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RivaDawg

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I'm an old ******, what do I need to know to enjoy watching a soccer game? Basic rules, what to watch for, etc.
 
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Bulldogg31

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Soccer is a lot like chess with moving pieces. A big part of the game is setting up the opportunity to score. Stretching out the other team's defenses, possessing the ball, setting up counter attacks, running "set pieces" off of free kicks, soccer is the ultimate strategy game.

Don't get discouraged if you don't see much scoring, just getting a shot on goal is an accomplishment at the highest level.
 
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121Josey

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Watch the Euro 2016 finals tomorrow on ESPN. Pick a team, try to figure out who the best couple of players on the team are. Pulling for a player is usually more enjoyable than the art of the game itself at the beginning. ESPN has good (British) announcers, so they will do a good job explaining what is good and what is, well, "rubbish".

Offsides is one of the most frustrating parts of the game to new spectators. I suggest to try to relate it to basketball: if the offensive 3-second penalty in the lane extended to everything inside the 3-pt line (or even the time-line), free-throws and in-bounds plays would become especially important.
 
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