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Soccer-Lovers: EXPLAIN KICKING THE BALL 40FT OVER THE GOAL
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:39 PM Author: Motley Ultramarine Codepig Why does this happen in every soccer game Ive ever seen, played by the world's best athletes.
Hey, we only get 10 shots on goal the entire 90 minutes, let me just sail this one fifteen yards over the cross bar whoops |
Date: June 16th, 2014 10:44 PM Author: Motley Ultramarine Codepig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763711) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:45 PM Author: tan arrogant elastic band milk Soccermos, explain. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763719) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:46 PM Author: Emerald galvanic piazza dopamine Why don't NFL QBs just hit their receivers right in the numbers every time? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763728) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:48 PM Author: Motley Ultramarine Codepig I was waiting for this.
Imagine an NFL where every game you watched included multiple throws 15 yards over the receivers hands and out of the back of the endzone. Whoops. |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:50 PM Author: tantric preventive strike Ok. How about why do MLB batters pop out? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763757) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:38 PM Author: Bronze boistinker menage (Actual retard) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25923934) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:30 PM Author: Blue aromatic gas station brethren baseball is 15X smaller, comes at you @ 100 mph. try again shitlib (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25924487) |
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Date: January 17th, 2024 8:41 AM Author: duck-like exhilarant theater stage bc baseball is the kind of sport where if you pop out or miss completely only 2/3 of the time you'll be one of the best players in the game and likely make the HOF. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#47297704) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:51 PM Author: tan arrogant elastic band milk And every time the ball sails 50 feet over the goal there has to be this Academy Award winning performance where the shooter clutches his head with both hands in disbelief. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763762) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:10 PM Author: irradiated corner athletic conference (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25925177) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:20 PM Author: Cerise marvelous forum (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25925253) |
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Date: June 30th, 2019 3:05 PM Author: adventurous roommate crackhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#38464954) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:49 PM Author: coral vengeful kitchen They have giant doods chasing them and the receivers are moving. Soccer players miss a giant, stationary goal after taking two minutes setting up the shot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763747) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:50 PM Author: Cerise marvelous forum (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763756) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:51 PM Author: tan arrogant elastic band milk (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763768) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:56 PM Author: Emerald galvanic piazza dopamine Rofl. It is not easy to put a shot on goal with dudes defending against you in world class soccer. There is not offensive line to give you room and time to set up the kick. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763790) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:04 PM Author: coral vengeful kitchen They still fuck up free kicks most of the time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763842) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:09 PM Author: cyan shrine faggot firefighter free kick has to go up to make it over the wall first. its just hard to put the right spin on it to make it come back down (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763883) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:11 PM Author: Motley Ultramarine Codepig any player famous for just blasting through the wall (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763898) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:14 PM Author: cyan shrine faggot firefighter lmao check out juninho pernambucano videos to see a good free kick taker |
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Date: June 17th, 2014 10:31 AM Author: Motley Ultramarine Codepig pretty curvy stuff.
Predict Lebron's success at being a goalie |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:49 PM Author: magenta keepsake machete Dude, they're throwing to a moving target while huge bulky dudes are trying to take their head off. They aren't kicking into a giant stationary rectangle. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763751) |
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Date: January 17th, 2024 8:56 AM Author: Metal thriller chad they're kinda tall and lanky, but yeah. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#47297734) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:49 PM Author: Titillating angry stage It can be very difficult to keep the ball from sailing when it's hit hard. Hitting the ball at the wrong spot or off the wrong part of your cleat will send it sailing. When you're hitting the ball as hard the pros, there is very little room for error. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763748) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:51 PM Author: Motley Ultramarine Codepig This is a very good explanation. But it leads to the question why havent soccer players evolved to the point where they learn to pick the ball up with their hands. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763765) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:58 PM Author: Electric kitty cat lol.
