And to a lesser extent portugal.

I have some anti-italian and portugese feelings. Everyone always talks about how they are cocky and arrogant. But their not really. At least compared to other teams, like France for example.

So why do we love to hate them. (The main reason I don't like portugese soccer is because of Ronaldo. Sure he is excellent, but it makes me want to go on a shooting spree in little portugal shooting all the crying girls when they lose even though those girls don't know anything about soccer. /RANT)

Who dives more than Italy and Portugal? No one. Plus I hate Ronaldo.

Because they give soccer a bad reputation in a lot of peoples eyes. That being said, I really do enjoy watching Portugal play, especially C Ronaldo. He may dive every opportunity and cry way more than any grown man should, but the things he does with a soccer ball....

Because they are cheating bastards...
./end thread.

Italy dives too much.

Grosso. Diving cunt.

Every fuckin team has divers on it, africans, asians, the euros, the americas, i've seen players on teams from all over do that over the years. In the nba they are gunna start calling it as a foul for flopping or diving, i say red card the guy who dives and slows up the game.

Portugal dives twice as much.

And what about fouling? France and Holland foul like crazy.

Diving is one of the reasons football/soccer hasn't caught on in the US. ..Not that it really matters.

Diving is one of the reasons football/soccer hasn't caught on in the US. ..Not that it really matters.

Is this some way of saying that Americans are above that kind of thing?

Americans are not above it, necessarily.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8ukde193ivM
These are not usually outcome deciding calls, but it happens a whole bunch.
Either way, I don't think that's why Americans and soccer don't mix. I don't watch soccer because it bores me to fucking tears until someone gets a goddamn goal.

Were you raised playing and watching soccer? Because my thoughts on the subject are Americans don't enjoy soccer in the same way as most other cultures because it's not so entwined into the culture. Most Young-American heroes are not soccer players, but basketball and football players. There is some soccer in the US but it's not exactly the same caliber nor watched with the same enthusiasm.

Diving is one of the reasons football/soccer hasn't caught on in the US. ..Not that it really matters.

Pff, I doubt that. Watch and NBA lately? Plenty of flopping going on there.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ioyt2zzm530
The last few are absolutely priceless but it's nice to see some of the divers getting yellow cards.

Southern Europeans are sleazy motherfuckers when it comes to the great game. If you want skill AND honour, look to eastern euros like the Czechs.

Soccer sucks a fat one.

Soccer sucks a fat one.

This right here^ He may be a failure acolyte, but he speaks teh tr00f.

You guys are losers, and what is with you fucking Americans. Soccer? SOCCER?? It's Football you cunts, get it right. fags

Yeah yeah we get it. Americans call it soccer and everyone else calls it football. Stop whining already.

You hate them cause theyr good. But I also hate them, Portugal beacuase theyr stupid little mexicans that can never win anything + ronaldo. Then Italy because of the scandals, diving, and bitch ass game play + rivals to my country anyways.
I like spain though, because theyr good and dont foul all the time.

Pff, I doubt that. Watch and NBA lately? Plenty of flopping going on there.

^I was about to say this^. Wideouts and d backs do the same thing.