Football vs. Soccer

[Raptor]

They are completely different sports, as stated already. Football is a contact sport with short bursts of speed, where as with soccer the players are constantly running. I played soccer and basketball on teams and running in basketball was a breeze after soccer season. I just recently played pick up football for the first time and did surprisingly well. I do not have a large frame to be very physical with larger players, but my strong point was lasting speed. Not only would I out-pace them, but I could still go the same pace after an hour of playing.

This is not to say Soccer players would be better at football than football players, football players are conditioned to move competitors out of the way and have more hard hitting. Where as in soccer you try to limit contact. Just different animals.

[dedalos]

Why did you assume that folks that play soccer are criminals? Why did you take the time to run them through the system?

   As always, nothing to say once you realize you screwed up with your post.  Read my post again, I think you missed something

[Shuffler]

 As always, nothing to say once you realize you screwed up with your post.  Read my post again, I think you missed something

Doesn't look as though you changed anything.

[dedalos]

Doesn't look as though you changed anything.

OK, I ll play along for a bit.  Where did I say that?  "Why did you assume that folks that play soccer are criminals?"

[Shuffler]

OK, I ll play along for a bit.  Where did I say that?  "Why did you assume that folks that play soccer are criminals?"

Your post...

That is funny because I noticed a couple of older kids playing in the world cup a few times and rumor has it, not a single one was on parole or had a criminal record.  I guess it is just the way it is.

Obviously posting this you thought that soccer players were criminals. No one stated anything about them being criminal or not till you did. I know your just posting to post as usual. So I'll let you get back to your hands on self gratification.

[Raptor]

I think he was trolling, trying to say that many Football players are criminals (rape, dog fights, etc.) and soccer players are not.

[Tordon22]

Raptor wins

[dedalos]

Your post...
Obviously posting this you thought that soccer players were criminals. No one stated anything about them being criminal or not till you did. I know your just posting to post as usual. So I'll let you get back to your hands on self gratification.

 

[dedalos]

I think he was trolling, trying to say that many Football players are criminals (rape, dog fights, etc.) and soccer players are not.

Trolling?    Was it really so hard to figure out what I was saying?

[RTHolmes]

if you're only going to play for about an hour and a half I dont see the point in stopping and starting all the time, so for me:

footy > rugby union > rugby league > gridiron



of course the ultimate sport is the one which takes a lifetime to learn and where matches can take 5 days to win ...

[Qrsu]

I see no mention of Hockey here. 

[Hoarach]

Well with my experience...we have always called soccer players the football rejects.  They arent big enough or dont have the guts to play football but they do make the best kickers for obvious reasons.

Course Im playing college ball right now so I might be a tad bias but whatever.  I remember in high school couple soccer players tried to get big with me and the soccer coach told them to sit down as he would kill you, I dont need to lose any of my good players.  I couldnt stop laughing after that.

When I was in London last summer I drank with a rugby team at a bar and they asked if I played football in the States as I did stand out as an American course I was bigger than any local that I saw.  They said they dont know how Americans do it, one of them tried playing football at West Virginia and said he couldnt cut it.  Between the size, the speed, and the endurance needed to lug around those pads.  The stereotypes about football he said would be different if it was more popular in Europe.

[Tordon22]

Would be cool to see NFL athletes playing rugby. Ray lewis, james harrison, ed reed, sean taylor (RIP ) running down guys. Adrian Peterson and some others running the ball. Id pay to watch cross sports competition like that.

[Shuffler]

I think he was trolling, trying to say that many Football players are criminals (rape, dog fights, etc.) and soccer players are not.

Ahhh Yup all the killings and rapes happen in the stands at soccer games.

[MiloMorai]

If your from around here soccer is a sport the smaller kids play at YMCA. That is just the way it is.

The soccer folks are always saying the american football is a sissy sport because of all the padding.

Just a difference of cultures.

Compare to Aussie Rules, football is a sissy sport.