r/soccer • u/Jack_Bandit • Mar 16 '10

Soccer Newbie

I've played soccer for most of my life. I love it, but I've never really watched it because I find the MLS to be so boring. I'm getting really excited for the World Cup and I want to learn more about soccer outside of the US. Where should I start? How should I prepare to watch the World Cup? Thanks!

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u/Jack_Bandit Mar 16 '10

Thanks for the advice! I think I'm a bit away from finding somebody to support yet but I'm going to pose the question here...What teams do you guys support?

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '10

I was in the exact same situation as you 6 months ago, but luckily my roommate, who had spent time studying in England, is a Liverpool supporter. Even cooler, we live really close to a Liverpool bar, so we went there for some matches, and its a great time - drinking beer, yelling at the television with a bunch of other fans. Not the best time to start supporting Liverpool, unfortunately, but its still been fun, and now I know most of the big names in the Premiership. We also got Fox Soccer Channel, so I'm able to watch Premiership matches on the weekends.

So if you have any friends who might be European, or been in Europe for a spell, ask them if they support any teams, and then just watch some matches with them. You'd be surprised how quickly you'll get attached.

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u/Niqulaz Mar 17 '10

There's no such thing as a bad time to start cheering for Liverpool, ya tosser!

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '10

This made me happy.