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Trying to get into soccer.

Posted on 4/23/12 at 6:28 pm
Posted by volvos
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2012
16 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 6:28 pm
So I really like watching soccer. But I don't know where to start with watching and following teams. I really like France.

Suggestions?
This post was edited on 4/23/12 at 6:29 pm
Posted by BobLoblaw
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2011
2324 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 6:41 pm to
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I really like France. Suggestions?


I suggest you like someone else
Posted by wm72
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2010
9031 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 6:41 pm to
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So I really like watching soccer. But I don't know where to start with watching and following teams. I really like France.


On this board, almost everyone is primarily an EPL fan which makes sense due to the language and their heavier marketing in the US. However, I'd be the first to say that it's a breath of fresh air when people follow other leagues and Ligue 1 is certainly a good league.

The problem, of course, is that you'll only find 1 or 2 matches a week on Fox Soccer but ESPN3 will offer a few more.

I'd just start to watch matches and maybe find a decent message board where you can lurk and get some news and see what team attracts you.



Posted by inelishaitrust
Oxford, MS
Member since Jan 2008
26155 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 6:42 pm to
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Trying to get into soccer. So I really like watching soccer. But I don't know where to start with watching and following teams. I really like France. Suggestions?



Not sure if troll or just stupid.
Posted by WarSlamEagle
Manchester United Fan
Member since Sep 2011
24611 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 6:57 pm to
FRANCE??? FRANCE??? That's almost as bad as rolling on in here with a Mexican national jersey on, homeboy.
Posted by Dandy Lion
Member since Feb 2010
51400 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 6:59 pm to
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volvos

quote:

France

wut?
Posted by LSUMJ
BR
Member since Sep 2004
20623 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:00 pm to
France?

GTFO
Posted by Freauxzen
Washington
Member since Feb 2006
38430 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:12 pm to
quote:

On this board, almost everyone is primarily an EPL fan which makes sense due to the language and their heavier marketing in the US. However, I'd be the first to say that it's a breath of fresh air when people follow other leagues and Ligue 1 is certainly a good league.

The problem, of course, is that you'll only find 1 or 2 matches a week on Fox Soccer but ESPN3 will offer a few more.

I'd just start to watch matches and maybe find a decent message board where you can lurk and get some news and see what team attracts you.


This. EPL is what you'll get here, hence the love.
Posted by polarbehr
behind gump lines
Member since Sep 2011
6568 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:12 pm to
Epl sucks go with the bundesliga
Posted by thenry712
Zasullia, Ukraine
Member since Nov 2008
15795 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:14 pm to
I have no qualms with France. .

Go to an MLS match, and just watch whatever games you can. It's easier to find a club to support that way.


BUT frick YOU IF YOU PICK A TEAM I DON'T LIKE
Posted by glassman
Next to the beer taps at Finn's
Member since Oct 2008
117842 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:15 pm to
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Epl sucks go with the bundesliga


There are both great? Jesus Christo.
Posted by inelishaitrust
Oxford, MS
Member since Jan 2008
26155 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:22 pm to
Epl, mls, bundesliga, la liga. That's the order I watch them in. I like international play a lot too, and team USA is my #1 priority.
Posted by WarSlamEagle
Manchester United Fan
Member since Sep 2011
24611 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:22 pm to
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Epl sucks go with the bundesliga

Grammar sucks, go with whatever you feel like typing.

...seriously, though.

EPL is the best Euro choice for an American to follow because, as mentioned earlier, it gets covered the most here and we all speak the same language. Haters gonna hate on the English game, but it really is one of the best to follow.

Bundesliga is good quality, but you'll have a hard time finding matches here...unless you have Gol TV.

La Liga is essentially a two-team league, Barca or Real. But they are two of the world's best clubs.

I know nothing about Ligue 1, you pansy.

If you're really serious about watching soccer, though, I suggest checking out our nation's own league, MLS. Since the rest of the leagues in the world are winding down their seasons in the coming weeks, MLS is the best choice because the season's just finished their sixth week on the schedule. If you're an American and love soccer, you should follow your own country's players...a good bit of them play in MLS.
Posted by polarbehr
behind gump lines
Member since Sep 2011
6568 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:23 pm to
Sorry I have German blood
Posted by glassman
Next to the beer taps at Finn's
Member since Oct 2008
117842 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:26 pm to
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Sorry I have German blood


Germans going to German.

Bayern is one of my favorite clubs. It is just easier for a new fan to follow the EPL in the states.

And all posters calling out this guy suck. Any new poster is welcome as long as he isn't a Mexican National team fan.
Posted by polarbehr
behind gump lines
Member since Sep 2011
6568 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:28 pm to
Lived in Bavaria for a few years as well
Posted by WarSlamEagle
Manchester United Fan
Member since Sep 2011
24611 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:29 pm to
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And all posters calling out this guy suck. Any new poster is welcome as long as he isn't a Mexican National team fan.

Sorry...but my blood boils whenever I see that someone finishes off their first post on here with "I like France". I'm also giving him the treatment I got when I revealed myself as a Man U fan on here.

That reminds me, OP...you like France? You must love Thierry Henry...be a New York Red Bulls fan. Great offense, but their defense is utter garbage. You'll never get bored.
Posted by glassman
Next to the beer taps at Finn's
Member since Oct 2008
117842 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:34 pm to
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I'm also giving him the treatment I got when I revealed myself as a Man U fan on here.


Yeah but hasn't that abated?

quote:

You must love Thierry Henry...


As an Arsenal fan I fricking do. Plus my name is 100% French. WSM you have been a great addition to the Board. Who says he won't be?
Posted by joey barton
Member since Feb 2011
11468 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 7:58 pm to
I thought that "glass" was an English word
Posted by joey barton
Member since Feb 2011
11468 posts
Posted on 4/23/12 at 8:02 pm to
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I really like France.


France is more fun to watch from afar. They self destruct pretty frequently. Just choose games at random to watch on ESPN3 on Saturdays and Sundays

Let me know if you choose a team. We have an assortment of team-branded, dental dams that we give to new Soccer Board posters.
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