How is watching a game supporting your country? Christ, if watching television was enough to support your country then America would be full of support. Supporting your country would be something like standing behind your president, whether you like him or not, supporting wars, flying an American flag in your front yard, etc. Watchin soccer doesn't even top my list of showing my support for America.

You'll support the USA team, but that has nothing to do with supporting your country!

As I said before, the "American thing to do" would be support your troops, support your president, etc. Supporting a soccer team isn't exactly the most patriotic thing you can do. Now if shifty was to say GO SPAIN!! then that'd be a different story.

Soccer ISN'T one of Americas top sports. Baseball, Football, and Basketball...those are Americas sports we take pride in.

Exactly!


My thoughts on the World Cup:

It's nice and all that ya'll are passionate about such a dull sport, BUT because someone doesn't like the sport doesn't mean that he is not supporting his country. If one were to say root for oh heck idk Korea, then you could say someone might not have his countries back. But rooting on the USA team in the World Cup and supporting your country are two totally different things. BTW if ya couldn't tell I'm no fan of soccer. I played from about the age 10 to 14 and that was it for me. I hated the sport personally. But I respect soccer players because it takes an insane amount of cardio to be able to last a full game.

 

^^^Spare me. You know nothing.

Wow, last World Cup finalists both missed the round of 16. Amazing.

 

I know nothing about what? Supporting my country? Heck if I don't, sorry supporting a childs game isn't included on my patriotic things to do to support my country.

 

No Italy, No France, WOW!

I would like to see USA make it to the SEMIS. Ghana should be a win and then hopefully South Korea can beat Uruguay. But for the Finals I am thinking Brasil v. Portugal.

 

You're a hoot.

http://usa.usembassy.de/sports-soccer.htm


Today, however, according to FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the United States has more official soccer players than any other nation in the world - almost 18 million.

 

I'm making no predictions. I'm just going to sit back and watch the games. It's all up in the air!

 

Once again, "watching and cheering on a team" and supporting your country don't go hand in hand. Call me communist, but I won't watch the world cup and I'm no less of a patriotic supporter for it, bottom line.

 

Yes they do. But really, it's OK you're not patriotic. We live in a free country.

 

You have got to be kidding me? You can't honestly sit there and say I am more patriotic than you because I watched the World Cuo. Give me a break dude. If thats as patriotic as it gets, then you got'r made.

 

You still fail to get it.

You know, you don't have to post in this thread if you don't like the content. There are plenty of threads out there that may interest you, like some UFC threads, and a few threads about pro wrestling.

 

I don't fail to see anything. You're sitting here saying I'm an unpatriotic american because I am not rooting on team usa in the world cup. I'm not rooting against them one bit, I just fail to see how supporting a pro team makes you more patriotic than I. How do you not know that I'm not/was in the military? How do you know a thing about me, or how I support America. There's plenty of threads out the bashing Obama. Are they not patriotic for not standing behind the man in office? I do my part to the best of my ability to show my patriotism and I have the utmost respect for our military and men/women in office. I may not wholey agree on some issues but they do have my respect.

BTW how or what makes you think I might be into UFC? Yes I do like to watch the sport, but it comes behind baseball and football (not futball). I've done said soccer is a true sport, but it's not truely "Americas sport". Football is the most watched sport, Baseball is America's past time, soccer is what?

 

OK, man.

 

well, doesnt look like they will pull it off. the US soccer team has mad heart, i am proud of how they played through out this world cup.

now for Uruguay to win it

 

unfortuantly the U.S. Team is out

 

I bet they lose to Ghana 2-1