The game is already as fun as watching people try to knock down a brick wall with their foreheads. Making it even harder to score points would finally push it over the edge into the UN definition of torture.

Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't fun to watch.

What's not to understand about 20 people spending 90 minutes proving that two guys with an advantage that can only be surmounted by pure luck (or "hand of God" cheating) can keep them from scoring more than one or two points per match?

Well, the different strategies used to score and move the ball might be one. The artistry of kicking a moving ball and dropping it on the foot of a running player might be another.

And yes, the Hand of God cheating can occur - but that sort of nonsense can and does occur in other sports. Refs miss things (sometimes on purpose). That single play doesn't define the sport.

The different strategies used to score and move the ball are all based on the wishful thinking that some degree of planning and/or skill is actually capable of making a difference in whether the ball makes it past the goalie, or even remains under one team's control long enough for them to execute a strategy. In fact, the degree to which soccer is respected as a sport seems directly proportional to the degree to which the population believes in superstition and witchcraft, for reasons I suspect are related.

Absolute nonsense from someone that I suspect has never played the game. I do play - regularly. In general, I can put the ball exactly where I want it - even when running. And I do this as someone who's nowhere near close to pro level.

As for controlling the ball, there's much more going on that stops the possession. The field of play is constantly changing (unlike football, where there's stoppage of play on a consistent level with offensive and defensive resets) and the players have to react to those changes. Additionally, the defenders aren't remaining static. They're anticipating passing lanes and routes that the offense is likely to use with their players.

If they were playing with static defenders and a keeper, there'd simply be no chance for the keeper to stop the ball consistently. That goal is incredibly open when you're a keeper. The striker can look near post, causing you to shift down to cover it - and then go far post, which is all open.

And none of this takes into account the set plays, either.

This is a game of incredible skill and all sorts of fun strategy, personal match-ups, etc. It honestly sounds like you've no real experience, appreciation, or understanding of what goes into it - and that's coloring your view to an excessive degree.