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Frequent asked questions and answers about Soccer in the US. The US FAQ and answers of soccer’s World Cup. Q: Why do soccer announcers yell GOOOALLL for three minutes whenever some scores? A: Because the word is used so rarely in soccer. Q: Why is soccer so popular in other countries? A: Because in other countries they call it football, and everybody loves football. Q: Why isn’t soccer popular in the US? A: We have football. Q: Why is the World Cup only played once every four years? A: Because like swimming, ice skating and gymnastics you can only care about soccer for a few weeks every four years. Q: Why can’t players other than goalkeeper use their hands? A: If they could it would be called rugby, and rugby doesn’t have vuvuzelas. Q: What are vuvuzelas? A: Long tubes that soccer fans use to try to blow the ball into net when they get tired for waiting the players to kick it in. Q: Is the goalkeeper the only soccer player that can use his hands? A: Other players can use their hands for a ‘throw-in’, to adjust their socks or to gesture in disbelief when referees make ridiculous calls. Q: Can you explain “offside” in soccer? A: Whenever a player gets behind a defender and into scoring position, off-sides is called to prevent overuse of the word GOOOALLL. Q: What happened to the French team at the World Cup? A: The players discovered their teammates were arrogant French people. Q: What does a Yellow card mean? A: A flagrant foul, such as adjusting an opposing player’s socks while he is in a scoring position. Q: What does a Red card mean? A: Bad acting. Q: What do you call it when the game ends because time runs out and each team has one goal each? A: A high scoring game. Got a comment? Comment@Prohockeynews.com © Copyright 2010 by Prohockeynews.com Top of Page |
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