Collegesoccer:
These other guys have good ideas; I only have my goofy ones. When I was in the geology business and traveling from city to city in the West, I always took my boots, socks, and three or four different coored jerseys I had collected from various teams. THEN, just drive around until you see a game, jump out of your car and pick a jersey that approximates the color of the teams that are playing. Go to the sidelines and say you're ready to go in!
Funny enough, you will only be rejected in games that are really organized and where the teams have already been punished in the past for using "ringers." But then you've at least found a league that's organized and ready to sign you up!
If you are obviously an "American" whatever the hell that means, you will be relegated to some position other than what you probably want to play, but so what. You can earn your way to center-mid if that's where you want to play so long as you can hack it. And of course, speaking the language of the majority of the players is not necessary and a luxury you may not have, but a few pidgeon phrases in several languages always helps.
Over the years, I've had a lot of fun, met a lot of people and played a lot of great soccer in this haphazard way. An post game beers? oh my!
Oldplayer
P.S. Just one more suggestion . . . don't hit on the player's supporters unless you really know what you're doing!
