Has the Olympic soccer tournament made you want to try to follow the sport more this year?

[Buzz Rules]

Has the Olympic soccer tournament made you want to try to follow the sport more this year?

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[CAPSLOCK]

Nope, didn't watch it, didn't pay any attention to the outcome. Although soccer is more watchable than basketball.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Nope, didn't watch it, didn't pay any attention to the outcome. Although soccer is more watchable than basketball.

is in the quarter finals for both the men's and women's teams. The men play Morocco tomorrow at 9am on the USA network, just an FYI.

 

[Smugpugmug]

Didn't care before and I still don't care. Don't even care about the Olympics in general.

 

[_19disnA]

Nope, still boring to watch. Too many sports being played with pros so they don't even pretend to be an event for amateurs like it was originally intended. Continually adding new sports like skateboarding makes NO sense to me since they already have so many events they have to start the competitions before the opening ceremonies.

 

[LoveDaisy]

I’ve been enjoying the Olympics so I tuned in and it was just as boring as ever. So no I won’t be watching.

 

[prairie_girl]

Not at all. If it’s the match CBC is showing, I’ll have it on in the background, but definitely not actively watching.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

OK just for you Buzz, it's on my to do list. Right behind Horse Dancing (Dressage.)

 

[TippyThomas]

No. I really don't follow any sports though, so it's not just a soccer thing for me.

 

[georgina]

No, though I did watch some field hockey (just plain hockey to the rest of the world). My DDs both played field hockey. Not interested in the soccer or basketball.

 

[Buzz Rules]

OK just for you Buzz, it's on my to do list. Right behind Horse Dancing (Dressage.)

Our u-23 men's team is out today after losing to Morocco 4-0. The women's team plays tomorrow at 9am ET. One thing that annoys me about the IOC is that because of their on going arguments with FIFA, FIFA refuses to make the men's tournament an official player release tournament. This prevents the USA from automatically getting to use their best U-23 players due to the fact that club teams can refuse to let the best American players play for their national team in tournaments. International tournaments like the World Cup and official confederation tournaments like the Gold Cup and youth tournaments are sanctioned by FIFA and therefore clubs have no power to refuses a national team's player request.

 

[Kitty 34]

Buzz, I totally thought of you the other day when I tried to get thru an Olympic game of soccer. I love sports; I appreciate the hard work that goes into playing soccer; but for me, it's just too boring to watch. Sorry.

 

[Eeyore daily]

No, but Ted Lasso did. Either way I understand the mass appeal now.

 

[mom2rtk]

No.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Buzz, I totally thought of you the other day when I tried to get thru an Olympic game of soccer. I love sports; I appreciate the hard work that goes into playing soccer; but for me, it's just too boring to watch. Sorry.

I will say that this men's tournament isn't really the best way to showcase the sport. If I may, I will offer another suggestion just to see if the sport may be less boring to you. If you wait a couple weeks, the European leagues start in late August. They are the pinnacle of world soccer. If you watch one of those matches or even the UEFA Champions League matches in the Fall, tell me if you think the sport is still boring to you. No issues if you do or don't, just that the U-23 tournament with IOC restrictions is the worst way to show soccer. It's why us soccer fans love the sport but hate FIFA.

 

[RangerPooh]

Nope. Not really interested in Olympics or sports.

 

[cvjw]

We watched a men’s game, but no longer support the women’s team after Megan rapino.