World Cup is a sign of our nation's moral decay...

[Avante]

NFL players aren't athletic enough for Soccer. Fall over every 8 seconds and need to be subs uted out.

Do I really need that long list of track athletes in the NFL who train running 400-600's?

There are no soccer players who even come close to matching NFL running backs/receivers/cornerbacks when it comes to athlectic ability.

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Do I really need that long list of track athlets in the NFL who train running 400-600's?

Running in a straight line doesn't make you athletic. Lateral movement: agility

[Avante]

Running in a straight line doesn't make you athletic. Lateral movement: agility

Dude, are you for real? How many footballers run in a straight line? You mentioned cardio conditioning, right? Well all these track/footballers have that in abundance. I'm not talking about 300 pound linemen...ok?

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Dude, are you for real? How many footballers run in a straight line? You mentioneds cardio conditioning, right? Well all these track/footballers have that in abundance. I'm not talking about 300 pound linemen...ok?

Half the players on the NFL field are overweight

[Blake]

I believe there have been over 50 matches in WC 2014 and under 5 were 0-0. I think 3 total

And the teams were probably content with the tie.

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And the teams were probably content with the tie.

It beats losing, which USA is best at doing in Wars.

[Avante]

Half the players on the NFL field are overweight

With every post you prove just how much you don't understand about pro football.

Give me a soccer player who could do this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN0Cq9wbYpM

[baseline bum]

It beats losing, which USA is best at doing in Wars.

To be fair, how were we supposed to win Vietnam with chicken s like Thread?

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With every post you prove just how much you don't understand about pro football.

Give me a soccer player who could do this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN0Cq9wbYpM

Give me a NFLer player who could do this....

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P.S if soccer players can dribble a ball with their feet thru traffic, it would be easier to hold the ball while doing it

[Avante]

Give me a NFLer player who could do this....

Deion Sanders
Bo Jackson
Alvin Harper
Devin Hester
Herschel Walker
Jim Brown
Gale Sayers
Eric Metcalf
Vance Johnson
Bo Roberson

...now add another few thousand.

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Deion Sanders
Bo Jackson
Alvin Harper
Devin Hester
Herschel Walker
Jim Brown
Gale Sayers
Eric Metcalf
Vance Johnson
Bo Roberson

...now add another few thousand.

Here is Alvin Harper & Devin Hester playing soccer

[Avante]

Here is Alvin Harper & Devin Hester playing soccer

Why continue to try and talk about things you really don't understand?

The NFL is choked full of basketballers, long jumpers, hurdlers, sprinters, we can't say that about soccer. The differences between an NFL player and a soccer player is huge, you honestly don't get that?

Not talking linemen as I've mentioned.

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Why continue to try and talk about things you really don't understand?

The NFL is choked full of basketballers, long jumpers, hurdlers, sprinters, we can't say that about soccer. The differences between an NFL player and a soccer player is huge, you honestly don't get that?

Not talking linemen as I've mentioned.

Soccer involves every race on this globe but the NFL only has 2 because it's a simple game reliant on size. NFL lacks skill & athleticism. Just big body crashing into each other from 5 yards distance. And then break time & subs utes. That's why you don't see Soccer players sucking up oxygen tanks or standing next to heating fans.

[Avante]

Soccer involves every race on this globe but the NFL only has 2 because it's a simple game reliant on size. NFL lacks skill & athleticism. Just big body crashing into each other from 5 yards distance. And then break time & subs utes. That's why you don't see Soccer players sucking up oxygen tanks or standing next to heating fans.

Not a clue about football dude, so why even bother? Girls can play soccer little man...ok?

You ever actually see a football game?

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Not a clue about football dude, so why even bother? Girls can play soccer little man...ok?

You ever actually see a football game?

Have you?

According to a Wall Street Journal study of four recent broadcasts, and similar estimates by researchers,the average amount of time the ball is in play on the field during an NFL game is about 11 minutes.

[Avante]

Have you?

