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To: LindyBill who wrote (173055)7/10/2006 8:57:20 AM
From: Thomas A Watson  Read Replies (2) of 793838
 
If all you saw in the World Cup final was running back and forth you are I believe the perfect example of current state of American interest in Soccer.

I believe more and more Americans are growing up today and being exposed to soccer at far far higher level than in the time you and I were growing up.

I saw a game of amazing athletes and beautiful technical skills.
But I also saw a game that in some ways disgusted me. Not just in the final, but in many of the games there is repeated cheating of the poor sportsmanship of faking fouls and injury.

Was Italy in the final at all because a player faked a foul in the quarter final in the last 30 seconds of injury time of the last overtime that got a PK to win that game.

I wonder do many Americans not like soccer because it's supposed to be the gentleman's game, but at the highest levels seems to be systemically infected with cheaters.
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