American soccer fans have heard it forever. “Soccer isn’t physical enough.” “Real athletes play football.” “Soccer is just a bunch of grass fairies running around kicking a ball.” “If I wanted to watch a game where nobody scores, I’d just watch literally any Big Ten football game.”
Well, just in time for the off-season, I’m here to make the case that the Barclays Premier League and soccer in general, should not only be the next sport you take interest in, but it will become one of your favorite parts of the weekend.
Flow of the Game
One of the main complaints I hear is that soccer is “boring” and the game doesn’t move fast enough for their preference.