Comments on: Gooooooaaaaalllll!!! http://blog.hofmag.com/2007/08/20/gooooooaaaaalllll/ Great people. Great stories. Great writers. Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:11:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Grant http://blog.hofmag.com/2007/08/20/gooooooaaaaalllll/#comment-684 Grant Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:00:28 +0000 http://blog.hofmag.com/2007/08/20/gooooooaaaaalllll/#comment-684 "If you don't know why Beckham was playing in a 'meaningless' Superliga game" ... is exactly the point. Ryan is admitting, like most American fans, his ignorance to the game overall. The fact that a million seasons are seemingly going on at once becomes confusing to the "average" fan and makes an MLS game less important. If the average American is to get into soccer, he or she is going to need to be able sink their teeth into it knowing this is it, this is the most important game going on. That's the point and that's one of the many reasons soccer just doesn't catch on here at the pro level ... AYSO, club, high school, college, it's fine. But Beckham or not, the MLS, Superliga, whathaveyou will continue to be nothing more than an afterthought. “If you don’t know why Beckham was playing in a ‘meaningless’ Superliga game” … is exactly the point. Ryan is admitting, like most American fans, his ignorance to the game overall. The fact that a million seasons are seemingly going on at once becomes confusing to the “average” fan and makes an MLS game less important. If the average American is to get into soccer, he or she is going to need to be able sink their teeth into it knowing this is it, this is the most important game going on. That’s the point and that’s one of the many reasons soccer just doesn’t catch on here at the pro level … AYSO, club, high school, college, it’s fine. But Beckham or not, the MLS, Superliga, whathaveyou will continue to be nothing more than an afterthought.

]]> By: JC http://blog.hofmag.com/2007/08/20/gooooooaaaaalllll/#comment-683 JC Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:30:33 +0000 http://blog.hofmag.com/2007/08/20/gooooooaaaaalllll/#comment-683 I don't quite understand it either, other than the simple basic reason: Money for the owners. I equate it to the Lakers playing in a tournament consisting of the best teams from Mexico in the middle of the season. Make sense? No. Money? Yes. I agree with effie's comment. The games for Beck's are to help him prep for a silly "friendly" in England. It is pretty sad now that England can't field a team without Becks for a friendly. I guess they are running out of players to develop. Anyway, good commentary. When is the Galaxy's next official MLS game anyway? P.S. Speaking of very little fans at the game, it took me back twenty years to a time when the only soccer I could watch was on the Spanish stations. It was great to brush up on the spanish but disappointed we have this megastar of a player, that they have been promoting all over the place and you couldn't watch it in English, in America. I don’t quite understand it either, other than the simple basic reason: Money for the owners. I equate it to the Lakers playing in a tournament consisting of the best teams from Mexico in the middle of the season. Make sense? No. Money? Yes. I agree with effie’s comment. The games for Beck’s are to help him prep for a silly “friendly” in England. It is pretty sad now that England can’t field a team without Becks for a friendly. I guess they are running out of players to develop. Anyway, good commentary. When is the Galaxy’s next official MLS game anyway?

P.S. Speaking of very little fans at the game, it took me back twenty years to a time when the only soccer I could watch was on the Spanish stations. It was great to brush up on the spanish but disappointed we have this megastar of a player, that they have been promoting all over the place and you couldn’t watch it in English, in America.

]]> By: russell coleman http://blog.hofmag.com/2007/08/20/gooooooaaaaalllll/#comment-682 russell coleman Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:34:44 +0000 http://blog.hofmag.com/2007/08/20/gooooooaaaaalllll/#comment-682 Good point of view, most American fans don't care about soccer hear because the product is so inferior compared to the overseas brand. Maybe he can get other great European players to follow him over here and make the game exciting. Good point of view, most American fans don’t care about soccer hear because the product is so inferior compared to the overseas brand. Maybe he can get other great European players to follow him over here and make the game exciting.

]]> By: effie pee http://blog.hofmag.com/2007/08/20/gooooooaaaaalllll/#comment-680 effie pee Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:53:30 +0000 http://blog.hofmag.com/2007/08/20/gooooooaaaaalllll/#comment-680 If you don't know why Beckham was playing in a "meaningless" Superliga game, take a look at the English National Team Roster when they play this week. In uniform will be one Mr David Beckham who obviously had to prove that he was fit enough to play for the Galaxy before he was to be recalled to the national team of England. Now, lets see if he makes it back in time or in any condition to play for the Galaxy in their next game against Chivas. If you don’t know why Beckham was playing in a “meaningless” Superliga game, take a look at the English National Team Roster when they play this week. In uniform will be one Mr David Beckham who obviously had to prove that he was fit enough to play for the Galaxy before he was to be recalled to the national team of England. Now, lets see if he makes it back in time or in any condition to play for the Galaxy in their next game against Chivas.

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