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(AFP) Amusing Just how popular is soccer in Europe? Even more powerful than porn. Here comes the evidence   (news.yahoo.com) divider line 25
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Snarfangel [TotalFark] 2008-06-29 10:31:37 AM  
FTA: Football is one of the few things that can compete with sex.

Which kind of explains the birth rate.

 
Ilmarinen 2008-06-29 12:20:24 PM  
FTFA: buxom strippers

www.joesportsfan.com

"Is there another kind?"

 
Crosshair [TotalFark] 2008-06-29 01:01:13 PM  
Snarfangel: FTA: Football is one of the few things that can compete with sex.

That's because people don't get to get drunk and go destroy half the town while battling the riot police after having sex.

If there were no riots/violence after a soccer game, I wonder how popular it would really be.

 
Slaxl [TotalFark] 2008-06-29 01:45:45 PM  
Crosshair: Snarfangel: FTA: Football is one of the few things that can compete with sex.

That's because people don't get to get drunk and go destroy half the town while battling the riot police after having sex.

If there were no riots/violence after a soccer game, I wonder how popular it would really be.


There really isn't that much violence anymore, at least not in the UK.

Anyway, you can have sex anytime, you can't watcha tournament final anytime, so of course it's going to be "more popular"

 
Purple_Jack 2008-06-29 02:14:34 PM  
I can just about last the full 90 minutes, but if you add in extra time and penalties it's difficult to compete.

 
steamingpile 2008-06-29 02:34:00 PM  
No evidence to be found soccer still sucks

 
Loki-L 2008-06-29 02:39:33 PM  
Slaxl:

There really isn't that much violence anymore, at least not in the UK.


There isn't all that much particpation in international tournaments either.

 
Snarfangel [TotalFark] 2008-06-29 02:49:24 PM  
poopalacarte: I suppose they also masturbate for 90 minutes, only to end up with nothing.

No, they occasionally fall to the ground and clutch their knee.

 
Necrocide 2008-06-29 03:16:46 PM  
Ah yes. Nothing like spending an afternoon of watching a bunch of guys run around a field for a couple of hours, getting nothing accomplished and failing to kick a very small ball into a goal the size of a farmhouse.

 
Henry Holland 2008-06-29 03:24:08 PM  
NecrocideAh yes. Nothing like spending an afternoon of watching a bunch of guys run around a field for a couple of hours, getting nothing accomplished and failing to kick a very small ball into a goal the size of a farmhouse.

Spain 1, Germany 0. FAIL.

 
barneyfifesbullet 2008-06-29 03:29:56 PM  
FTA: Football is one of the few things that can compete with sex.

American Football, yeah.

Watching a bunch of guys kick a ball back and forth, no.

 
Patterson 2008-06-29 04:05:02 PM  
barneyfifesbullet: FTA: Football is one of the few things that can compete with sex.

American Football, yeah.


Maybe if you're into "accidental sex".

static.howstuffworks.com

"Let go of my Chad Pennington!"

 
moralpanic 2008-06-29 04:11:44 PM  
I never understood this sport. Playing it requires soooo much running, and watching it is the same thing; people running up and down the field.

It's even more boring than baseball.

 
devioustrevor 2008-06-29 04:13:55 PM  
Patterson: barneyfifesbullet: FTA: Football is one of the few things that can compete with sex.

American Football, yeah.

Maybe if you're into "accidental sex".



"Let go of my Chad Pennington!"



That post (including the picture) is so full of win I am having trouble typing this.

 
dan_kronske 2008-06-29 04:17:47 PM  
I can't even begin to count the ways soccer > American football.

But I can say they are both really fun to watch.

/Dallas Cowboys Fan
//MLS blows
///The Euro Cup is amazing this year

 
Rethorn 2008-06-29 04:26:03 PM  
d.yimg.com

If these are the pornstars over there I can see why.

/have a seat, Spain

 
slideaway 2008-06-29 04:42:04 PM  
Crosshair: Snarfangel: FTA: Football is one of the few things that can compete with sex.

That's because people don't get to get drunk and go destroy half the town while battling the riot police after having sex.

If there were no riots/violence after a soccer game, I wonder how popular it would really be.


The popularity of soccer is directly connected to the riots and violence. So that question is redundant.

 
Blink 2008-06-29 05:15:15 PM  
Speaking as someone that played soccer as a small child, in high school, and then eventually in college -- I have to say: I don't understand the fan-based excitement over it.

It's really fun to play -- but it's boring as hell to watch.

 
Tony Stark 2008-06-29 05:44:55 PM  
"Red is my favorite color! It is a far better color than blue which is boring and for faggy euros!"

"Blue is a far more sophisticated color than red! The whole world loves blue! Red is only loved by inbred, mouth breathing rednecks!"

Repeat as necessary

 
Komplex 2008-06-29 05:59:38 PM  
Slaxl:There really isn't that much violence anymore, at least not in the UK.

That's true, it's now closer to how the English have sex, a lot of hype, a disappointing performance and an empty promise to do better next time.

 
Wizzin 2008-06-29 06:05:40 PM  
Loved Euro 2008! Soccer in HD is pretty friggin awesome.

//Dallas Cowboys fan

 
gbiewer 2008-06-29 06:12:18 PM  
I came here for the graphic hottie soccer guy pics.

I am leaving disappointed.

 
boxiebrown 2008-06-29 07:55:20 PM  
Slaxl:
Anyway, you can have sex anytime


Speak for yourself, stud...

 
gimpols1908 2008-06-30 09:29:13 AM  
...for about 94 minutes.

 
thatvoiceguy 2008-07-03 05:57:35 PM  
moralpanic:I never understood this sport. Playing it requires soooo much running, and watching it is the same thing; people running up and down the field.

It's even more boring than baseball.


I know. Just like jockey, which is just a bunch of guys skating around on the ice. Or basketball, which is just a bunch of guys running up and down a hardwood court. Or American football, which is just a bunch of guys trying to tackle whoever has the funny-shaped brown ball.

Maybe being a sports fan just isn't really your thing. It's okay.

 
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