soccer doesn't count.
128100
Look no further than the true american sport...\nFootball (both NFL, College, and High School)\nThousands of Americans pack into stadiums each weekend for the events.
65877
Soccer Rocks!  Base/softball is sooooooooooooooo boring.
142112
not soccer, Football, CFL. Write that down.
190829
MLS is definitely not the calibur of the leagues overseas in England, Germany, Spain, Italy, etc.  I have to admit that the MLS is definitely trying to get up to those levels though.  I say give it some time and the MLS will soon compete with the aforementioned leagues.
25354
soccer\nits a cool game and i dont know if this is a sport but i sigh rap music
18868
americans would like soccer if they watched it enough but unfortunately the big tv networks wont show it because there are no commercial breaks in a game of soccer only one after 45 minutes so the tv networks would lose advertising revenue unlike american football that has breaks all the time.
207354
It is a sport, by any definition. People can say they don't think blue is a color either, but that doesn't mean they have any real facts to back up their assertions.
556153
You can't compare feats accomplished in different sports.
622818
Certain infractions cause certain punishments.  It may seem like the behavior isn't all that bad, but soccer isn't rugby or football--the rules are different.  Check them out.
223022
1.Don"t think so.\n2.Because they can't play in soccer.\n3.Nothing.
590950
Most of soccer is sheer serendipity.
465933
Soccer is a boring sport and more people are going to watch faster sports oike basketball and football.
157349
How did this get on a soccer catagory?
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The main reason why soccer has not exploded yet is that the average american's attention span is very small.  Football, baseball, etc. are broken down into different plays, quarters, innings, etc.  There are breaks for commercials entertainment and so on.  But soccer only has two halves and the teams play for 90 minutes.  The play does not stop unless there is a foul and a yellow or red card is given.  Soccer can feel boring to most americans who simply don't see the art in it.  That being said soccer can explode here if the USA teams do well.  Soccer has drastically become more popular since the USA women's soccer team did so well around 2000.  Now that Mia Hamm and others are retiring the men now have to shoulder the burden of carrying on soccer.  If the US men's team win the World Cup at any time in the next 50 years then yes soccer will become more popular.
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nithiii, you need to watch yourself in talking about American's and Soccer.  In the USA, soccer isn't the most popular sport because we have many other sports that share time with it.  In other parts of the world, the other sports that are big in USA, aren't as big there (baseball, basketball, etc)  If soccer were the only major US sport, it would be huge here like in other parts of the world.\n\nI think the original question of why is soccer pointless is a stupid question.  As an American and a soccer coach and referee, I think the sport of soccer is highly entertaining and enjoyable.  Its one of the few sports that you know exactly when its going to end or at least close.  Its also one that can end in a draw and still be enjoyable.
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Your proposal makes sense for me. But soccer stats are not so important.  A team can play crap and still win. Or the oposite, can play a grat game, all stats in his favor and loose a match.\n\nProbably because this, the soccer stats have flaws in their definitions.. they dont have an important meaning.\n\n"Where are the official descriptions on soccer stats?"\ndunno
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I love soccer, too bad it's not very popular in the US. I guess the Americans love only incredibly boring sports like American football and baseball - sports that move at glacial speeds!