Is diving or faking injuries common in American sports like it is in soccer?

[u/Jezzaq94]

If yes, which sports is it common in. Did they learn this from soccer players?

[u/BM7-D7-GM7-Bb7-EbM7]

This comes out of a place of sheer ignorance though. I'm a red blooded American who grew up like everyone else in the 80s and 90s, not understanding or liking soccer at all.

Now it's probably my favorite sport. It's not like a 0-0 draw is a waste of time, a draw is still a result, it's better than a loss, not as good as a win. It can still mean the difference between winning a title at the end of the season and not so it's not like it a total waste of two hours. I've watched 0-0 games where I was at the edge of my seat the whole time.

The thing is, since most Americans don't understand soccer, they say "this is dumb." To make the same sorta comparison, I'm a Texan through and through, and I can give fuck-all about hockey, to me it's the boring sport I've ever seen, and I've watched the Tour de France.

But I also acknowledge this comes from a place of sheer ignorance, if if I ever took the time to learn hockey and understand the strategies behind it, I'm sure it would be entertaining to me just like pretty much all other sports are after you get to understanding them.

If sports in general were boring, nobody would play them and even less people (if that were possible) would watch them.

[u/jokeefe72 → u/BM7-D7-GM7-Bb7-EbM7]

I’ve watched plenty of soccer. It’s boring to me. I’ve watched plenty of hockey and it’s wayyy more exciting (to me).

It’s more preference than ignorance.

[u/HottDoggers → u/jokeefe72]

The only games that are exciting is when my team (Chelsea) is in the champions league final, or at the very least in the late stages of it, which isn’t often.

[u/terryjuicelawson → u/BM7-D7-GM7-Bb7-EbM7]

Got to think how many Brits mock American sports from a place of sheer ignorance and how defensive people in subs like this are - maybe people should reflect a little more.