US Women's Soccer (football) champs !

[Larry_OHF]

It takes a lot to get recognized in the US if it's soccer we're talking about. The US general populace has never cared much for our soccer team, and only recently has soccer been making news, maybe due to the amount of people from Mexico moving across the border and bringing traditions with them. In fact, the only thing I knew about Soccer when I was in school was that it's a sport girls usually play.

I know the men's Soccer team has been getting better in recent years, but it's time for the US to recognize the Women's Soccer team for winning the cup Sunday! I wish more was being celebrated on this win. I have a feeling most people either don't know or don't care...that the women's cup is somehow inferior in the world of sports. Are these feelings coming from a dad of three girls? That might have something to do with it...regardless, I felt prompted to post this on IW GenCon today that I am proud of our women's team and their 5-2 victory!

[ElfBane]

At that level, winning by 3 goals is a butt-whoopin. Congrats Ladies.

[Larry_OHF]

Here's a good article from Washington Post called the Sad Gender Economics of the Womens World Cup. It does a great job saying what I hoped to say here.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...ens-world-cup/

[Yorick]

Originally Posted by Larry_OHF It takes a lot to get recognized in the US if it's soccer we're talking about. The US general populace has never cared much for our soccer team, and only recently has soccer been making news, maybe due to the amount of people from Mexico moving across the border and bringing traditions with them. In fact, the only thing I knew about Soccer when I was in school was that it's a sport girls usually play. I know the men's Soccer team has been getting better in recent years, but it's time for the US to recognize the Women's Soccer team for winning the cup Sunday! I wish more was being celebrated on this win. I have a feeling most people either don't know or don't care...that the women's cup is somehow inferior in the world of sports. Are these feelings coming from a dad of three girls? That might have something to do with it...regardless, I felt prompted to post this on IW GenCon today that I am proud of our women's team and their 5-2 victory!

As the Dad of two girls, I say hear hear Larry!!

[johnny]

for starters...stop calling it soccer, and maybe we can have a discussion.

[ElfBane]

Originally Posted by johnny for starters...stop calling it soccer, and maybe we can have a discussion.

Peeps in the USA don't really have an option. We have a near-blood-sport already commonly called "football". So, in order to differentiate, we use the term soccer.

[Yorick]

Originally Posted by ElfBane Peeps in the USA don't really have an option. We have a near-blood-sport already commonly called "football". So, in order to differentiate, we use the term soccer.

Futbol?

[johnny]

Originally Posted by ElfBane Peeps in the USA don't really have an option. We have a near-blood-sport already commonly called "football". So, in order to differentiate, we use the term soccer.

That's the whole issue, there already was a sport called football when they invented American Football.

[johnny]

I have been trying to keep track of this tournament, since it featured the first ever appearance of the Dutch ladies on this stage, but it was as i feared a major dissapointment. It's just that women aren't physically build for the game, much like the WNBA. Football is based on speed and technical skills and women lack both. Their enthousiasm is heartwarming but that just doesnt't cut it. I couldn't bare watching it for much longer than 20 minutes, and that wasn't just because of the timedifference, since i happily stayed up night after night to watch the Warrior-Rockets series, followed by the Warriors-Cavs. It's the lack of pace and skills that made me turn off the tv and go to sleep.

Nonetheless congrats to team USA.

[Lord of Alcohol]

Womens soccer/football is far better to watch than the mens. And no not because I'm a pervert(though I am a man so yes I am). Its just more exciting, a lot more action. They just go for things when men just pass the ball endlessly back and forth.