Foot...err...soccer. What's your favorite team?

"El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!" (lightningzone) 04/21/2020 at 13:25 • Filed to: None

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PowderHound > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 13:29

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I don’t follow as much as I would like to but I used to be a fan of DC United and then just never payed attention. Now, based on proximity, RSL. I’ve still only made it to one game though.

For Sweden > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 13:31

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You don’t need to wash your hands if you don’t use your hands

facw > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 13:32

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Hmm, apparently my local team (New England Revolution) is the only one that hasn’t adopted a pompous European- style name and/or logo. Instead the name and logo are still very ‘90s American .

jimz > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 13:32

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don’t have one.  I’m more into hockey, and I’m not going to force myself to watch soccer just because some euro-snobs think everyone should.  

Grindintosecond > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 13:33

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Rapids, cause I live there. But when they started the MLS, I was a KC guy and the “KC Wiz” was great....mostly cause of the chants “Let’s go wiz!!” was hilarious. Wiz electronics sued them, and they changed to Wizards....and then everyone went euro and its Sporting KC now....majority went to FC this or that.

I got daughters, and the womens “ futbol” is something I want to see more of, as far as developmental teams, etc. And the repids finally started a u21 or some sort of team to expand development and widen options. Good things. I just hope we can go see some games soon.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 13:34

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Tottenham Hotspurs!

Spaceball-Two > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 13:40

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Seattle Sounders

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > jimz 04/21/2020 at 13:41

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The whole world thinks everyone should. Well, except for us. 

RPM esq. > facw 04/21/2020 at 13:43

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I’ll give you that heinous Revolution logo, but otherwise, w hat are you talking about? Half t he league has ‘90s-American- style names —or older, since they got them from older NASL or A-League franchises.   There are certainly a few extremely dumb exceptions—looking at you, Real Salt Lake, Sporting KC, and all the Uniteds except DC—but come on. Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers, San Jose Earthquakes, Vancouver Whitecaps, LA Galaxy, Chicago Fire, Montreal Impact, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew? The rest are just the name of the city followed by “SC” or “FC”—about as bland as possible. Dumb mascots would be fun, but there’s nothing pompous about that. I only wish the very dumbest names had survived (Tampa Bay Mutiny, Miami Fusion, and NY/NJ Metrostars).

RPM esq. > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 13:45

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Ever since I was a kid and they were winning A-league titles in a high school football stadium. I have a ball somewhere signed by Chance Fry, who played for both the 1983 NASL Sounders and the 1994 A-League Sounders.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 13:45

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I seem to be the only one who hasn't watched an Atlanta United match, but they are supposed to be pretty good. Man, that the blew up so fast.

RPM esq. > Grindintosecond 04/21/2020 at 13:48

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I forgot they used to be the Wiz! With amazing rainbow jerseys.

RPM esq. > jimz 04/21/2020 at 13:49

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Nobody cares if you watch soccer or not.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > facw 04/21/2020 at 13:49

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They need an updated logo tbh. I suggest something like this.

Reminds me of Atletico Madrid’s logo.

But it can definitely stand on its own.

user314 > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 13:52

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If pressed, I’d say the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, if only because I went to a game in their inaugural season back ‘99, when they were playing at the Bethel Park HS football field.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 13:54

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Whitecaps FC due to locality alone. Then Portland

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > RPM esq. 04/21/2020 at 13:54

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Nothing wrong with FC. It represents tradition and it also reminds Americans that they are doing it wrong in naming the sport.  

facw > RPM esq. 04/21/2020 at 13:57

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I said names and/or  logos.

For Sweden > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 13:59

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Yes; this is why India and China always compete for the World Cup.

Negative > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 14:00

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I had no idea we had a socce r team here in Houston. I’m not sure anyone cares though.

Negative > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 14:01

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What if we just don’t give a shit?