According to a Wall Street Journal study of four recent broadcasts, and similar estimates by researchers,the average amount of time the ball is in play on the field during an NFL game is about 11 minutes.

Well lets see...4 years of HS ball, three years of Naval base ball, 15 years of City League ball, now add some 50 years of watching college/NFL on tv.

Dude, you know,...0...about this and it's totally onvious.

[TheyCallMePro]

I'm American (Texan) and I don't give a damn about soccer. I think it's embarrassing to see how much our country embraces it during the World Cup. There are so many problems I see with the game too. Allow me to summarize them in explicit fashion.

1) The rules:

The one that stands out is the offside rule soccer has. An opposing player is not allowed to be in front of a defender on offense. This eliminates fast breaks and goal scoring opportunities. Half the time you think someone might score the whistle is blown for offside. It’s a stupid rule. It reminds me of Icing in hockey—a rule nobody understands and one of the reasons people also hate the sport.

2) The flopping:

This one is pretty bad. Players take epic dives on challenges and steals from opposing players, gripping their leg while writing in theatrical pain on the ground. But then they get up and they’re just fine. Americans don’t respect floppers. At all. And the fact that is so often leads to a bad call and change of possession just makes us sick.

3) The accuracy of the clock:

Two aspects here. One, the clock, which is always running. This is unacceptable. A couple reasons why: First, we never know how much stoppage time should be awarded at the end of a half, because you’re never shown where it’s added up during the half. This is very frustrating, mostly because it’s hard to believe that just 1 or 2 or even 3 or 4 minutes is all that needs to be added at the end of a half. And this is because there are so many instances in which the clock should stop—most notably the celebrations that take place after goals are scored, all the many penalties, free kicks, corners (which take time to set up) and when the ball goes out of bounds, flopping, and injuries, all which lead to copious amounts of stoppage.
The other aspect is the accuracy of the specific calls. There is no replay used in soccer—so the Referees continuously get calls wrong, specifically, out of bounds calls. In other sports, like the NBA, out of bounds calls are huge, and extremely important to fans that they’re called correctly. In soccer, it’s the opposite. It’s almost always called out of bounds on the player who challenges the offensive player. But around 50% of the time the ball actually hits (or grazes) the offensive player BEFORE it goes out of bounds. But no attention seems to be paid to this aspect at all. Accuracy is very important! Controversy over officiating is always a HUGE headline in the U.S. One bad out of bounds call can be endlessly obsessed over. And soccer has a ton of them called wrong practically every minute of the game. Many of which lead to corner kicks, and goal scoring opportunities.

4) Final scores/Low goal outputs:

There are too many players. And draws are UNACCEPTABLE.
We don’t accept low scoring games. That’s why we hate baseball and hockey. There are simply too many players on the field. And with the offside rule….scoring is very limited. Oh, and a draw is absolutely unacceptable. There are no draws in compe ion. You MUST have a winner. I don’t care if you have to play 2 more hours. You get a winner. Period. What the is wrong with overtime?

How soccer can fix all these things…

1) Get rid of offside. Scoring will increase. And players should be rewarded for being ahead of the defense. This is a completely idiotic rule. And needs to go. Now.
2) If you flop, you’re out. Done. No exceptions. There’s simply no place for it.
3) Stop the DAMN CLOCK when it goes out of bounds, when there’s a penalty, or an injury, or when there’s a celebration after a goal and the ball isn’t in play, and also when free kicks and corner kicks are being set up and taken. (Or just start the extra time that needs to be added once play stops in these instances to the side. But this seems more complicated. Just stop the clock.)
4) Use automatic replay for out of bounds calls, or make a better effort to see who the ball REALLY went off of. Accuracy in officiating is essential. And with out of bounds calls and flopping, soccer doesn’t have much of it.
5) Remove 4 players from each side. 7 on 7 is how soccer should be played. There are too many bodies on the field, which leads to too much clutter and less scoring. And let’s be honest, the 4 players you’re removing are all just playing defense right now anyways. Removing them improves scoring greatly. Do it. We need more goals, and in turn, stars, dynamic offenses, exciting play, and all the things which come with MORE OFFENSE AND MORE HIGHLIGHTS.

