Who is greater, Manu or Maradona?

[Splits]

I'm well aware of that; the world's nuts though. Soccer is fun to play, but it's boring as to watch. You just watch the ball slowly go back-and-forth because they play on such a massive field, and they have ridiculous rules like 'off sides' to make the pace even slower.

I think of it as 'half a sport' because most players can only use half their bodies; the most skilled, articulable parts of a person's body are their arms/hands, and they can't use them. Basketball is a better demonstration of the human being's capabilities.

I sometimes hear the argument 'soccer players are some of the best-conditioned athletes in the world' as if that somehow makes the sport interesting (they run an average of over 5 miles per game). If that were all that is required to make a game interesting, go watch someone run around a track until they hit 10 miles, it will be twice the excitement.

That's about the stupidest rant I've ever read. At least in soccer you play for a fixed time with no ing commercials and the game is intense throughout. If you don't get soccer, then watch a ing World Cup. I was in South Africa for the last one and it was ing awesome. It is the an hesis of boring sports such as american football and baseball and cricket and rugby.

[Thompson]

That's about the stupidest rant I've ever read. At least in soccer you play for a fixed time with no ing commercials and the game is intense throughout. If you don't get soccer, then watch a ing World Cup. I was in South Africa for the last one and it was ing awesome. It is the an hesis of boring sports such as american football and baseball and cricket and rugby.

I don't think the time is fixed exactly. I watched part of the World Cup; Meh.

American football is also a 'full sport' in that you can see a human being perform at their natural limits, with no artificial restrictions like 'you can't use your hands at all.' While the others (baseball, etc.) might be boring to varying degrees, American football isn't boring, especially compared to soccer.

As one poster mentioned earlier (I think defending soccer) it is popular in part because it is cheap to play; you just need a ball and you can use a make-shift area as a field. People who love it are often people who had no real alternative as kids. When your options are herding goats, digging a trench or playing soccer, I'm sure soccer is very entertaining.

[spursbird]

I don't think the time is fixed exactly. I watched part of the World Cup; Meh.

American football is also a 'full sport' in that you can see a human being perform at their natural limits, with no artificial restrictions like 'you can't use your hands at all.' While the others (baseball, etc.) might be boring to varying degrees, American football isn't boring, especially compared to soccer.

As one poster mentioned earlier (I think defending soccer) it is popular in part because it is cheap to play; you just need a ball and you can use a make-shift area as a field. People who love it are often people who had no real alternative as kids. When your options are herding goats, digging a trench or playing soccer, I'm sure soccer is very entertaining.

Hey boy, most of the people all over the world prefer soccer than basketball. Soccer is a game of 11, played on a massive court, which means it's hard to reach a goal so that each of the goals is precious. Not all the human being like high-pace games like you, so show some respect to the soccer.

[cutewizard]

Stupid thread!

How can you compare a man with an animal with no brain, who started doing cocaine to calm his nerves !

perfect,

dats why i told these mojos that Manu is better

[cutewizard]

Greater skill at their sport?

Maradona no doubt

Greater notion of what it means to represent your country and the responsibilities that brings?

Manu everyday of the week and twice on sunday.

yes yes yes yes


and thus, Manu still comes out on top

[DAF86]

I'm from Trelew.

[DAF86]

Why does maradona have two watches on? In case he forgets which arm he put it on?

I think Maradona is greater and I would guess Manu follows. I know them Argentinians take their soccer seriously. I think Manu would say Maradona.

Maradona -> Fangio -> Monzon -> Vilas -> Messi -> Manu

Not how I would put it though.

[will_spurs]

This thread succeeds in making all the worst trolls come out.

[temujin]

It's too bad the rest of the world doesn't give a .

It not too bad that the rest of the world actually agrees Maradona was the best soccer player in history, even by playing half of his career as cocaine addicted.

[temujin]

I don't think the time is fixed exactly. I watched part of the World Cup; Meh.

American football is also a 'full sport' in that you can see a human being perform at their natural limits, with no artificial restrictions like 'you can't use your hands at all.' While the others (baseball, etc.) might be boring to varying degrees, American football isn't boring, especially compared to soccer.

As one poster mentioned earlier (I think defending soccer) it is popular in part because it is cheap to play; you just need a ball and you can use a make-shift area as a field. People who love it are often people who had no real alternative as kids. When your options are herding goats, digging a trench or playing soccer, I'm sure soccer is very entertaining.

American football is second to cricket as far as boredom.

[Splits]

This thread succeeds in making all the worst trolls come out.

That was inadvertent. I simply liked the signage those fatties were holding up at the game and thought that since she said Manu=Maradona that most trolls would get a kick out of it since everything on this board seems to boil down to Manu>XXXXX. I failed.

[Splits]

American football is second to cricket as far as boredom.

+1. Why spend 3 1/2 hours watching 20 minutes of action? American football is horrible. Seriously, the plays last for 8 seconds and the rest of the broadcast is spent in advertising and marketing crap products.