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Old 05-08-2018, 10:55 AM   #231 (permalink)
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It does though. It is popular in the US. It is one of the most played and attended sports.

Didn't say it was the most popular sport did I?
Idk man, this graph says otherwise: https://www.statista.com/topics/2780/soccer-in-the-us/
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Old 05-08-2018, 10:58 AM   #232 (permalink)
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It does though. It is popular in the US. It is one of the most played and attended sports.

Didn't say it was the most popular sport did I?
As far as I can gather, soccer couldn't win over Americans the honest way so they decided to move in scabs.
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Old 05-08-2018, 11:19 AM   #233 (permalink)
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So? It doesn't change that it was covered around the world on major news networks including in the US.
So is a whole lot of other random stuff. So what?
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Old 05-08-2018, 11:31 AM   #234 (permalink)
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So is a whole lot of other random stuff. So what?
So Leicester being world news raised the profile of the city, lots of people know of it now because of that whereas they didn't know of it at all before.
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Old 05-08-2018, 11:37 AM   #235 (permalink)
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So Leicester being world news raised the profile of the city, lots of people know of it now because of that whereas they didn't know of it at all before.
So did Jon Lord.
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Old 05-08-2018, 11:39 AM   #236 (permalink)
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It was news because it was one of the biggest sporting upsets in history. It would be like if Liechtenstein (yeah I'm not checking the spelling) won the World Cup or, I don't know, Indiana won the World Series?
That would be really crazy news given that there are no MLB teams in Indiana.

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Who knows? The point is, that no matter how much you want to pretend it wasn't, Jansz, it was huge news, all around the world. I watched Sky News the day after the title was won and I was amazed at how many languages it was being reported in, and how many cities, countries, places that you would think wouldn't give a curse about football.

It was big news because it was something that had never happened before and will in all likelihood never happen again.
I'm not pretending TH. It was not huge news over here, which I hasten to point out is actually part of the world. It's a pretty reasonable, based on the replies in this thread from other people outside the British Isles, to conclude that it's maybe not quite as big a story as you perceive it to be.
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So Leicester being world news raised the profile of the city, lots of people know of it now because of that whereas they didn't know of it at all before.
Imagine how much bigger their profile would be if The Beatles were from there. It's easy if you try.
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That would be really crazy news given that there are no MLB teams in Indiana.


I'm not pretending TH. It was not huge news over here, which I hasten to point out is actually part of the world. It's a pretty reasonable, based on the replies in this thread from other people outside the British Isles, to conclude that it's maybe not quite as big a story as you perceive it to be.
It's amazing how unmoved they are at the possibility of British news about British sports not being as hyped around the world as the British think. It almost reminds me of American stereotypes who can't imagine a world that doesn't revolve around them.
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Old 05-08-2018, 12:16 PM   #239 (permalink)
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Is that just part of the "I hate every single woman" thing or do you hate her for asking for a raise?
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