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Distant Replay: World Cup II & ESPN

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I told you last week that I’m going to approach this years World Cup with an open mind. I’m planning on doing a few more cartoons on the Cup than I have before. But in the spirit of full disclosure I think it’s only fair that you see some of my previous cartoons on soccer. Feel free to vent or give me a high five. I like those better.

ESPN cartoons I’ve got two new ones on ESPN today. Take a look! And please leave a comment or two. Every comment there helps me a lot!

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7 thoughts on “Distant Replay: World Cup II & ESPN”

  1. Good Morning from Omaha,

    I am starting to hear some buzz about the US against britain. Must be a great game coming. Like most of the world cup it’ll be highlighted on ESPN, so we don’t have to sit through 90 minutes of no scoring and people cheering over nothing. Yes, I too am opening my mind, just a crack, and will catch the soccer scores on espn.

    A 30 second clock would help as soccer players tend to be pretty good athletes and defend the goal with a high level of skill. They have to be in pretty good condition to run around for 90 minutes.

    And its not just running like during a marathon its start and stop run hard and then turn around and run the other way. I don’t know if more scoring is the answer but the world seems content to enjoy the “sport” so who am I to complain. there are plenty of other things to do during the month of June.

    Have a great Memorial day weekend. Headed to KC sometime in the next couple of days. (Happy birthday, Danielle)

    Like always, Strive for excellence, nothing but your best.

    Gene

  2. No thanks.

    I would stop watching soccer if any of these rule changes were made.

    If 10-15 goals became a norm for most games, there would be no point in watching soccer. Goals would become a “commodity” and lose their inherent preciousness. No longer would I be disconsolate when my team concedes a goal or be ecstatic when my team scores, since each goal would lose its “killer” value. No longer would I be scared shit when the other team has possession in my half. No longer would I be praying when my team was chasing the equalizer in the dying seconds of the game. We would never have a 100-year history of memorable goals, which changed careers, made history, stopped wars, etc.

    All your suggested changes would do is make soccer some kind of Nintendo exercise. Where you just keep scoring and have a hard time keeping track of the score without looking at the scoreboard. Your version of soccer would have no scope for creativity or expression by either the coach or the players. It would have no requirement for innovative formations and game plans. Midfielders would no longer be able to alter or set the flow of play and wingers would no longer need to conjure creative distributions.

    And I really don’t get what your problem is. Has anyone forced you to watch soccer? Did someone point a gun to your head and command you to sit in front of a TV soccer broadcast? If you find it uninteresting, you could always switch the channel or partake in some other activity that interests you. Last I checked, in America, and indeed in most of the world barring only 1 or 2 countries, everyone has the freedom to choose what to watch and what not to watch.

  3. Here are some other way’s soccer could be more American:

    #1: Fights like in hockey (though maybe using hockey as a reference isn’t a good idea)

    #2: Cheerleaders on the sidelines (to give us something pleasant to look at )

    #3 One Word: Steriods

    #4: Do commercials during the game. Then if a goal is actually scored show it upon return to game or during the commerical have picture in picture of the game still in action.

    Hope those idea’s help.

    Louis

  4. I guess soccer is an acquired taste – and some Americans just upchuck at the thought of it. Note I said some, not all. If you want to watch soccer, go ahead, and make up your own mind about the sport. I did, and I like it.

  5. speaking as an American, any sport that can end with the score 2-1 needs some added spark. Mr. Litton, perhaps you can address hockey next!

  6. Soccer is not the sissy sport many people think it is. It is a contact sport, just the hits are not as hard as say football or hockey. the players must be in top shape to run back and forth for over 90 minutes a game, and they dont sub out too often. I dont understand people that say watching it is a bore, what about baseball? games last hours and nothing happens, when a team is not getting any hits, the pitcher is having a great game, but there is no exciting plays or long home run balls, the players for the most part just stand in one place for the whole game. How can you watch that for a entire afternoon from your lazy boy and not get bored? And Basketball, you only need to watch the last 5 minutes of most games, before that it is just 2 teams exchanging points every 24 seconds. I am glad you are open to the idea of enjoying soccer, if you are not into soccer and are trying to watch it I can see how trying to understand the rules can be very confusing and take away from your enjoyment. I hope weather you like soccer or not we can stand behind the US team and hope they do well, we have a tuff 1st game againt England. Keep up the great work Drew, Thanks for doing what you do.

  7. The only way soccer would be viewed more in the states than the rest of the world is if we actually started playing well in the world cup. I think it was like two world cups ago United States was in the round of eight. We almost pulled a stunner against Germany. At that moment it looks like the united states was breaking though then the light went out the next time. I hope to catch some US Soccer for the hope they play well. Its still a filler for Football season for me. as always GO BRONCOS!!!!

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