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Anonymous wrote:

> Joaquim G�ndara wrote in message ...
> 
>>>Why not? Everyone likes football, so where better a place to talk about
>>>
>>it?
>>
>>For the record, I don't like football. It's uneventful.
>>
> 
> For the record, I don't like football either. It's a load of bollocks.
> 
> <G>
> 
> Seriously, though; I think it's boring and overhyped.  22 people kicking a ball
> about a pitch.  Players getting transferred for millions of pounds.  Ridiculous.
> 
> Multi-billion pound television rights skirmishes between ITV Digital, BSkyB and
> the BBC.  Good God.
> 
> And then there's the violence - what the fuck is that all about ??

You forgot to mention the ludicrous faked injuries 
during a match.

And that the organized sport seems to pander to violent 
drunken yobbos esp. in Great Britain, but elsewhere as 
well.

And that there is so much pointless back-and-forth; 
even an ice hockey match, with similar difficulty of 
working the object into scoring position, typically has 
over 20 shots on goal *per side*, with 30 or more for 
each side not uncommon.  In some football matches I've 
watched, the goalie won't touch the ball for 10-15 
minutes at a stretch, possibly longer.

And you forgot to mention all the games that end 0-0.

Other than that...it's a great game.