3 ms·
Why Did Borges Hate Soccer? (2014)
- PaulHoule 10y agoI love (to play) small field soccer but the large field game, to me, is about as interesting as watching paint dry. The field is so large and has so many players that the ball is Brownian diffusing from one end of the field to the other, maybe eventually into the goal. In the U.S., the rise of soccer as a youth sport fits in with the rise in social immobility. Back in the day you could play Little League and dream you'd become Babe Ruth or Alex Rodriguez, but today being American means there is no way you can be Pele. I am amazed at how little connection there is between the pro sport in the U.S. and the huge youth sport. I used to coach kids soccer and found that none of the other coaches knew the names of MLS teams other than the L.A. Galaxy. That's sad.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 10y ago> today being American means there is no way you can be Pele. Now imagine the alternate universe where Freddy Adu had actually made it in pro soccer.