Video: The Simpsons and Soccer

This clip from The Simpsons depicts the difference in reactions to a soccer game from two different sportscasters. Watch the clip and then answer the discussion questions below.

Discussion Questions

  1. Question 99.23

    What did the Simpsons writers think about Americans’ feelings toward soccer when they wrote this gag?
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    What did the Simpsons writers think about Americans’ feelings toward soccer when they wrote this gag?

  2. Question 99.24

    This clip is from an episode that first aired in the mid-90s. How might American attitudes about soccer have changed since then? Can you think of other international culture that has made its way into the U.S. in the past few years?
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    This clip is from an episode that first aired in the mid-90s. How might American attitudes about soccer have changed since then? Can you think of other international culture that has made its way into the U.S. in the past few years?
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