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| Puma's World Cup 2010 "Love Equals Soccer" campaign really hit the nail on the head. |
We're partial to starting them and last night, rather than buying a present for Mrs. FBM, we started "#SoccerLove" for soccer fans to declare what they loved about this sport. We assembled a few of our favorites here to check out.
Please feel free to add your own reasons you love soccer in the comments section.
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@jakerueter - The fact that one single goal can unite a country of over 300 million.
@galacticla - For those 90 minutes...nothing else matters
@RevsPrez - U6 on sat mornings, Over 30 Thurs nights and any time the Revs beat DC, CHI or NY
@Kevin_Dooley - and when all else fails, there's still beer in the parking lot.
@GSRyank - That moment when 90 min of agony and frustration turns to pure joy in an instant
@scottfaldon - Your toddler kicks a ball through a door, turns and yells "Goal Daddy! Goal!"
@TavisBurns - Because, from Tromsø to Tierra del Fuego, EVERYBODY speaks the same language.
@ste_betts - Explaining 2 your wife why you need 2 watch a game between 2 African countries in a language you don't know
@SoSimplyPut - Brewing pot of coffee @12am & convincing cynical husband to stay up 'till 3am to watch Lando blow r mind! WC02
@LFCConnecticut - the moment i never walked alone with scousers halfway around the world, a black girl by herself in europe
@pckilgore - Xavi. Space. 'nuff said.
@JamesTheGreat14 - driving 16 plus hrs round trip to freeze your ass off watching another dos y zero in wc qualifying
@AONewHaven - the passion of the supporters is what got me into the game, i asked "why do people like this so much" and i was hooked
@smash1983 - The most perfect diagonal run.
@PuraVidaChris - Standing, singing and chanting with strangers who become close friends, while turning doubters into believers.
@HibbyFC - Standing up to other bar patrons to put International friendlies on tv's during NFL playoffs.
@pjcin303 - Gripping your scarf tight, singing and chanting your heart out, finding confetti around your apartment...a week later.
@ElleJayCee_ - Because I need it more than I need air
@4castnate - ...because the way you play is a window to your soul. No sport is more pure.
@RyanRosenblatt - Having a beer at the match with a South African, German and Argentinean, bought for you by a Dutchman
@TheSquadPlayers - It's the one sport where you have an instant connection with anyone else who enjoys the game
@sflanagan17 - its the perfect sport. Passion, physicality, organization, communication, technique, athleticism, creativity,
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| Tears and beers. |
@wardjoe2- a beer with friends after the game.
@FootieInAmerica - Irish Chelsea supporter. Saw Henry's 1st goal in MLS and made me forget to hate.
@yanknufc - Because no matter how bad life gets you club/country winning can still make you smile.
@lfcusa - watching the world stop and come together to enjoy something special
@Fans4Life1 - Because it even brought the Germans and Brits together at Christmas during WWI.
@adamjant72- Coaching my son's U-8 team because that's what my dad did for me
@Sea_Sailor5211- When playing a match with people who speak different languages, there is no language barrier
@WordsAreEadsy - being in supporter section right after the national anthem plays
@adamjant72 - Every 4 yrs i give everything I have to support my National team
@FCBlueMoon - That moment when you know you will lose, but everyone stands up and sings their hearts out anyway.
@local_kitchen: A conversation topic in a taxi, a pub, a train station, anywhere in the world. No matter what the language.
@12thLady: If it isn't love to wake up at 4 a.m. to watch a match in a different time zone, it might just be plain ol' crazy.
@Nicholas_Gallo: LD's goal against Algeria literally bringing me to tears.
@ChefCDM - "It doesn't matter what country ur in, if there is a game, and you ask to join, you can"
@CapeCodCricket - makes friends from all over, turns lives upside down every 4 years and makes it socially acceptable to wear scarves in June.
@PVKS - I love that I fell out of love for several years, but fell even harder later in life.
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