Soccer is Boring

I don't know about anyone else out there in the United States, but for me, I find soccer quite boring. Wait, boring isn't quite right. How about mind-numbing, coma-inducing, and worse than watching paint dry. Okay, maybe it's not that bad. But still, I haven't watched a single ounce of the World Cup being held in South Africa yet. Maybe when the United States is playing, then I'll watch it. But for me and most Americans, I just cannot get into soccer. Meanwhile, the rest of the world continues to go ga-ga over it.

I remember when we played soccer in high school during P.E. and I was bored with it then. I just couldn't get myself to run up to the black and white ball and try kicking it around. Usually when I was trying to steal away the ball from the defender, they'd end up blowing by me. It's not that I was slow; I just didn't care. it seemed like I was always on the other side of the field of the ball - I acted more like a defender than an offensive player. Needless to say, I never caught on to the game of soccer early on in my life and that continues to this day.

That isn't to say the game of soccer isn't growing in the United States. It seems that in the more larger cities in the country, soccer leagues continue to sprout up. Yet, the majority of Americans still have no interest in the sport. Many largely place the blame on the fact that the game wasn't invented in our country (or nearby countries). Hey, if it ain't American, then forget about it, right?! I don't know if that's entirely true. I think the game itself is to blame. The matches seemingly go on for hours with very little scoring taking place. I dunno, that's just my opinion. If you love the game and are completely infatuated with the World Cup, then more power to ya. But unfortunately, I probably won't be watching unless the U.S. is playing. And let's hope the United States can actually go far this year. If the Americans have a good amount of success in the 2010 World Cup, then there's a potential for the game to grow that much more here. But even then, it's a toss up.