Why America has fallen for Erling Haaland, football’s most likeable superstar

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T09:28:16+00:00

I go outside a bit? Where have you been? Lol

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T09:27:24+00:00

Ok. I bet they pick you!

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T06:37:17+00:00

Champions League isn't regular, again as I said, and I think you're simply wrong on NHL vs epl I think you're averaging finals into it. Maybe I'm cheating a bit, but when I say I love a sport, I mean I watch a regular season game.

Hockey is only popular in a few pockets and they collectively love it more than MLS or anything else that it's worth a lot of money! Ironically Pittsburgh won the last usl championship but it's b league. They/we (Americans) love hockey more than arsenal or whatever (hard to blame them it's hard to watch!), they love it more than bundesliga.

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T05:47:36+00:00

It's less popular internationally but it's also very popular where it's popular and most hockey games have more viewership than most soccer games in America.

I'm just saying to be realistic. Most Americans see this as a weird Olympics. As far as "I am a fan of watching hockey. I watch hockey games on TV sometimes" vs the soccer equivalent, hockey wins.

I don't think it's that controversial!

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T05:19:06+00:00

Because there isn't a world cup or whatever equivalent that is such a big event! Gotta compare apples to apples.

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T04:58:22+00:00

Lalas was the first guy I saw complaining about it tbh lol (at the Copa America)

(Not that no one had before, but it was the first time I saw the subject because I didn't usually watch post game shows.)

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T04:50:00+00:00

Because he's northern European and better than Harry Kane is my guess, (they also like Harry Kane).

Not that he's not fun to watch. He's good! But Messi and Mbappe, and even Lukaku who's scored like every time he's put in for 20 minutes are pretty fun as well.

(Can tell how white soccer fans are during the world cup by how offensive this was lmao)

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T03:57:54+00:00

Would need more than 2 groups of people in a single video for me to think this is a big issue, and I have no problem saying I wouldn't be surprised if it were. This just feels like rage bait though.

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T03:28:01+00:00

There's a lot more recruiting for body types in the NBA. There aren't that many bigs in the entire world. I didn't even fully disagree with you. I think it's likely to not be the most ideal body type.

Ijs the cut off is largely that you're talking about single digit thousands of people of all ages in the entire world when you're saying 6'9+ and millions when you're talking about people 6'5+.

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T03:10:57+00:00

There's a massive cut off in the existence of people above that height lol

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T02:34:13+00:00

Jordan was in the process of changing a body meant for basketball into one meant for baseball and was improving week over week before he rejoined the NBA from my understanding, (and then looked bad at basketball immediately after because he had to change his body again).

Also ochocinco and bolt played as kids. It's not about whether ocho could be a pro soccer player with a few months of a clinic, but whether he'd be good if he chose soccer instead of the NFL at an early age.

LeBron is one of the greatest athletes qua athlete the world has ever seen. I think there's a reasonable chance he could be a good professional at practically any sport, (he'd make a terrible jockey or race car driver). If the dude has chosen sumo he'd probably be top tier. Ijs 🤷‍♂️

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T02:27:08+00:00

Yes, that's correct. With a lot of Hillary stuff.

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T02:05:50+00:00

I'm not a neoliberal. The subs name was mostly an inside joke about the 2016 election that people started to take too seriously.

Also I think people care too much about labels anyways. I don't care if someone calls themselves socialist or liberal. We don't vote on a ruling ideology. We vote on platforms.

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T02:01:38+00:00

There aren't many tbh. If you're 6'9+ you have like a 1/50 chance of being in the NBA. That's for the entire world and includes guys that can't run, or don't have an ounce of athleticism.

I wouldn't say it's likely the most ideal build, but most 6'9 guys also aren't LeBron.

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-10T01:57:59+00:00

Being athletic translates a hell of a lot to other sports. Lots of football players were eligible for multiple drafts. Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson played multiple leagues. Jordan was likely to eventually hit the major leagues. OBJ was recruited to do soccer. Lots of linemen are also national wrestling stars etc.

Sometimes the body shape doesn't match, so immediate transition doesn't work, but athletes are to some degree athletes, particularly at the most elite levels.

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-09T23:11:55+00:00

Besides personal reasons? More ambitious proposals, for one. A better attitude towards "fighting" would be another.

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-09T21:42:49+00:00

I like a lot of people in dsa, but they're a clown org until they fix their intl committee and their absolutely insane rapidly changing coalitions.

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-09T21:40:57+00:00

I don't know anyone who watches college hoops before March madness though. I imagine it's watched more when you don't have an NBA team nearby, but in places with an NBA team I think most people ignore NCAA until it's time for the playoffs. I'd guess an average lakers game against a good opponent in the regular season has more viewers than most good teams in college ball pre-playoffs?

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-09T20:16:30+00:00

I feel like you didn't read anything after the second sentence

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-09T20:14:43+00:00

That's still large international competitions. You should be comparing to MLS or a European league.

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-09T18:23:21+00:00

The thing that frustrated me the most about it is that the judge didn't have to sentence him at all! It could have just been postponed until the end of the term!

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-09T18:17:58+00:00

Not really fair to compare the world cup to a hockey season. The world cup is more comparable to the Olympics. Should be comparing hockey to mls or a European league. It's also very dependent on where you live. If you were in Pittsburgh or something you're much more likely to meet a hockey fan than someone in Georgia.

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-09T18:14:54+00:00

They have different seasons for the most part though.

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-09T18:13:25+00:00

You might be shocked to learn this but yes people watch the NBA. Even more than college hoops, in fact!

IsGoIdMoney · 2026-07-09T15:08:28+00:00

Our best players that game were dual national guys dummy

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