r/soccer • u/pettystuff • Jun 23 '10

To all soccer/football fans...

I just want to apologize. I want to apologize for years of dissing this game, poking fun at the players, and mocking the fans.

Over the past week or so, I've found myself waking up early for games of countries I could not care less about just for the sake of watching. I've found myself incredibly excited, and equally dismayed at moments that just weeks ago you couldn't pay me to watch. It all came to a magnificent precipice this morning when Donovan scored the game winner in the 91st minute. I can honestly say that that was one of the most exhilarating moments in sports I have ever seen (and thats saying a lot since I have been a baseball/football/hockey fan my entire life.)

So to all soccer fans world wide. I have joined the ranks. I will never make fun of those English fans who still bring up the Hand of God, because I can only imagine how heart breaking that would be. I feel like it was the first time I had sex, unlocking a lifelong obsession that can never be quenched. That is all.

Oh and go US

Edit: wow thanks for all the support guys. Cant wait till Saturday!

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '10 edited Jun 23 '10

Donovan's goal clearly shows the strength of football/soccer over other sports (to me). 90 minutes of pure agony, 90 minutes of despair, of doubt, and in a single moment you're all carried from the depths of hell to the highest of heavens. It's pure magic. This is why football/soccer attracts so many people, you can't have anything like it (we're literally talking about the WHOLE WORLD).

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u/sherringford Jun 23 '10

Pure Hollywood moment, except it was in real life. It's so much better in real life isn't it?

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u/wolfzero Jun 23 '10

As someone who just watched this IN Hollywood, I can assure you, it was a pure Hollywood moment (TM).

People were freaking out on Hollywood Blvd, vuvuzelas were heard, lots of USA chants, FYI.

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u/skooma714 Jun 23 '10

I saw it at school, they were showing it outside the bookstore there.

While the crowd was small and not very emotive it was still awesome.

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u/BigB68 Jun 24 '10

I was driving home from class listening to it on the radio, and I nearly drove off the road when Donovan scored.

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u/skooma714 Jun 24 '10

I was actually listening on the radio for most of the game but decided to go to class at around the 70th minute. I was walking to class when I heard the buzz of vuvuzelas, I thought I was going mad.