<p>I love watching soccer and the World Cup, but the wussiness of their players is embarrassing when compared to the steeliness of football (American) or hockey players. After getting a kick to the calf, the stretcher comes onto the field! The stretcher! The only time you’d see a stretcher in football or hockey is when somebody’s leg is broken, or if somebody has a concussion. Nobody in their right mind would call a stretcher for a scratch or a bruise. </p>
<p>I’m not saying that all footballers are like that; Beckenbauer played with his arm in a sling, and Brian McBride quickly got up after getting his foreheaded split open to receive stitches, uncomplainining. But man, the rest of them, Italy and Portugal in particular, really need to get some dignity.</p>
<p>usually to get the other player booked. In american football and hockey the player that handed the punishment doesnt usually get penalized. They act like they’re hurt, or they dive to get a booking or a PK</p>
<p>It messes up the flow of the game and I don’t like to see it that much. But If I were playing I probably would do it if I had the chance. Its all about trying to get an advantage</p>
<p>Dude…they’re all faking it to get a foul…they’re not “wusses”…they just dive and ruin the integrity of the game…and the guy Zidane headbutted really dramatized it…he made it seem like he got hit by a truck.</p>
<p>If anything, it’s american football that has the wusses. I mean first of all they wear all those pads, and then play lasts for what… ten seconds at a time, whereas soccer games generally have a flow to them and they play for 45 minutes at a time. So I ask you, who are the real wusses? Oh and btw, they can get a kick to the calf b/c they’re not wearing pads.</p>
<p>hahaha was totally going to say that- american footballers cant go twenty seconds without a gangbang or waterbreak… getting tackled in soccer actually hurts, because its raw, its not cushioned</p>
<p>american football is nothing more than a ■■■■■ version of rugby</p>
<p>When’s the last time a soccer player was paralyzed by a vicious blow, Tony? Happens several times a year in American football, pads and all. And not just in the professional leagues, either. Take away those pads and helmets from the American football players and see what happens. The players would either literally die on the field due to the blows or the players would (in the interest of self preservation) dial their efforts back several notches so as not to kill each other and themselves on the field (which is what happens in rugby). Soccer, not so much. Just have to worry about a calf muscle. Thats how violent the game is in comparison. Give it up!</p>
<p>Wait, hold up. So you gauge how entertaining a sport is merely on the amount of violence that is produced, sort of defeats the purpose of a competitive game, I thought sports in general were more about skill, agility, an exhibition of fitness, etc. Not, wow, how many concussions can I give today? Which leaves soccer to be the superior sport.</p>
<p>Did I say anything about which sport was superior or more entertaining? Nope. Was I referring to your (and yes, I know you were just joking) silly statement that American football players are bigger wusses than soccer players? Yup.</p>
<p>a violent sport is not necessarily a sport devoid of strategy. the playbooks of most nfl teams are spectacularly complicated.</p>
<p>moreover, i’m not sure how american football players don’t display athleticism/skill/fitness, as you claim. clearly, some players like wide recievers must be fast, agile, and in shape. even the huge guys in the offensive line have to be very strong and quick enough to make sacks.</p>
<p>“American football=bunch of fatties running around.”</p>
<p>Obviously someone has never ever seen a football game before. The NFL happens to have very fast people who can fun 4.3 40 yard dashes. Many of these guys are only a tad bit slower than olympic runners and even the fat linemen are pretty fast. Lota the running backs and recievers also happen to have 3 foot verticles and 9 ft standing long jumps. aka these guys are huge and explosive as crap. Nd have you ever seen some of these football players in their locker rooms after a game or something? they are effin jacked. Nd to call even the linemen fatties is an oversimplyfying things cause lota these guys can bench and squat over 400 pounds.</p>
<p>“But I ask, how can you display any of this athleticism if it’s only for ten seconds at a time?”
Uh actually football plays only last around 5 seconds, not even 10. But you got to understand that when a play starts these players are running or pushing at a full sprint with 20 pound pads on. If you think its so easy, go try running as hard as you can for 5 second, Stop and take a 45 second break. And do that over and over again. I bet after 5 minutes you ll have a better understanding of the conditioning required.</p>
<p>But yea I am not saying football players are in better shape than soccer players or nething…but football is way tougher on the body than almost ne sport…cept mayb rugby but i personally dont know anything about rugby. Also thats y they only play one game a week. If they played 2 games a week, they would litterally have an injury rate of like 50% every game. If they played a game everyday, they all be dead and tackling/getting smashed with pads on still hurts like crap)</p>