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2022 WORLD CUP BRACKET( culture / sports / soccer )
For those like me who were having a hard time finding one online, go to worldcup2022bracket... read more
USMNT FAN-PREFERRED ROSTER( culture / sports / soccer )
Who do you want playing right now for the US Men's national soccer team (assuming everyone's available) for a hypothetical must-win game?VOTE HEREI like this lineup, here.... read more
MY ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM( culture / sports / soccer )
Trying to decide which English Premier League team I should consider my team. Very important. Leaning toward either Liverpool FC (because I always liked the Beatles) or Plymouth Argyle Football Club (because my first car was a Plymouth, and I... read more
NO MORE PENALTY SHOOTOUTS( culture / sports / soccer )
I'm a huge soccer fan, but absolutely hate penalty shootouts. That is no way to decide a game. The winning team needs to be determined by playing the game, not through penalty kicks.That's like deciding an American football game by having five or six players from each team line up and kick f... read more
WORLD CUP 2014( culture / sports / soccer )
I love World Cup soccer ("football/futbol" to most of the world), so life is good now with all the games on. I'm ticked at ABC/ESPN for limiting all USA games to ESPN, which I can't see because we don't subscribe to cable TV. Of course, they do that to force people like me to s... read more