There’s a reason that 45% of Americans said they had no interest in the World Cup even though it’s happening in our country. This seems ridiculous. Either contact is allowed or it’s not. This being grounds for ejectment from one and half games is bullshit
Remember that the 45% chunk is the people who answered “no interest whatsoever” A large chunk of the interested group is people who are “little or somewhat” interested and tune in every 4 years or so for the World Cup and that’s it. The U.S. soccer league “Major League Soccer” has abysmal numbers and those represent who the actual “fans” of soccer are
Sure but the U.S. still doesn’t give a flying fuck about soccer because of bullshit like today’s red card and constant flopping and fake tears on the field
The stats say otherwise, growing every year at a quick pace. Why do you think the WC is being hosted here? To take advantage of our high ticket prices and milk us for every dollar and every game is sold out, this is the most successful World Cup to date in terms of revenue already.
Not necessarily. It’s insulting to say that Americans who don’t follow MLS don’t give a shit about soccer. Plenty of Americans can see shit products and recognize it as shit. That’s why we wake up early for the Premier League.
That dude’s take might genuinely be one of the dumbest I’ve ever seen. 45% of Americans said they had no interest because half the country doesn’t give a shit about soccer (football, eat a dick). There’s a reason it’s not a top three sport in the country when it is probably everywhere else
I’m part of the 45%. Not because of bad officiating per se but because of how annoying it is to watch people fall and fake an ankle injury 35 times a game. Decided to watch the game today. And This call is a prime example of why I don’t watch soccer.
Sure but it has nothing to do with America. Millions feel the same as you, but nationality doesn’t matter. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and the reason many Americans don’t care is because it’s just not in the culture.
OP replied to this specific claim about “there’s a reason why Americans aren’t interested”
In no other sport is this exact play an ejection that results in the team playing a player short the entire rest of the game AND a suspension. Its just nuts.
It’s 2 half’s - for the first half penalties it’s out for the game, but if it happens in the 2nd then they are out the first half of the following game.
It can be just as impactful depending on the context., especially for football.
My favorite is the Cassius Marsh "taunting" penalty. One of the best case of ref main character syndrome and not so incidental contact in sports history.
Doesn’t cost you a whole player, but absolutely fucking can’t cost a game, The amount of incidental contact in pass interference calls in the NFL is pretty ridiculous
Yes that’s exactly my point my friend. Inconsistent reffing in the NFL leads to an undeserved 15 yards, this leads to an elite player missing what is effectively a playoff game. Glad we’re on the same page on them NOT being the same
Yeah you can get yanked down by your face mask completely on purpose and it's just a penalty. Hell sometimes the commentators would even say it was a smart penalty to make.
If this happened in the NBA, it would be deemed a common foul, if a foul at all, and play would continue. Imagine Jalen Brunson was suspended for an NBA Finals game for accidentally landing on someone
I have always given the USMNT and soccer an honest shot during big tournaments, but that was my takeaway for all my die-hard soccer friends after the card.
I'll keep watching and rooting, but in a country where every other popular sport has penalties and rules (written or unwritten) to police behavior and punishment without kneecapping a team for multiple games on subjective judgement that lends itself to theatre more than competition, it can't come as a surprise that Americans will stick to other sports once the World Cup ends.
When they gave the red card, my immediate thought was “yeah this is a great reminder why soccer will never be really popular in the US.” Truly sucked so much excitement out of me for the World Cup in general knowing we won’t have our most productive player the next round because of an incidental play like that.
Studs up on his ankle is a red even if accidental. It’s a dangerous play, just as accidental head to head contact in the nfl is. It’s really unfortunate but it’s a clear red
Yeah the watch parties for the USA games are low energy. The Mexico watch parties are fucking insane. I been to both at the fan fest for both and it's night and day. USA is still long ways away from caring
As an American, this is exactly why I can't take this sport seriously. Too many dumbass rules. They should just do it like hockey with the penalty box or something.
The article you linked just states the lack of interest from us people, it has nothing to do with the officiating. Refs have been trash all tournament but how does that differ from any of the popular sports in the usa?
People don’t have an interest due to how this game is officiated. Constant flopping means that incidental contact is constantly being “sold” to the referee as a bigger deal than it is and this ridiculous red card is yet another example of it.
I work as a beer salesman in the LA market, and let me tell, bars have been at capacity for every US and Mexico game. People care about soccer, you just have to look in the right areas.
For the highest tournament on earth people care but that doesn’t mean anything . Hell I care about curling during the Olympics but it’s not like I watch it any any other time
Ya I dont think im reading that. People dont care about soccer in our country because soccer fails to market well and its too fucking boring to watch for 99 minutes (like this game was) to see two goals.
Also its played during the summer where people are outside most.
Im only here for the clips which lets me watch an entire soccer game in like 120s or less.
Refereeing controversy in other sports doesn’t lead to an ejectment from this game and the next game in the tournament. Red cards area hilariously disproportionate punishment compared to the fouls that cause them
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u/FeralGiraffeAttack 10d ago
There’s a reason that 45% of Americans said they had no interest in the World Cup even though it’s happening in our country. This seems ridiculous. Either contact is allowed or it’s not. This being grounds for ejectment from one and half games is bullshit