my 2 cents ...
:salam2:
Haram, Haram, Haram. So much in this world truly isn't, should't be, and won't be permissible conduct when we're held to account once this Test is complete. You may think that this sucks, but it's a reality of this life.
How is Music being haram or not debatable? Or the unending filth of your television set maybe or maybe not appropriate for Muslim minds? If you're really not sure, search for some previous threads on these topics, find the fatwas, the haddiths, and the relavent Quaranic verses - it
should become very obvious which choices will benefit.
And this is what it comes down to. Even though your Imam tells you not to immitate the Kufars in their behaviors, not to waste your time pursuing the glorified pomp of the Sportslife... ultimately it's going to be
your choice.
Are there Haddiths telling us not to play soccer? No, but the only meantions of phyical activity you'll find encouraged my Muhammad PBUH are running and archery (to the best of my knowledge). Is there a difference between a couple of kids and their father kicking a ball around and the obsessive, hooligan-minded soccer fanatics who know all of the teams and their positions in the divisions and their team captains and their forwards and their goalkeepers and what each of them eats for breakfast at the specific time that they eat? The kind of people that can't go a day without idling away time talking to their buddies about which team is gunna lose next, which ref. is a biased crackhead who couldn't see a foul if it kicked him in the teeth? Which player is being traded to what team and for how much?
Where do you draw the line? At what point does a little harmless fun turn into something sick and diseased? If this is a matter of uncertainty in
your mind, then I can tell you that Muhammad PBUH recommends that you do not engage in that activity. If not, go ahead and enjoy a little footie - And Allah knows best.
