Would THIS make you watch women's soccer?
 

http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgns

I'd guess I might watch more often but I'd feel damn sorry for the players. You want a sports uniform to provide some measure of comfort and protection. Besides the women are out their to play soccer and not be sex icons in shorts. Personally, I'm just suprised that Blatter would have said something like this publicly. It makes him sound like a dumbass in my book.

read that this morning and I thought that 'idea' needed a little more thought put into it. I certainly don't think that using feminine features to sell the sport would work at all.

Vince McMahon tried using provacative cheerleaders in order to promote the XFL. Look where it is now.

Hell yeah, It's the only reason I watch womens volleyball. Hardbodied, sweaty girls in bikinis, jumping up and down. Now thats entertainment. If they played soccer in bikinis and I flipped by that channel, I would definately linger a while.

I keep thinking of Mia Hamm and the sportsbra...

Screw beach volley, high school/college volleyball is probably one of the most sexxxy/ and awesome sports, god bless spandex.

that's just pathetic and insulting.

Honestly, anybody who is into soccer knows that the FIFA chief Sepp Blatter is the biggest idiot in the world. Half of the shit he says makes me think that he was either drunk or hallucinogens when he said it.

This is hardly surprsing, but I think he should stick to running FIFA and not make idiotic off the cuff comments.

Or better yet, FIFA should get their brain into gear and sack the blithering idiot.

i agree, but they have to do something to get an audience.

I may watch it for a minute, but the simple fact is soccer is boring, and women sports are boring.

Boring squared is not a good thing

no. i think that's disgusting. sometimes i forget how shallow and ignorant people can be.

Hey! And how about instead of playing soccer, they wrestle in hot oil? That would make for great TV!

These women are professional athletes and deserve to be treated as such. If you want something sexy, watch porn.

I suppose every professional league - men's leagues included - use sex appeal to their advantage.

I'm not sure that sexing-up Mia Hamm's uniform would make the sport more appealing, though. Hamm and her leaguemates derive their sex appeal from being powerful, independent, and talented individuals. Shortening uniforms doesn't directly affect their appeal.

To answer the question directly: No, this wouldn't make me watch women's soccer. But it might make alot of people NOT watch women's soccer - remember, one of their largest audiences is teen/preteen girls who play youth soccer. I'm not sure how sex appeal reconciles with this audience.

Nah. The chicks aren't feminine looking enough to hold my interest.

why the hell do they ever wear uniforms is my question?

cuz playboy doesnt run their payroll :D

It would take a lot more than that to get me to watch soccer. (Although it's a good start =P)

It's a start, but like Sixate said, womens sports just aren't interesting, sex appeal or not.

Yeah, teen/preteen girls didn't follow along with Titney Spears or anything :-)

I read this article earlier today and all I could think was " what an asshole". The girls are serious athletes and should be treated with all due respect and not degraded by sugesting short shorts and tighter tops. I cannot believe that this guy even said this shit.
I think he should be removed from any position of authority involving this association.
I really liked the suggestion of one player that she would start wearing skimpier outfits when asshat started giving press conferences in a speedo.

I don't think the same girls who worship top female athletes have much to do with Britney Spears...

:lol: Just being honest

That wasn't Mia Hamm ;)