What soccer clubs do you support?

[IHeartSUFball]

Big USMNT fans like a lot of you, but do what clubs are supported:

MLS: NY Red Bulls

Europe: AS Monaco

 

[JarHeadJim]

 

[donniesyracuse]

Wrexham

 

[Orangezoo]

Arsenal. I watch MLS occasionally but don’t have a team I specifically support.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

AFC Richmond

 

[Forza Azzurri]

Big USMNT fans like a lot of you, but do what clubs are supported:

MLS: NY Red Bulls

Europe: AS Monaco

Fiorentina and the Italian National team since 1977.

US National team since 1990 World Cup.

 

[ROCcuse]

AFC Richmond

Nice try, pal.
We know you really support AFC Blacksburg

 

[ROCcuse]

Celtic FC

Watch a ton of EPL but don't really have a team.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Big USMNT fans like a lot of you, but do what clubs are supported:

MLS: NY Red Bulls

Europe: AS Monaco

For me, Chelsea is my team. Fan since 2009-10 season.

We've won a lot of trophies in that time - 3 Premier League titles, 2 Champions League titles, 2 Europa League titles, UEFA Conference League, Club World Cup (2x), UEFA Super Cup (Champions League vs. Europa League winners), 3 FA Cups and 1 League Cup.

15 trophies is my 16th year as a fan. I'm spoiled.

My "side club" is Liverpool. I liked them under Brendan Rogers, and fell in love with them under Klopp.

I also follow AC Milan in Italy because of Pulisic and several former Chelsea guys who have played for them.

 

[BomberOrange]

None

 

[SUalldway]

Real Madrid. My son in law introduced "Los Blancos" and their history to me

 

[IthacaMatt]

None

Once you get used to the rhythm of it, soccer is a great sport to watch.
Two forty-five minutes halves with no timeouts.

The strategy is similar to basketball or lacrosse - it's about finding open spaces in the defense, moving without the ball, shifting the defense from side to side to create overloads.

There are fast breaks, presses, and players sitting back in a prevent defense. The passing will surprise you how accurate they are, and how often they hold on to seemingly impossible passes with their feet.

Games are over in 2 hours, just like college hoops. You don't have to tie up 3.5 to 4 hours per game, like in NFL football.

Promotion and relegation means the worst teams get sent down to the minor league, and the best minor league teams get to compete in the top league in that country the following year.

This makes games between losing teams really compelling toward the end of the season because of the money at stake for their clubs, and for themselves, if they get sent down to the lower league.

You don't see professional teams that perpetually lose and don't invest in their players, like you do in Major League Baseball, the NFL or the NBA, where teams don't really try to compete, keep their payrolls low, and the owners become billionaires anyway.

It's a tough, physical game - played without pads, without helmets, played in sometimes terrible weather.

Typical games see about 3 goals scored per game, and another 5-10 shots on goal, so there's about as much action as you see in hockey, although they're not moving as fast, of course.

Because there are no timeouts, players tend to wear down and lose concentration as they approach the ends of each half. An average player runs about 5 to 6 miles during a match in 90 minutes. So many goals come at the end of a half, or end of a game, when people are gassed, and barely hanging on, like in a boxing match.

Give it a shot sometime. I had a friend watch the last World Cup final between France and Argentina, which wound up a 3-3 draw after overtime, and went to penalty kicks (a penalty shoot out) to crown a winner.

He thought it was awesome, and he had never really watched soccer before.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Bunch of our friends are into the local boys, the Vermont Green FC. Exciting squad that won it all last year for their level. I should try them out this year.

 

[upperdeck]

Once you get used to the rhythm of it, soccer is a great sport to watch.
Two forty-five minutes halves with no timeouts.

The strategy is similar to basketball or lacrosse - it's about finding open spaces in the defense, moving without the ball, shifting the defense from side to side to create overloads.

There are fast breaks, presses, and players sitting back in a prevent defense. The passing will surprise you how accurate they are, and how often they hold on to seemingly impossible passes with their feet.

Games are over in 2 hours, just like college hoops. You don't have to tie up 3.5 to 4 hours per game, like in NFL football.

Promotion and relegation means the worst teams get sent down to the minor league, and the best minor league teams get to compete in the top league in that country the following year.

This makes games between losing teams really compelling toward the end of the season because of the money at stake for their clubs, and for themselves, if they get sent down to the lower league.

You don't see professional teams that perpetually lose and don't invest in their players, like you do in Major League Baseball, the NFL or the NBA, where teams don't really try to compete, keep their payrolls low, and the owners become billionaires anyway.

It's a tough, physical game - played without pads, without helmets, played in sometimes terrible weather.

Typical games see about 3 goals scored per game, and another 5-10 shots on goal, so there's about as much action as you see in hockey, although they're not moving as fast, of course.

Because there are no timeouts, players tend to wear down and lose concentration as they approach the ends of each half. An average player runs about 5 to 6 miles during a match in 90 minutes. So many goals come at the end of a half, or end of a game, when people are gassed, and barely hanging on, like in a boxing match.

