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Soccer Is Sooo Gay

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Posted on Jun 17, 2010
soccer is gay
theonion.com

It’s about time that soccer came out of the closet, and the Onion’s shrewd satirical sports reporters are on that case like a horde of sweaty, brawny footie players on a polka-dotted ball. You doubt this timely news bulletin? Well then, two words for you: World Cup.  —KA

Onion Sports Network:


Soccer Officially Announces It Is Gay

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By erthbot, June 22, 2010 at 10:28 am Link to this comment

Now wrestling, that’s gay. See how stupid that sounds?

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By JoeThePlumber, June 22, 2010 at 4:00 am Link to this comment

I’m struggling to understand this woeful attempt at humour. I thought it was going to be some well written article on the popularity of football (or soccer as some people call it)) but it’s just an announcement that soccer is gay?

This is the first time I’ve had to check if I’m on the Truthdig’s website or not. It’s not borderline homophobia. It’s blatant.

And if soccer is gay, then I’m a flaming queen for loving it.

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By gritona, June 21, 2010 at 9:10 pm Link to this comment

plain stupid. nothing funny about it. plus it’s backdoor homophobic

Truth dig should never get so desperate for material they have to borrow from the tunnel visioned onion

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By Samson, June 19, 2010 at 1:05 pm Link to this comment

Having a great time watching world class soccer.

And laughing at the morons who live around me who constantly make soccer jokes.

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By skulz fontaine, June 19, 2010 at 7:07 am Link to this comment

Soccer, or football as it’s known in the “real world”, is NOT gay. The “officials” that
officiate the matches are gay but not the game itself. Disallow a fair goal? Why,
that’s just despicably gay.

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By Juanjo, June 18, 2010 at 9:26 pm Link to this comment

I don’t quite get it…

It must be penis envy because soccer is a player’s game who don’t need to take a break every two minutes to be reminded what to do and which direction to aim.

The gay people at the Onion just must be having a hard on watching real men with skills running in shorts around the pitch.

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By beeline, June 18, 2010 at 2:27 am Link to this comment

Soccer is a game for gentleman played by overpaid thugs.

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By ofersince72, June 18, 2010 at 12:40 am Link to this comment

Was this supposed to be funny? maybe some think so.

If any sport is gay it would have to be pro football
with thier tights and contact.

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