LONDON, UK – With the World Cup in it’s final throws, the following was submitted to Pro Hockey News UK HQ and we felt it best to share it with the World. Pro Hockey News does understand there are many soccer/football fans amongst you and we wish to make things clear that this is humour, as I’m sure you’ll agree. Frequent asked questions and answers about Soccer in the US. The US FAQ and answers of soccer’s World Cup. Q: Why do soccer announcers yell GOOOALLL for three minutes whenever some scores? A: Because the word is used so rarely in soccer. Q: Why is soccer so popular in other countries? A: Because in other countries they call it football, and everybody loves football. Q: Why isn’t soccer popular in the US? A: We have football. Q: Why is the World Cup only played once every four years? A: Because like swimming, ice skating and gymnastics you can only care about soccer for a few weeks every four years. Q: Why can’t players other than goalkeeper use their hands? A: If they could it would be called rugby, and rugby doesn’t have vuvuzelas. Q: What are vuvuzelas? A: Long tubes that soccer fans use to try to blow the ball into net when they get tired for waiting the players to kick it in. Q: Is the goalkeeper the only soccer player that can use his hands? A: Other players can use their hands for a ‘throw-in’, to adjust their socks or to gesture in disbelief when referees make ridiculous calls. Q: Can you explain “offside” in soccer? A: Whenever a player gets behind a defender and into scoring position, off-sides is called to prevent overuse of the word GOOOALLL. Q: What happened to the French team at the World Cup? A: The players discovered their teammates were arrogant French people. Q: What does a Yellow card mean? A: A flagrant foul, such as adjusting an opposing player’s socks while he is in a scoring position. Q: What does a Red card mean? A: Bad acting. Q: What do you call it when the game ends because time runs out and each team has one goal each? A: A high scoring game. Got a comment? Comment@Prohockeynews.com
