I have tried to like soccer. I agree the stakes are higher with each goal since there are so few goals scored. The U.S. game versus England had ZERO shots on goal for the U.S. squad. ZERO! In my opinion that's painful to watch. Hockey is much better. At least there are 20-30 shots on goal for each team, making it far more exciting. And nothing, not even the NFL, beats playoff hockey. To analogize soccer with hockey, it is the equivalent to a team endlessly passing the puck in the neutral zone, which would be very boring.
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