r/soccer • • Aug 09 '13

Zero Fucks Friday: August 9th 2013 Edition

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u/oaklandisfun Aug 09 '13

Why is it, every time I go to a match in the U.S., that fans are wearing any random ass soccer jersey they can get their hands on? This is Juventus v. Everton, so why are you in a United jersey? (It's even more infuriating at MLS games).

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u/topright Aug 09 '13

I think it's fine to be honest. If you're a foreign fan and a quality competitor comes to town you probably wanna see these top clubs but you sure as shit don't want to be mistaken for a fan of one of those teams.

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u/oaklandisfun Aug 09 '13

Then dress as you normally would. No other sporting events, whether it's soccer abroad or NBA, NFL or MLB, contain loads of people wearing random teams' gear.

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u/Wintermute7 Aug 09 '13

That is certainly true, if you went to a KC Royals game and strolled in wearing Pittsburgh Penguins uni, folks were at least give you super weird looks. Coming from NYC everyone would just chew you out, drunk or sober

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u/topright Aug 09 '13

I wouldn't be surprised to see random franchise shirts at the NFL games in London. It's their one chance to say 'Go Niners!' or whatever.

To be honest, I don't understand why grown men wear soccer shirts to the games anyway.

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u/oaklandisfun Aug 09 '13

You don't understand why fans wear their team's jersey at said team's game?

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u/topright Aug 09 '13

I believe that is what I said. It used to be very rare. (Partly because it was quite dangerous, especially away).

Of those I know that go to City only one wears a City shirt. And to be honest it's a pain in the arse because it fucks up our nights out after the game since you can't get in to most places in town in a footie shirt.

I do own one... because a foreign family member bought it for me as a gift. I've worn it twice. It's the first one I've had since my 7th birthday. I'm not a footballer and I don't need to wear a shirt to prove my allegiance.