Why Do We All Hate Soccer? Any Euro FReepers?

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[alex]

"I'm sure a defensive lineman would like to demonstrate to you how to tackle "properly," with or without a helmet and pads. After you wake up, maybe you'll have more appreciation."

Put your defensive lineman into high-level rugby game and (1) he would be hardly able to touch the opposing player not speaking about tackling one,(2) the only way he would be able to stop advance is by bloodying his face and being stomped on by a merry group of 4-5 jolly guys at it still wont be enough to win the possession, (3)he will die from overwork in 15 minutes.

Football has its own niceties, however, only uninformed would consider its a superior wrt rugby.

[codebreaker]

Is that Dat Nguwyn (sp.?)

[codebreaker]

I really believe a lot of people think there is a social agenda behind soccer.

[codebreaker]

And the new helmet technology is supposed to prevent concussions.

[mercy]

Excellent post. There's nothing left to say. You said it all. I do wish to add that I think part of the reason it is so popular world wide is that it is cheap. All you really need is a ball and an open space. It seems to me that whenever a third world country becomes even slightly affluent they start playing basketball and baseball. Football (American) comes last because it takes a lot of equipment.

[RightWingNut]

I would prefer watching grass grow or paint dry, than watch a soccer game ! I respect the athletes, but their game is boring !!

[diotima]

Yeah, Baby!

[foreverfree]

However I do agree that women's soccer is a joke.

So do I, if what I've seen on WUSA telecasts on PAX (which had the WUSA dumped in its lap when CNNSI, which had the rights last year, went under) is any indication. Half the time those gals fall flat on their faces and derriers. Nice legs though. ;-)

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[foreverfree]

I was looking for that pic...

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[Texaggie79]

Close. It's a little earlier than ole Dat. It's Quintin Coryatt

[danmar]

"football" as you Euro-femmes call it.

Now Mr.Knowitallbest can you translate me word for word "football"?...by definition it implies that the ball is "managed" by/with the foot, hence the name! Now the so called "soccer"game was played in England back to 1863 if my memory serves me right.
OTOH the so called American "football"(which is played by/with the hands(sic!) is a more safer and padded version of the...english rugby(some house rules modified of course). Did you ever bother to watch a game of rugby in the finals?(like France against England?)...strongly recommended to see the real "football" players in action! I will bet my monthly salary(wich is pretty substantial) that the biggest linebacker sans the armor does not have the slightest chance against a rugby "linebacker".

This is not to put down the American "footbal"(I am neither fan of the rugby and/or the "football" game, but I feel compelled to set the records straight. Rugby game is not I repeat not for pansies...I have seen players loosing their ears, on the playing field.

By the way the game of "soccer/footbal" has two half's of 45 minutes each with a 15 minutes break. Now I want to see you running that playing field for 45 consecutive minutes up and down and try to kick that pesky ball right there inside, pass the goallie.That alone takes a lot of athletic stamina to withstand it.
Boring game, yeah, but not as boring as a baseball game!

[danmar]

To any of you Eurotrash

What makes you believe that all the people from Europe are trash/What makes you belive that you somehow are some superior being, while everyone around you is less.

To me my friend, you are a narrow minded bonehead who can not find his ass with both hands on a bright sunny day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[danmar]

...what a babe....I love women soccer.................

[KiaKaha]

sorry, but a full 80 minutes of full contact, skill, and maybe a good punch-up or two with no sissy pads, helmets or time outs. RUGBY RULE'S GO THE CRUSADERS 4 time champions of the Super 12, (NZ AUST & SA Teams comps)and they won EVERY game of the series!

[honeymagnolia]

So why don't they take off their pads and just bruise everyone with all that . . . muscle?

[j_accuse]

sorry, but a full 80 minutes of full contact, skill, and maybe a good punch-up or two with no sissy pads, helmets or time outs. RUGBY RULE'S GO THE CRUSADERS 4 time champions of the Super 12, (NZ AUST & SA Teams comps)and they won EVERY game of the series! 455 posted on 6/7/02 10:45 PM Pacific by KiaKaha

Fans of low-scoring hockey, tight-wearing baseball, and butt-touching players react agressively whenever they see soccer on TV. They say soccer is "less manly" even though soccer palyers beat the crap out of each of other with no helmets and no 20-minute time outs for commercials.

But definitely Australian Rules Football is the king of kick-a** games.

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[GulliverSwift]

Wow, who would of thought I would've predicted the actual score of the game USA got booted by Germany? In my article, 1-0.

Of course given the fact that 1/3 of the games end in a score of 1-0, I guess my prediction was not that difficult to make.

[smpc]

Rugby in Europe?I didnt even know Europeans played the game at world class level...can you think of the last time any European country beat Australia or New Zealand in rugby?I dont really think any team in the world other than Australia or New Zealand even has a remote chance of winning the world cup.I know England has an ok team...but are there any continental Euro teams that are world class?

[alex]

"virtually all the tackling is running someone down from behind or an angle from behind."

I do not think that it is reasonable to project your observations on US teams (where you can see a whole game without a single tackle) on game as a whole.