[Clipper Nation]

The comparisons of hockey to soccer are way off-base, tbh.... first of all, icing is easy to understand unless you're re ed.... second of all, yes, hockey is low-scoring, but it makes up for the lack of scoring with the thrill of a ridiculous save, a bone-rattling hit, two players dropping the gloves or even an all-out brawl on the ice... meanwhile in soccer, it's just a bunch of made gots flopping like RefKC and pretending to be in pain....

The real reason hockey isn't majorly popular is because the NHL's commissioner is an incompetent buffoon who sucks at promoting his league and has presided over three lockouts and the loss of the ESPN deal.... hockey is only just now starting to recover from the season-cancelling lockout, and even then, they've had another lockout since then....

[NASpurs]

I'm American (Texan) and I don't give a damn about soccer. I think it's embarrassing to see how much our country embraces it during the World Cup. There are so many problems I see with the game too. Allow me to summarize them in explicit fashion.

1) The rules:

The one that stands out is the offside rule soccer has. An opposing player is not allowed to be in front of a defender on offense. This eliminates fast breaks and goal scoring opportunities. Half the time you think someone might score the whistle is blown for offside. It’s a stupid rule. It reminds me of Icing in hockey—a rule nobody understands and one of the reasons people also hate the sport.

2) The flopping:

This one is pretty bad. Players take epic dives on challenges and steals from opposing players, gripping their leg while writing in theatrical pain on the ground. But then they get up and they’re just fine. Americans don’t respect floppers. At all. And the fact that is so often leads to a bad call and change of possession just makes us sick.

3) The accuracy of the clock:

Two aspects here. One, the clock, which is always running. This is unacceptable. A couple reasons why: First, we never know how much stoppage time should be awarded at the end of a half, because you’re never shown where it’s added up during the half. This is very frustrating, mostly because it’s hard to believe that just 1 or 2 or even 3 or 4 minutes is all that needs to be added at the end of a half. And this is because there are so many instances in which the clock should stop—most notably the celebrations that take place after goals are scored, all the many penalties, free kicks, corners (which take time to set up) and when the ball goes out of bounds, flopping, and injuries, all which lead to copious amounts of stoppage.
The other aspect is the accuracy of the specific calls. There is no replay used in soccer—so the Referees continuously get calls wrong, specifically, out of bounds calls. In other sports, like the NBA, out of bounds calls are huge, and extremely important to fans that they’re called correctly. In soccer, it’s the opposite. It’s almost always called out of bounds on the player who challenges the offensive player. But around 50% of the time the ball actually hits (or grazes) the offensive player BEFORE it goes out of bounds. But no attention seems to be paid to this aspect at all. Accuracy is very important! Controversy over officiating is always a HUGE headline in the U.S. One bad out of bounds call can be endlessly obsessed over. And soccer has a ton of them called wrong practically every minute of the game. Many of which lead to corner kicks, and goal scoring opportunities.

4) Final scores/Low goal outputs:

There are too many players. And draws are UNACCEPTABLE.
We don’t accept low scoring games. That’s why we hate baseball and hockey. There are simply too many players on the field. And with the offside rule….scoring is very limited. Oh, and a draw is absolutely unacceptable. There are no draws in compe ion. You MUST have a winner. I don’t care if you have to play 2 more hours. You get a winner. Period. What the is wrong with overtime?

