Forum Discussion
Real Life FIFA 17/18 Thread
I know of at least a couple of other people here that are thrilled the new football season has started, so it gave me the idea to begin a fanboy thread. BTW, that's real football, not throwball. Only...
Imo, the cult of personality has no place in football (maybe even in sports in general). It's a team, guys! Work as one. I do agree though that if one team member goes above and beyond or is significantly talented, s/he ought to be recognized.
The press has a big part in this because they love to single out players and drive readers into apopalyptic fits of rage in order to drive up readership.
Yes, though granted, it isn't difficult to do -- at least in the UK, where people go completely insane at games, and where team support reaches ridiculous heights (accidentally wearing a team's colors can cause a riot, for example). I don't see the same level of insanity here in the US.
MarkJFine wrote:The press has a big part in this because they love to single out players and drive readers into apopalyptic fits of rage in order to drive up readership.
The UK press is incredible. I have a list of all the fake newspapers:
Sun
MirrorTelegraph
Star/Express (same owner)
Mail/Metro (same owner, I think)
TimesThe amount of trolling those papers do is amazing (and they all bash Arsenal for fun and profit).
Real papers like The Guardian are going broke on priniciples.
I still read the Telegraph and the Times, but I pick and choose. The Guardian is very good. I've actually subscribed to it to support it.
maratsade wrote:Yes, though granted, it isn't difficult to do -- at least in the UK, where people go completely insane at games, and where team support reaches ridiculous heights (accidentally wearing a team's colors can cause a riot, for example). I don't see the same level of insanity here in the US.
Insane isn't even the word for it. You guys go absolutely out of your minds for your football (ahem...soccer :p ).
We enjoy our football (or pointy-ended-oblong-you-can-carry-with-your-hands-ball), and a few people love it just a little too much, but the level of darn near national pride doesn't exist here for our football. Heck, baseball doesn't even get that type of enthusiasm, and that's supposed to be "America's Sport" and our "National Pastime."
Actually, that is starting to change.
Not sure you remember the incident between the Dodger and Giants fan in 2011: San Francisco Giants Fan in Coma After Being Attacked by L.A. Dodgers Fans. Similar incidents starting across all sport here.
The funny thing is how we're just starting to get the violence, and Brits are just having to get used to the "moneyball" that we've had since the early 70's. And not just the UK - Europe in general. Neymar's transfer fee from Barca to PSG was disgusting.
