Ok this article is really going to look at soccer from a 3rd party point of view. 
It might rile up some feathers, cos many guys watch and enjoy their soccer games, and that's all fine, you can continue to watch your soccer. It's your choice. 

You see, to me, soccer is really, 22 folks running around a field, trying to get a ball in each others' nets. That's it. There's no real benefit behind it. No one really gets anything when the ball goes into the net. 
Yes, there's industries built upon it. Gambling, merchandise, sponsorships, etc. But the act of the ball going into the net means nothing. So how does this whole industry spin based on a simple worthless act of putting a