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Grand opening, but ... Real Salt Lake fails to make up ground in MLS playoff push
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If you do not use your upper torso, it is not a sport. I love riding bikes and mountain climbing, but it is not a sport. It is a recreation. Everytime I ride my bike it is a 'tie' I don't win or lose.
Soccer is a great game. I personally have little appreciation for baseball. But when I sat down with my nephew who plays and watches baseball all the time, I began to catch a glimpse of the intricacies and strategies of the game. It's the same with soccer, those who hate the game simply don't understand the game.
Think about American football. Do you get excited when you see the defense get up into press coverage on your best receiver and you see the receiver and the QB exchange a little nod? You're going nuts 'cause you know your team's about to break a big play. But the guy/gal next to you who has little understanding of the game is wondering why this stupid game has to take a 2 minute break after every play.
You don't have to become a soccer fan. No one's forcing you to. You can choose to be a fan of whatever sport you like. Or none at all. But to say that this sport is lame or for losers or whatever is ignorant and foolish.
Go RSL!
You're right on the money. America is so much better than the rest of the world. Our sports are the best and any other sports that we didn't come up with are irrelivent. Our money is the best too right? The dollar is way better than the Euro or Canadian Money. Our businesses are booming because of how great America is.
You'll have as much fun watching weeds grow in your garden as you would at a Professional Sports venue for sure. So go ahead and do that! And go drive your F350 around to show how American you are... buy some Mcdonalds while you're out there to add to your weight problem. Nobody is gonna change how you think or tell you what to do.
By the way... my ticket to the RSL game was $15. Probably pretty close to what you paid for your King Sized Fries and 44 Oz. Diet Coke to keep you busy while watching the weeds grow!
As for those whining about "my tax dollars" nonsense, the reality is you aren't paying for the stadium with "your tax dollars." The taxes are being drawn almost exclusively from consumption taxes BY OUT OF STATE VISITORS.
For true fans, don't pay attention to those who hate soccer. I grew up not liking or playing soccer, but watching MLS the past few years after World Cup 2006 made me a huge fan. Their is great athleticism and I had no idea how physical the game was until I attended.
Finally, the Jazz and any other sporting venues seems like a bad investment (and yes, Larry Miller did get public funding), but the Jazz are great for the local economy, local pride, and bring positive attention to our state. RSL will do the same with the best new stadium in the MLS.
Let the bitter beer faces complain about taxes and their own ignorance of a great international sport.
I was pretty disappointed with our mid feild. Probably the worst game Will Johnson has ever played. His touch was completely off. Same goes for Yura. I think we should have brought Deuchar in earlier despite his lack of quality play lately. RSL had 4 shots on goal in the last 6 minutes because Deuchar was winning the ball in the air. Hope they can push into the playoffs.
I admit, I am glad they have it here in Utah. So many kids do love it. I am sure your kid loves it and I am sure you have a blast coaching it. Honestly if my kid could not play football, baseball or basketball, I would put him in soccer. Even the non- athletic kids deserve some recreation. Sorry your kid struck out with 'Real' sports
the waste of tax money is the expo center across the street with thousands of parking spots... THAT WERE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC?
can someone please explain to me why that lot was not open to public parking?
You can wink all you want but I have seen Soccer fans and foam fingers and body paint may as well be seat cushions and makeup compared to the crap that they come up with. At least Football fans just drink alcohol and pass out after their team loses instead of lighting it on fire and trying to tear down the city.
Watch that video again and pay close attention to the way soccer fans adorn themselves. Then come back and make fun of the atire of football fans.
Soccor: The biggest lifelong injury sport you could let your young daughter get in to!!!
There, I can take a ribbing and come back for more. Keep it up Athlete. I liked that one.
I also liked the soccor fan telling the football fan he was a geek when soccor fan tramples people to death and starts fires after games. Looks like 6 of 1 and half dozen of the other to me.
By the way...on the subject of Fans. PPPLLLEEEAAASSSEEE!!!
Have you see the soccer fans in the rest of the world? They do stuff that would make the most die-hard Raider fan blush.
Star running back, star of the basketball team....hmmmm...maybe at a 1A school, but even that is unlikely. Please don't come on here and make stuff up.
How many people want to see Utah/BYU Tie at anything?
Good luck.
Oh yeah, ever stubbed your toe on a coffee table...hurts like heXX. Now try running as fast as you can and have someone step on your foot or collide in to your shin...pads or no pads...it stings.
Please know that I hate the fakes too...but dude, play the game...it stings!
I would rather have carpet than not, also I'd rather watch or play the real football (the one where people don't flop all over the place, the one where you can have contact with another person)
You're right the game could still end in a tie. To me it's not any less exciting than the Steelers vs. Browns game on T.V. a few weeks ago. 10-6 was the score in that one! I love every sport but clearly there are pros and cons to each sport. In two weeks the regular season will be over and the playoffs will start! Then we'll see some intense games that will NOT end in a tie.
And to "To Draw = Defense" You said "I will never have any interest in attending an event that has the potential of no resolution." I guess you don't watch the NFL then because there's potential the game could end in a tie. You're really limited aren't you!
No way...after what you described. I think it is a real man's sport now. I would never try it, not if it stings! Count me out. I see the light now.
*Soccer IS a sport
*Soccer players don't fake injuries
*Soccer Fans are great, they don't throw bags of.....on the other teams
*We should Soccer in the US, since the rest of the world does.
*Soccer kids are real athletes
I am sorry, I was so wrong. Thanks for setting me straight.
It is so great to have a home!
Andy Williams was sitting on the North West corner with his wife and daughter. He was super cool with the fans.
I think there were maybe a couple hundred empty seats in the entire stadium (Southwest corner) but it was basically packed!
I know lots of people don't like soccer but our group of season ticket holders has grown from 8 to 14 in 3 years.
GO RSL!!
blah, blah, blah ad nauseum.
Could you be any more predictable?
plays, you guess it "SOCCER". Just too funny.
But another part of me loves that people just CAN'T HANDLE IT. They're so insecure they can't even see an article vaguely related to soccer they have to moan and wail about it.
It got built, you lost, that must really hurt to see people lashing out like 4 year olds. Don't break your Tonka trucks!
By the way Real is third in the west so how do they suck.
re ties: it's much more exciting to know there is no fairy tale endings and that the result isn't faked or forced. NY and RSL are on equal points over the whole season and were equal over the course of 90 minutes - a tie sounds like the correct result to me.
Long Live Real Salt Lake and Rio Tinto Stadium!
P.S. Anyone who thinks Bama is not a key factor behind RSL's wins knows nothing about the game.
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