Apparently you have mistaken an honest reply for whining. Once again you seem to be attempting to give your fragile ego a boost by resorting to insulting language. I happen to find soccer dull and believe it is dull because the rules, especially the off-side rule, result in boring defensive play.
I also find bowling, darts, and snooker dull as spectator sports. I hope I am not accused of whining about them as well. Or am I not allowed to express my opinion without drawing a sneering comment from you?
It was a joke. Get a grip and quit taking everything so seriously. You didn't notice the "lol" and the "lmao" bits in what I said: "Till someone started this thread. lol
... and took up whining about it? lmao"
Now you are fair game.
(pun intended)
Soccer is popular for two main reasons. One - it is the only sport available to most of the world's population due to the high cost of equipment in other sports. Soccer rules are simple, require little equipment, and a game can be played almost anywhere.
Same for rugby but it isn't as popular. Same for hockey, but it isn't as popular. Basketball? lol A ball and hoops, shoes, shorts and a shirt. People play basketball inside, outside, on pavement, on dirt, in gyms, etc. Hockey? Some sticks, some ice (or a gym floor or grass), some pads, footwear, and a couple goals. The basic rules are the same as soccer.
And then there is the cultural aspect. If soccer is the only sport you know it is going to be difficult to embrace another.
Show me a culture or a country that has only one sport, please.
But I stand by my original comment. Compared to more dynamic sports like ice hockey, soccer is very slow moving and the number of scoring plays is quite limited. Changing the off-side rule would make the game more wide open and much more interesting to watch. It is interesting to note that in ice hockey the rules have been modified many times in attempts to make the game more exciting, beginning back in the 19th century when the 7th player was eliminated.
And then fighting was allowed more freely and then not allowed so often, blah blah blah. Changing the rules all the time makes people lose interest in the play.
Any suggestion that soccer rules be modified, however, meet with the attitude that the game is perfect the way it is. Perhaps soccer aficionados are correct and soccer is perfect the way it is, but I happen to find it mind-numbingly dull.
Then don't watch it. I don't watch hockey or North American football, nor do I go whine about them in their particular forums.
Oh yeah, no offsides? Then players would be booting the ball through city streets, around through the forests, and everywhere but on the field. Good plan. :roll: They should stop the rule about icing in hockey, too.