Soccer fans: This is why USA does not respect your sport

[marin3muscl3]

Meanwhile...on the ice:

Meanwhile in the ring.

[farepare]

Its the most nationalistic sport in the world

brb american football is only confined to America but it is still the funnest to watch
Soccer is worldwide cuz

[Reli25]

LOL, so you can use "anything" as a goal for soccer, but you are REQUIRED to use two cemented goalposts for American Football? Laughable. I've played a ton of pickup football. All we ever needed was a football and a grass field (Played tackle, no pads, no goalposts). That's it. Also, LOL at saying you need expensive equipment for football and baseball, but ignore shinguards and cleats for soccer. Don't pretend like it's so much harder to play American sports, it's really not.

Honestly, I agree that saying soccer is the most popular doesn't mean it's the "Best", but your reasoning is equally stupid (If not more stupid). It has nothing to do with how much it costs to play, it's mostly that sports are cultural, that's why Americans play sports invented by Americans, why Australians play rugby and Australian football, etc.

This. You can easily play pick up games of any sport for next to nothing. Even if you can't afford a baseball bat/gloves. use a broom handle and tennis ball if you are in that poverty of an area...its still the same. If you aren't doing the sport 100%, then it doesn't really matter where you have to skimp on as long as you are basically playing the same. Don't have bases for baseball? grab 4 trash can lids. Need goals for soccer? space out two objects. Sure you will have to chase the ball down if you don't have a net, but who cares.


Also this back and fourth of Americans vs rest of the world on American Football vs. Soccer (football) is dumb. I never officially played soccer as a kid, but played pick up games with friends and it was fun as hell. I didn't play soccer because it was either played during baseball or football season (cant remember) I personally love watching the NFL and I am sure at least 25% of the people bashing it would enjoy it if they picked a team to follow and actually gave it a solid 16 games (1 season) to follow. I cannot get into soccer by watching it on tv..but I am sure if I was at one of those stadiums that has 100 thousand fans I would have a phucking blast there. Every sport has their pussies in it that do fake dives, ect...but if we are going to say that American football is a tougher sport than soccer (football)...then technically it is even MORE ridiculous when a player fakes an injury or trips on purpose or bitches about a no call penalty on a play where there clearly was no penalty.

Phucking get over it..the fact that all of you waste so much time arguing, thread after thread, day after day is just a waste of your time and energy. In the end what you are arguing is like arguing religion or politics with someone, you will not change their opinion.


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[muscle beast]

No hate for soccer but the acting is ridiculously hilarious!!!

OMG LOL @ 1:52 and then slow-mo at 2:02

Funniest siht I've seen all day

[Roth]

find me any american sportsman who makes more than lionel messi

All my northern suburb muzza mates (not saying your a muzza) have this same belief...

you'll be shocked to discover that plenty of NFL, MLB get paid plenty more the then the little maestro, assuming Forbes is somewhat accurate.

[kezzam]

You brahs have it all wrong. For all the diving/bs you can find clips of in soccer there are 100x more clips of crazy plays and amazing shots which completely dwarf the importance of diving

[Singularity7]

OMG LOL @ 1:52 and then slow-mo at 2:02

Funniest siht I've seen all day

I know right i was like wtf were they thinking doing that **** in front of the camera? Dayum.
This video provides the lolz still.

[TheRealistBrah]

Americans don't like football because it really is a world wide sport and they suck at it. They only like sports that nobody else plays so they can then claim to be world champs, sports such as American Football, Baseball, etc.

[brunneros]

why should we give a fark about what closeted bigots think?

[atxlsx]

NFL fan since birth... but anyone remember when the ******* Giants pulled dis chit??? what *******s...

[Tarnor]

I like American Football, but with all the breaks it is a chore to watch.
IMO the NFL would be much, much better, if they would do away with the QB/Coach headset and shorten the huddle times.

A no-huddle offense drive is one of the most beautiful things one can watch (sports related).

[surfmore691]

yeah because boxing matches are never fixed? loool

can't you see you're on the wrong side here? I mean calling a sport American Football ..... FOOT BALL... you don't even use your feet except for kicking it sometimes.

not like you run with the ball or anything...oh **** wait a second, you do!

[AngryDuck]

not like you run with the ball or anything...oh **** wait a second, you do!

I'm a supporter of American Football, but.........

that was literally the worst comeback of all time.

[Crazymax]

Tried to watch the superbowl yesterday, most boring 16 hours of my life. Nfl is gay as phuck cuz.

NHL > NFL

Meanwhile...on the ice:

As a Canadian, hockey is the only sport I can even give a chit about. Brb watching hockey every night as a kid. Brb mini-stick hockey games during recess. brb street hockey after school. brb home made rink in a friends yard every winter playing ice hockey. Repped my hockey brahs.

[InfinityThor]

IMO the NFL would be much, much better, if they would do away with the QB/Coach headset and shorten the huddle times.

I'm not so sure about this. I think it would detract from the strategic element... last thing you want is it to move towards a more reactive type play like rugby.

