Americans don't like the fact that the games are low-scoring
Americans want points, points, points. They want field goals, home runs, three-pointers aplenty. In the scoring sense, soccer is the antithesis of basketball where scoring is constant and games often exceed the 100-point mark regularly. Somehow we forget that the world stood still thanks to Landon Donovan when he scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Algeria in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Who could forget? Look at these reactions to Landon Donovan's goal:
True, things get intense when it gets down to the wire at any sport. But Landon's goal is a perfect example of the drama that can come from a soccer game that no other sport could possibly hope to achieve.
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