just do premise a sport around not using the most dexterous and evolutionarily unique parts of the human body. |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:01 PM Author: Motley Ultramarine Codepig I mostly watch these days waiting for that eureka evolutionary moment, like a chimp figuring out how to use a stick to get ants out of a tree hollow, when the first one of these eurofuckers tentatively picks the ball up with his hands and experimentally tosses it to an astonished teammate. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763827) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:04 PM Author: Electric kitty cat 180. that's how rugby was invented. it took american brains to realize you can throw the ball *forward*, thus creating football (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763837) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:31 PM Author: provocative giraffe This was the best anti-soccer argument I've seen. I remember Max Kellerman making it around the time of a previous world cup. He said you know what would be awesome, if they took soccer, shrank the goal down, move it closer together, get rid of a bunch of the players on the field and put the goal high in the air where you could watch incredible athletes make the ball go in using the evolutionary advantage of the opposable thumb. AKA- I'll watch basketball. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25924498) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:40 PM Author: Mildly autistic citrine dragon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25923945) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:53 PM Author: Elite Aphrodisiac Principal's Office Cuck Too strong for their own good (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763775) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:59 PM Author: mind-boggling copper ape double fault *Rolls a soccer ball slowly in your direction*
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:59 PM Author: onyx pocket flask shitlib or how about breaking away and being in perfect position to make an unimpeded shot on goal or pass to your perfectly positioned teammate, but waiting the extra second until defenders converge on you. They do this a lot too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763815) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:06 PM Author: cyan shrine faggot firefighter this is actually a thing, players won't use their teammates for tap ins (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763864) |
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Date: June 17th, 2014 10:59 AM Author: Trip chrome spot personal credit line It does seem like a lot of players would rather try to break down two defenders for the spectacular goal which validates their ability rather than try for a more open shot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25765660) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:35 PM Author: Slimy comical useless brakes brother 99.99% of those times the perfectly positioned teammate is actually off sides (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25924534) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:59 PM Author: medicated idiotic lettuce toaster It's a form of hustling. Do this once and the other team won't know what's coming next time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763817) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:05 PM Author: exciting bonkers field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25925127) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:06 PM Author: cyan shrine faggot firefighter ball bobbles a bit even on good surfaces, get under it by a bit too much and you'll sky it. also, ball is often top spinning when a player takes it first-time, causing it to rise. also, body positioning is often less than ideal when coming on to a free ball (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763855) |
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Date: June 17th, 2014 7:06 PM Author: hilarious heaven that's why these guys are the best at the game in their countries. They do nothing but kick soccer balls and run all day, for years and years. They should have this shit figured out. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25768124) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:08 PM Author: talented love of her life school cafeteria they're trying to get some serious spin on it to come back down but their kick was off, so it never curves (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763877) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:14 PM Author: excitant state quadroon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25763916) |
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Date: June 17th, 2014 10:35 AM Author: insane deranged casino gay wizard Makes me love hockey even more. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25765573) |
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Date: June 17th, 2014 6:52 PM Author: cyan shrine faggot firefighter (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25768074) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:38 PM Author: Anal fanboi library (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25923925) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:38 PM Author: Peach Vigorous Travel Guidebook Bawdyhouse its a NUANCED and NOT COMPLETELY RANDOM sport (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25923931) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:39 PM Author: floppy internet-worthy hominid not played by players w/ multi million dollar contracts (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25923944) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:39 PM Author: Mildly autistic citrine dragon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25923938) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:43 PM Author: disgusting garrison wrinkle All sports are fixed. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25923967) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:46 PM Author: floppy internet-worthy hominid maybe, but soccer isn't a sport. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25923989) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:18 PM Author: Anal fanboi library (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25924421) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:23 PM Author: Cerise marvelous forum Imagine NBA players routinely chucking shots into the stands from 15 feet out
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:33 PM Author: provocative giraffe Like Baseketball psych out misses. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25924515) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:36 PM Author: Peach Vigorous Travel Guidebook Bawdyhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25924537) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:03 PM Author: Anal fanboi library (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25925112) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:05 PM Author: Mildly autistic citrine dragon *pitcher rockets 8 fastballs into the stands over the course of a game* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25925123) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:18 PM Author: Cerise marvelous forum *Is Rick Ankiel* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25925238) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:23 PM Author: Mildly autistic citrine dragon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25925281) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:05 PM Author: medicated idiotic lettuce toaster they would immediately be cut from the team. yet, in soccer they are rewarded with trophies. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25925126) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:06 PM Author: exciting bonkers field it's like how in baseball you fail 70% of the time and you're a hall of famer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25925136) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:07 PM Author: Anal fanboi library in soccer a 5% success rate makes you a god (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25925146) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:08 PM Author: exciting bonkers field we can still make it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25925163) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:19 PM Author: Cerise marvelous forum Sorry, is the soccer ball you're kicking coming at you at 95 miles per hour while moving around?
Oh, no it isn't? |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:29 PM Author: medicated idiotic lettuce toaster how about i grab you by the ears and move your head around, tough guy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#25925346) |
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Date: January 17th, 2024 8:38 AM Author: Motley Ultramarine Codepig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#47297701) |
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Date: June 27th, 2026 7:48 PM Author: "'''''"'''"""''''" I’m convinced players do this to make soccer seem harder than it is (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#49966251) |
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Date: June 27th, 2026 7:54 PM Author: SickoMode Retarded Americans like games where scoring is very easy. They would love soccer if it was some scheme where it was just a succession of penalty kicks and the score was in the 50s. And of course they love games where they can watch hundreds of ads in 3 hours as well. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2Firm#49966264) |