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35. There is a big difference between men's soccer and women's soccer

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 01:09 AM

Oct 2017

There is way less competition and the game is slower paced. As an example, the US womens national team routinely loses to 15 year old boys clubs. This happens all over the world commonly as well.

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/a-dallas-fc-under-15-boys-squad-beat-the-u-s-womens-national-team-in-a-scrimmage/

http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1698/womens-soccer/2016/05/26/23954642/australia-womens-soccer-team-faces-unfair-global-backlash

So that is great that the US women do well but there is little competition. On the men's side, the competition is extreme.

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The men. OKNancy Oct 2017 #1

+++++++ pangaia Oct 2017 #7

+1000 BuddhaGirl Oct 2017 #9

I disagree with that but will still watch em USsoccerfan Oct 2017 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author DinahMoeHum Oct 2017 #10

The US women's team is always a contender to HeartachesNhangovers Oct 2017 #14

The US women had a nice headstart over most of the world awesomerwb1 Oct 2017 #27

tell sbnation. I'm sure there is a link at the site at the link I posted n/t OKNancy Oct 2017 #29

sbnation didn't post on DU. sbnation didn't HeartachesNhangovers Oct 2017 #31

lol - ok, sorry I cut and pasted from sbnation their exact content. OKNancy Oct 2017 #32

I'm disappointed for the men, but excited for the women IronLionZion Oct 2017 #23

Very disappointing harun Oct 2017 #2

That side never figured out who they were going to be in terms of style or strategy... Still In Wisconsin Oct 2017 #3

Honestly, it is worse than that Blackjackdavey Oct 2017 #11

Yeah, I have a Russian friend who is a big football fan. Here's what he says: Still In Wisconsin Oct 2017 #21

Arena's tactics last night were a disaster as well ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #15

How old is Howard now, sixty? I know GKs can and do play longer but still... n/t Still In Wisconsin Oct 2017 #22

well, kicking in goals for the other team doesn't help much LOL snooper2 Oct 2017 #28

Well, we can rely on the USWNT in 2 years. AtheistCrusader Oct 2017 #4

Yep, roosters may crow, but hens deliver the goods. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2017 #12

There is a big difference between men's soccer and women's soccer USsoccerfan Oct 2017 #35

This has NEVER been about men vs women. NEVER. DinahMoeHum Oct 2017 #37

So? Loyd Oct 2017 #5

I've been watching football all my life... yallerdawg Oct 2017 #6

wow it's a very big thing "world cup" bdamomma Oct 2017 #40

Maybe its time to start calling it futbol, which is what it is. pangaia Oct 2017 #8

What do you expect from a country that has to say "ice hockey" OnlinePoker Oct 2017 #16

Well, there IS box hockey. pangaia Oct 2017 #18

I've never heard of that one. OnlinePoker Oct 2017 #19

When I was a kid, there was a big park nearby, baseball fields, jungle gyms, band shell, pangaia Oct 2017 #20

Field hockey is an Olympic sport... Princess Turandot Oct 2017 #33

Thanks Obama! George II Oct 2017 #13

Repost MurderMittenLiberal Oct 2017 #17

Trump should feel comforted that Russia and Iran qualified IronLionZion Oct 2017 #24

The host country gains automatic qualification. SwissTony Oct 2017 #25

Fox paid $400 million to carry the World Cup: EarthFirst Oct 2017 #26

Not likely based on US team expectations... brooklynite Oct 2017 #30

At least they won't have to BHDem53 Oct 2017 #36

To get to the big dance u need to qualify dembotoz Oct 2017 #38

Time to chop off some heads... Blue_Tires Oct 2017 #39

They're lucky they don't play for Colombia. sandensea Oct 2017 #41

Colombia was a big favorite going into that tournament Blue_Tires Oct 2017 #42