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and the most talked about thing in the world is...

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 @ 10:30 PM

while sitting at the coffeeshop waiting for girlfriend to finish work, i overheard two chinese uncles talking "Chelsea lahhh.. sure wan................ CSKA was good that game..."

yes soccer. i daresay that soccer is the most talked about thing in the world. its everywhere, hawker centres, coffeeshops, workplaces, schools, camps, shopping centres, streets, ANYWHERE. theres never going to be one day when you dont talk about it or hear people talking about it.

its the biggest culture in the world. theres no other sport that can match the popularity, hype and excitement of soccer. the newspapers have soccer in almost 1/4 of their published daily papers, dominating 80% in sports sections. people can engage in great conversations that can last for hours. there are so many tv shows out there just about people discussing about soccer, yet millions watch it. try having a panel talking about basketball or celebrities for an hour straight and see whether people will still be interested in the long run. every country has soccer. soccer is the world.

even people who dont like soccer sometimes wear jerseys, and they know famous soccer players. they might not care about soccer, but they are forever exposed to it. at home, the husband may force the wife to get MIO TV next year because of soccer, or the girlfriend was forced to go to a game with the boyfriend, or the mum was forced to buy her son a soccer jersey. i think every household has at least one soccer fan. my grandmother loves Liverpool, and she knows the players.

gamblers know nothing about soccer, they only care about the outcome, yet they will know who scored, who spoiled their ticket and they will want to see how did that player ruined his chances.

shops spend thousands to get licensing to screen matches at their outlets, buying huge tv screens for customers to come. companies outbidding each other to win the rights to air the matches, sponsors want to be part of the teams and the game, countries outbidding each other to host the world cup. these all shows how big soccer is.

now im waiting for anyone to disagree with me
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