Give it a shot sometime. I had a friend watch the last World Cup final between France and Argentina, which wound up a 3-3 draw after overtime, and went to penalty kicks (a penalty shoot out) to crown a winner.

He thought it was awesome, and he had never really watched soccer before.

I watch a bunch of soccer , but 3 goals and 5-10 shots on goal is not like hockey. Hockey would avg more like 6 goals and 50-60 shots on goal at the Pro level. You also will see 10-15 goal hockey games more than you probably see 6-8 goal soccer games.

 

[IthacaMatt]

I watch a bunch of soccer , but 3 goals and 5-10 shots on goal is not like hockey. Hockey would avg more like 6 goals and 50-60 shots on goal at the Pro level. You also will see 10-15 goal hockey games more than you probably see 6-8 goal soccer games.

I think you're exaggerating a bit as to how many goals they score in hockey. I have never seen an NHL game with 15 goals, let alone 10. I'll give you 5 or 6 is somewhat common, and yes there are more shots than soccer, there are games with more than 10 goals, and that they are scoring a lot more now than they were when I was a fan back in the 70s and 80s, but how many are good shots, versus taking a slapshot from the blue line?

Edit: As I look at recent NHL scores, yes you are right. They score like crazy now. It wasn't like that as recently as the 90s, the last time I was paying attention to the NHL.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Wolverhampton Wanderers.

I’ll follow Ruben Neves to the end of the earth.

Former San Diego Loyal fan. Big fan of San Diego Wave. If US or Ireland aren’t on the pitch then bandwagon root for the Japanese (love their kits).

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Cleveland Steamers from the MISL
And there was this guy called Tatu

 

[SUfanNC]

USMNT is top pro

Charlotte FC

Arsenal but I have always wanted a less popular team to root for. Tried Southampton but nothing hits

My number 1 team is Fox NAL u14s Takes most of my viewership.

 

[kirbivore]

Big USMNT fans like a lot of you, but do what clubs are supported:

MLS: NY Red Bulls

Europe: AS Monaco

I really only watch during World Cup so Team USA

 

[cusefan88]

I really only watch during World Cup so Team USA

There's a beautiful soccer world waiting for you every week.

What I can tell you is that from a passion standpoint the WC is incredible.

However from a pure soccer standpoint the quality stinks. Club soccer where the players are together produces a much much better match.

 

[SUfanNC]

There's a beautiful soccer world waiting for you every week.

What I can tell you is that from a passion standpoint the WC is incredible.

However from a pure soccer standpoint the quality stinks. Club soccer where the players are together produces a much much better match.

I actually enjoy the dynamic of players coming together quickly. Learning to mesh. Sometimes the biggest name in a club isn’t the biggest on the team. Watching how they grow as the tournament goes on. Or the opposite of 1 or 2 guys you don’t know will make an impact with a lesser but solid team.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Cleveland Steamers from the MISL
And there was this guy called Tatu

Cleveland Steamers!! LOL. What a great (courageous) name!

 

[IthacaMatt]

Wolverhampton Wanderers.

I’ll follow Ruben Neves to the end of the earth.

Former San Diego Loyal fan. Big fan of San Diego Wave. If US or Ireland aren’t on the pitch then bandwagon root for the Japanese (love their kits).

They had a really promising team a few years ago under Nuno. They had some real talent, too.

Raul Jimenez before he fractured skull was banging in goals.

Ruben Neves in MF, of course. But they also had Leander Dendoncker as their holding MF, and Joao Moutinho was really good at pulling the strings.

Adama Traore the part-time weight lifter sprinting down the wings. Diogo Jota on the left wing. They had Pedro Neto, too, and a young Morgan Gibbs-White.

The defense had some good players, too - Willy Boly, Connor Cody, Matt Doherty, Max Killman. And Rui Patricio in goal was very good for a while.

That was a fun team to watch. Sometimes good midtable teams like that are the most entertaining.

 

[IthacaMatt]

There's a beautiful soccer world waiting for you every week.

What I can tell you is that from a passion standpoint the WC is incredible.

However from a pure soccer standpoint the quality stinks. Club soccer where the players are together produces a much much better match.

I wouldn't go so far as to say it stinks. CONCACAF games can be brutal to watch, but as teams come together in a month-long tournament, the ones who advance keep playing better.

I just watched AFCON, and the semifinals and final were excellent games. Senegal, Nigeria, Morroco have very talented teams.

World Cup Final between France and Argentina was a classic, tyoo.

 

[cusefan88]

I wouldn't go so far as to say it stinks. CONCACAF games can be brutal to watch, but as teams come together in a month-long tournament, the ones who advance keep playing better.

I just watched AFCON, and the semifinals and final were excellent games. Senegal, Nigeria, Morroco have very talented teams.

World Cup Final between France and Argentina was a classic, tyoo.

Perhaps the later knockout rounds are when we get the best cohesion.

You're probably right my statement went a little far. Maybe I'm traumatized from watching too much CONCACAF like you said.