[ziggaman91]

Ya the diving is pretty bad. But sometimes its just hilarious and honestly not every sport needs to be a "tough" guy sport.

This is hilarious

This makes it even funnier.

http://thekop.liverpoolfc.com/_Liver...70/173471.html

[Kazann]

the 5 secs is all they get because they're so good at possessing the ball and not making bad passes / decisions

people just don't understand the sport, football all about one play then restart, while in soccer its constantly changing

this, its a lot more complex, requires split decision making, insane ball control skills and heavy coordination.

Theres a reason why not many goals are scored, its because its hard to score a goal. Which is why it makes it that much more intense.

[sd3]

brb a few cheating dishonest *******s are representative of entire sport lol plz go

also i enjoy it, if someone else doesn't so what? doesn't effect me, I couldn't care less if people in the USA or anywhere for that matter dont like it lol

you should stop worrying about others mate and what they think, you will lead a happier life for it.

EDIT: i really like American football, but only college football, not the NFL
NBA meh its ok
hockey meh its ok
baseball,.....not even once boring as furk, possibly on par with cricket maybe even more boring issuchathingevenpossible.gif

[endLe55]

This makes it even funnier.

http://thekop.liverpoolfc.com/_Liver...70/173471.html

Hahahahahahahahaha!

[thakurtis]

ITT: soccer fans jimmies are severely rustled

[retiredrunner]

Lifelong NFL fan, fair weather Lakers/Dodgers fan, still cannot deny the World Cup > Everything else related to sports

[Botch]

Thats More then you can say for soccer

Soccer players are the smartest athletes on Earth according to recent research. Because of the constant quick need to exercise a certain area of the brain

[seanmaehwa]

I love football (soccer) but i see the americans pov. The find it boring becuase they are forced to watch the soccer american league which is pretty crap.

Brb half empty stadia
Brb crap players
Brb no stars

If beckham can go there at his age and declining level and be THE star for 4 years then the laegue must be low standard.

My US misc brothers, watch the English prem league on a regular basis, especially Super Sundays. It will be an eye opener. Even better, go to any game in EUROPE. The atmosphere and level of play is pretty amazing.

I tried the superbowl. The most exciting thing was the lights going out.

My american mates love the super bowl. U know why?? The fukking commercials at half time. Very sad sport if thats the highlight lads.














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[Dhboy]

Ironic as the whole world does not respect American Football/baseball/nascar and most American sports.

[Botch]

All my northern suburb muzza mates (not saying your a muzza) have this same belief...

you'll be shocked to discover that plenty of NFL, MLB get paid plenty more the then the little maestro, assuming Forbes is somewhat accurate.

Wealth also comes in glory and legend. The kid is a deity and revered by billions of people.

[Botch]

To be honest I think its great American hate it. American influence has already ruined the sport "Calcio moderno" is thanks to American sports capitalism. The players are nowhere near as good as the past 2 previous generations because they play with plastic balls, plastic balls ordered by Fifa to score more goals to appease Americans. Except it's made defenders worse and exaggerated the abilities of every modern forward (Messi, Christina, Van Persie, Rooney). Also the whole idea of american popularity, I remember years ago some dude said "**** Americans liking it, can you imagine how they'ed screw the game, transferring Ronaldinho(in his prime) then building it all around money rather than the sport". Truth. Then the culture would revolved around big name players in an Americanized football, which I do not want.

[YesMad101]

Its true, European football is filled with a bunch of diving pussies, its pretty much the thing I dislike most about the sport. Teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid, heck a lot of the English, Spanish and Italian teams dive. It's disgraceful. However I still love the sport and will continue to watch it. To not respect the sport because of diving is a joke, there is a ton of skill required, its more than just "poverty ball". Also those complaining about how long it takes to score, take a look at baseball, that chit is the epitome of boring as fuk. I could watch a 5 day cricket test match and not get bored, but baseball is horrible.

[VestBrah]

and no one else in the world respects handegg because the biggest talking point of the "biggest football game in the world" was Beyonce and a lighting failure.

You don't give a **** about the sport, just the food, adverts and half time entertainment.

[Mnw1990]

When soccer has 6 foot 7 freaks of nature that run a 4.4 40 time, then come talk to us and tell us how soccer is superior to American football and how much harder soccer is.

Also nothing even compares to the intensity and passion of the NHL playoffs.

EDIT**
I meant 6 foot 7 300+lb dudes from American football

[VestBrah]

When soccer has 6 foot 7 freaks of nature that run a 4.4 40 time, then come talk to us and tell us how soccer is superior to American football and how much harder soccer is.

Also nothing even compares to the intensity and passion of the NHL playoffs.

Football is harder. It requires more skill to do something with your feet than it does with your hand.

To be an American footballer you need to be three things. Fat, black and able to run. Where's the skill behind that? The coach dictates every play anyway so there isn't even any thought behind it. All you need to do is run and jump into another player, not even attempting to tackle him.