meh,many americans never experienced a friendly game of football in the park with a couple of people in the park or the beach or whereever.
just go to england or germany, people drink beer, eat and play socccer, it's everyday kinda shit and i'm sure it's just like that in s.america
it's just really social and doesn't have to be a competitive sport
hell, me and a couple classmates met every thursday afternoon to play 90 minutes against some of our teachers - good times!