Football . Love it? Hate it ?

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Barbara Shoemaker Posts: 1764 Joined: 4th Jan 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:36 on 20th November 2008 Having had the pleasure of being a "soccer mom", I have to say I love watching a match. I like to annoy my male friends who are addicted to American football by calling soccer "real" football. My 20-something year old son and daughter both played soccer from the time they were 5 or 6 years old through high school. It was amazing to watch their individual skills develop from nothing to accomplished players. There is a lot of skill and finesse involved, as well as endurance. We had the pleasure of watching (at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC) the very first home game of the then-new DC United. And they won! What a treat! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:37 on 20th November 2008 You got to see DC United?!! You are so lucky!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 15:38 on 20th November 2008 Oh i hate football/soccer, don't know why but i've never had any interest in it at all. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:39 on 20th November 2008 But it's so much fun to play!! You don't know what you are missing! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 15:40 on 20th November 2008 Oh i do, i've played it many times in the past, just don't enjoy it!! sorry!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:41 on 20th November 2008 Oh well! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Mick Covell Posts: 349 Joined: 7th Nov 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:42 on 20th November 2008 On 20th November 2008 12:10, poe wrote: Hi Mick, you can't beat a good game of football (soccer) I've been to a few lower league games. Not quite as low as Scarborough mind you but I've been to the Hawthorns and seen West Brom play, and also my own team Birmingham City when they were in the old second division under Barry Fry. I still enjoy watching the odd televised game of footy when i can, but don't really follow it much except keeping tabs on the blues position now and then. A belated but very warm welcome to the site by the way! Glad to see you're enjoying it. Thank you poe . The site is great fun indeed . My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Mick Covell Posts: 349 Joined: 7th Nov 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:46 on 20th November 2008 On 20th November 2008 15:36, Barbara Shoemaker wrote: Having had the pleasure of being a "soccer mom", I have to say I love watching a match. I like to annoy my male friends who are addicted to American football by calling soccer "real" football. My 20-something year old son and daughter both played soccer from the time they were 5 or 6 years old through high school. It was amazing to watch their individual skills develop from nothing to accomplished players. There is a lot of skill and finesse involved, as well as endurance. We had the pleasure of watching (at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC) the very first home game of the then-new DC United. And they won! What a treat! That must have been great fun Barbara . I've enjoyed watching some MLS games on the box , though I have had to mute the commentators at times LOL . My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Barbara Shoemaker Posts: 1764 Joined: 4th Jan 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:47 on 20th November 2008 One of my American-football-mad friends told me once that he never liked playing soccer because it made him angry when he kept getting kicked in the shins! Hello, that's what shin guards are for! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Mick Covell Posts: 349 Joined: 7th Nov 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:47 on 20th November 2008 So are you not a sports fan Jason or just not a football fan ? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions