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"The Seattle Sounders have seemingly great fans, but it's not really genuine,'' he said. "It's fans...

"The Seattle Sounders have seemingly great fans, but it's not really genuine,'' he said. "It's fans pretending to be European soccer fans. It's almost like a costume party, with folks wearing scarves and whatnot. Who wears scarves? For crossover fans -- guys who are fans of both the Sounders and the Seahawks -- would you ever in a million years see one of those scarf-wearing Sounders fans wear a scarf to a football game? Or sing songs? It's all kind of phony.''

Jim Caple Doesn't Want TinTin To Be Popular Cites arrogant euro-snob who now thinks EPL is too popular as evidence of what happens when indie cred is lost. Also, Seahawks sell scarves and fans wear them. Also, Also, people sing at college sports events all the time. It isn't exclusive to soccer can everyone stop pretending it is. Also, also, also Sweet Caroline. Also, also, also, also being an exclusivist a-hole doesn't make you better. It just makes you an exclusivist a-hole.

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