The Ghost of Oppo > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 14:05

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El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > PowderHound 04/21/2020 at 14:05

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Not a huge fan of the name. I get the appeal. I know Real Madrid is the best team in history, but with Real Salt Lake you have a Spanish word and an English named city. It doesn’t necessarily sound right. And it doesn’t sound right if you pronounce real in English. The Real Salt Lake? As opposed to the Fake Salt Lake?

boredalways > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 14:05

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Unfortunately, MLS bores me to death due to insisting on a postseason playoff format and the criminal lack of the traditional  promotion/relegation formats between leagues.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 14:07

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MNUFC! I went to a few games last season because my cousin has season tickets. It’s super fun! I can’t watch it on TV though.

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > For Sweden 04/21/2020 at 14:08

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It's not that they don't want to win it. They're just bad at it, right now. 

RPM esq. > facw 04/21/2020 at 14:13

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I do wish some of the very ‘90s logos had survived...it’s remarkable that the one that has is the ‘90s-est of all.

PowderHound > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 14:17

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I’m not really a fan of any of the MLS names

RPM esq. > Negative 04/21/2020 at 14:18

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I will never understand people who click on a post called “what’s your favorite [x]” just to repeatedly comment “I don’t care about [x].”

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 04/21/2020 at 14:27

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Why not? I mean it’s true that watching MLS compared to watching the sport in Europe is like watching Indy compared to w atching F1. But it’s still watchable and sometimes enjoyable. 

OPPOsaurus WRX > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 14:33

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Revolution because default setting: home team

EL_ULY > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 14:33

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Santos Laguna

DutchieDC2R > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 14:42

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Yeah, you can go ahead and call it football...

DutchieDC2R > jimz 04/21/2020 at 14:43

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Thnx!

Signed, a football-watching euro-snob.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 15:17

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I got nothing against it, it’s just not my sport. Never played it as a kid. I was in football (American) and basketball, so those are the ones I gravitate to. Honestly, I don’t watch much as far as sports outside of the NFL anyway. I’ve even stopped watching F1 for the most part in the past few seasons .

punkgoose17 > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 15:27

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Columbus Crew because they are geographically closest. We don’t get any broadcasts though. This is more teams then I last knew.

Ash78, voting early and often > Grindintosecond 04/21/2020 at 16:07

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Nobody Infringes on The Wiz!

El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > punkgoose17 04/21/2020 at 16:10

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Yes. Expansions happen on regular basis. Right now Austin is getting ready to get in the game but local Republicans are trying to cockblock the effort. That would put Texas  in front of New York and on the same position as California in terms of the number of MLS teams and that’s unacceptable.

just-a-scratch > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 16:17

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Seattle Sounders of course

Beefchips > Grindintosecond 04/21/2020 at 16:25

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Here i n Portland everyone’s nuts for the Timbers and the Thorns (women’s team). I bought season tickets to the Thorns for the first time this spring... Before we got told to stay indoors :( Did you and your kid s watch the women’s world cup this last summer?

DipodomysDeserti > jimz 04/21/2020 at 16:59

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Most of our games sell out (we’re in a junior league), and the fan demographic in Arizona is definitely not “euro-snob”. We usually sit in the supporters section with the Bandidos and chant and sing along in Spanish. However, Coyotes games are usually a quarter filled with rich Canadians. Unless the Redwings are playing, then it’s half filled with drunk Midwesterners.

DipodomysDeserti > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 17:05

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We only have an USL team, but the games are tons of fun, and cheap. We sit in the supporters section and go nuts. My kids love going. Despite only being a USL team, we have got to see some real talent over the years.

The Compromiser > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 18:38

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T-Dot. My house is basically where the bottom corner of the banner starts. 

pip bip - choose Corrour > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! 04/21/2020 at 19:47

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Middlesborough

Grindintosecond > Beefchips 04/21/2020 at 22:44

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We did! My 7 year old is a player, and doesn’t want to watch an y men’s soccer, which is a shame because that's what's more commonly on tv. .