The Great Debate

[videoholic]

Well it isn\'t a debate to we americans.  American Football is obviously the better sport.

Here is a nice little article for people of Euroville to read:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/6162963.htm

This is an article about David James.  Some soccer dude.



"James had looked up the NFL field goal record (63 yards) before his trip and thought \'\'no big deal\'\'. He can crank a round ball the length of a soccer field, so how hard could a 63-yard field goal be?

Mare, an avid soccer fan and former soccer player, gave the goalkeeper precise instructions on how to strike the oblong ball. But James shanked right on most of his 30-yard field goal attempts, kickoffs and punts. When he finally split the uprights, he beamed.

The Dolphins, except for Mare, had never heard of James. They had no idea he makes $2 million a year. They didn\'t know he is in the news this summer because his club, West Ham, was relegated from Premiership to First Division and there was question whether that would hurt has status on the national team."

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They give soccer props too:
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"SOCCER EASY?

He suggested to Mare that soccer was easier than football, that \'\'most of the guys just stand around or jog.\'\' Mare shook his head and informed his teammate that the average NFL play lasts less than 10 seconds while soccer players are in motion for 45-minute halves with no timeouts or huddles.

Mare then grabbed a soccer ball, and challenged Buckley to defend him. Fat chance. Buckley might be able to tackle a 225-pound receiver on the move and pick off a spiraling football, but stealing a soccer ball from Mare\'s foot proved harder than he imagined.

Mare, who hasn\'t played soccer seriously in 14 years, dribbled past Buckley left, right, and center. Both players laughed as Mare made his point.

\'\'These guys wouldn\'t last in a professional soccer game,\'\' said Mare, son of an Italian immigrant and huge Juventus fan. ``People here have no idea how hard it is.\'\'

James said the feeling is mutual. \'\'Back home, there\'s a misconception that American footballers are really big guys who hurt people,\'\' he said. ``There isn\'t an appreciation for their "

[Kurt Angle]

Meh

Kurt these people don\'t know what\'s sport... SOCCER IS SPORT.

David James, working on more familiar turf, blocks a soccer shot from Dolphins kicker Olindo Mare.


British soccer star David James tests his athletic skills with the Miami Dolphins during a practice session Tuesday morning.


British goalkeeper David James gets help on his kicking form from Dolphins kicker Olindo Mare.

[Cerberus]

David James = I wouldn\'t piss on him if he were on fire, and besides, he\'s used to CATCHING balls, not kicking them, and when he does, they are ROUND.

Why don\'t you get someone in who is used to kicking an egg shaped ball?

Get Jonny Wilkinson in, he will kick it clean out of the stadium, he will show you yanks and your domestic game for what it really is....... Rugby, with padding and helmets.

American Football IMO is not that great, its just, as Cerberus said, Rugby with lotsa padding.

Rugby is a real mans sport.

[Cerberus]

Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
Rugby is a real mans sport.

amen to that.

I\'d like to see any of you play a real game of football and say that.

[Cerberus]

Originally posted by shockwaves
I\'d like to see any of you play a real game of football and say that.

I\'d like to see any of you play a real game of rugby and say that.

[Cerberus]

And another thing, at least in rugby and (PROPER) football, they don\'t line up, throw the ball once, stop, line up, throw the ball once, stop, line up, throw the ball once, stop etc etc. They carry on playing until the ball either goes out of play, or a foul is commited

PS. in rugby and/or (proper) football, at least the clock doesn\'t stop when the action does. When was the last time you saw a game of rugby/football last 46 hours?

My main complaint with American Football is all the padding. Wheres the fun in ramming someone if it does nothing?

Rugby is the greatest.

[videoholic]

Well considering the fact that people die, get broken bones, get concusions, etc. etc. WITH PADDING, I\'d say I\'m glad there is padding.  The game would stop every other play because some ones leg bone is sticking out of the skin.

Rugby is a great sport.  I will never deny that.  That is truely a man\'s sport.


BUT NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT RUGBY!!!

Soccer is what we are talking about and soccer is blah.

bleh you all are wrong... ice hockey is a mans sport.  

Originally posted by Cerberus
I\'d like to see any of you play a real game of rugby and say that.

I\'m willing to bet that nearly every player in the NFL has played rugby at least once in his life. Hell I\'ve played it, and it was meh compared to American football. But then again, I\'ve always played football without the pads.

Bah. I guess none of you people dissing soccer has ever tried it, or even know the rules. It\'s just easier to diss it. Trust me, I know - I used to do it with American Football. Then I grew up and realised they\'re both great sports and both interesting in their own terms. And they both require great stamina, strategies etc.

So if anyone post here to show how crappy soccer is? You suck and you\'re misinformed.

:thepimp: