around. Ice hockey any day for me over that comatose sport called soccer but obviously the rest of the world disagrees with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j44 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 I must say that I'm a typical Finn in that sense that I really enjoy watching ice-hockey and have never understood the fascination some people have for the sport where a ball of pig skin is kicked around. Ice hockey any day for me over that comatose sport called soccer but obviously the rest of the world disagrees with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 The game is played and watched all over the planet……… I'm pleased as punch that soccer is popular in Burkina Faso.... Basically,I look at it like this... We,in North America seem to be the only literates in an otherwise illiterate sporting world. We get it!!!Soccer sucks!!! I don't deny the athleticism to play the sport at a professional level,but,one has to be a great athelete to be a synchronized swimmer and most people don't give a rats hind quarters about that either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I must say that I'm a typical Finn in that sense that I really enjoy watching ice-hockey and have never understood the fascination some people have for the sport where a ball of pig skin is kicked around. Ice hockey any day for me over that comatose sport called soccer but obviously the rest of the world disagrees with me. Kickee ball sucks....REAL football rules!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TSS- Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Kickee ball sucks....REAL football rules!!!! What exactly is that? Care to to enlightening me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 What exactly is that? Care to to enlightening me? Gridiron football... The most viscious defender EVER!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxR9qYSHt8U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Derek L Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Gridiron football... The most viscious defender EVER!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxR9qYSHt8U Hey, I love American football too (I lived & worked in Texas for nearly two years) but the real man's sport is Rugby......try football without the pads.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Hey, I love American football too (I lived & worked in Texas for nearly two years) but the real man's sport is Rugby......try football without the pads.... And Irish Hurling is tougher than rugby... Rugby is'nt a mainstream sport in North America... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stopstaaron Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Rugby players aren't built like football players .. they are more conditioned like soccer players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Rugby players aren't built like football players .. they are more conditioned like soccer players Who cares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Derek L Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Rugby players aren't built like football players .. they are more conditioned like soccer players You’ve never watched the Springboks or All Blacks play I suppose……… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ35ns6euS4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Too much drama in soccer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manny Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Not necessarily a girl sport, but they do cry like bitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TSS- Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I know it's a cultural thing but still I think rugby would be perfectly suited for a country like Finland. I wonder why we haven't discovered that sport yet. In Australia cricket is hugely popular. The popularity of that game is a mystery to me. Watching it without falling asleep is an achievement AFAIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Soccer is a great sport. Can't really argue with the most popular sport on the planet! One thing they have to try and eliminate is the diving.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TSS- Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Soccer is a great sport. Can't really argue with the most popular sport on the planet! One thing they have to try and eliminate is the diving.... What do think is the reason why the sport has not really caught on in Canada? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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