How soccer can fix all these things…

1) Get rid of offside. Scoring will increase. And players should be rewarded for being ahead of the defense. This is a completely idiotic rule. And needs to go. Now.
2) If you flop, you’re out. Done. No exceptions. There’s simply no place for it.
3) Stop the DAMN CLOCK when it goes out of bounds, when there’s a penalty, or an injury, or when there’s a celebration after a goal and the ball isn’t in play, and also when free kicks and corner kicks are being set up and taken. (Or just start the extra time that needs to be added once play stops in these instances to the side. But this seems more complicated. Just stop the clock.)
4) Use automatic replay for out of bounds calls, or make a better effort to see who the ball REALLY went off of. Accuracy in officiating is essential. And with out of bounds calls and flopping, soccer doesn’t have much of it.
5) Remove 4 players from each side. 7 on 7 is how soccer should be played. There are too many bodies on the field, which leads to too much clutter and less scoring. And let’s be honest, the 4 players you’re removing are all just playing defense right now anyways. Removing them improves scoring greatly. Do it. We need more goals, and in turn, stars, dynamic offenses, exciting play, and all the things which come with MORE OFFENSE AND MORE HIGHLIGHTS.

I knew this post was going to be hilarious when this dude started with "I'm American". Thanks for the lawls. Every single point was horrible.

[baseline bum]

Once the US gets eliminated (hopefully Tuesday) no one will give a about poorball. Americans will bandwagon any piece of sport. Look at how everyone loved short track speedskating when Aputo Ohno was winning when they couldn't give a when the s dominated the sport all the way until then.

[TeyshaBlue]

My fix for poorball:

3 balls in play at any time.

[baseline bum]

My fix for poorball:

3 balls in play at any time.

My fix is what they did to that one Mexican got who scored on his own goal tbh

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I'm American (Texan) and I don't give a damn about soccer. I think it's embarrassing to see how much our country embraces it during the World Cup. There are so many problems I see with the game too. Allow me to summarize them in explicit fashion.

1) The rules:

The one that stands out is the offside rule soccer has. An opposing player is not allowed to be in front of a defender on offense. This eliminates fast breaks and goal scoring opportunities. Half the time you think someone might score the whistle is blown for offside. It’s a stupid rule. It reminds me of Icing in hockey—a rule nobody understands and one of the reasons people also hate the sport.

2) The flopping:

This one is pretty bad. Players take epic dives on challenges and steals from opposing players, gripping their leg while writing in theatrical pain on the ground. But then they get up and they’re just fine. Americans don’t respect floppers. At all. And the fact that is so often leads to a bad call and change of possession just makes us sick.

3) The accuracy of the clock:

Two aspects here. One, the clock, which is always running. This is unacceptable. A couple reasons why: First, we never know how much stoppage time should be awarded at the end of a half, because you’re never shown where it’s added up during the half. This is very frustrating, mostly because it’s hard to believe that just 1 or 2 or even 3 or 4 minutes is all that needs to be added at the end of a half. And this is because there are so many instances in which the clock should stop—most notably the celebrations that take place after goals are scored, all the many penalties, free kicks, corners (which take time to set up) and when the ball goes out of bounds, flopping, and injuries, all which lead to copious amounts of stoppage.
The other aspect is the accuracy of the specific calls. There is no replay used in soccer—so the Referees continuously get calls wrong, specifically, out of bounds calls. In other sports, like the NBA, out of bounds calls are huge, and extremely important to fans that they’re called correctly. In soccer, it’s the opposite. It’s almost always called out of bounds on the player who challenges the offensive player. But around 50% of the time the ball actually hits (or grazes) the offensive player BEFORE it goes out of bounds. But no attention seems to be paid to this aspect at all. Accuracy is very important! Controversy over officiating is always a HUGE headline in the U.S. One bad out of bounds call can be endlessly obsessed over. And soccer has a ton of them called wrong practically every minute of the game. Many of which lead to corner kicks, and goal scoring opportunities.

4) Final scores/Low goal outputs:

There are too many players. And draws are UNACCEPTABLE.
We don’t accept low scoring games. That’s why we hate baseball and hockey. There are simply too many players on the field. And with the offside rule….scoring is very limited. Oh, and a draw is absolutely unacceptable. There are no draws in compe ion. You MUST have a winner. I don’t care if you have to play 2 more hours. You get a winner. Period. What the is wrong with overtime?

How soccer can fix all these things…

1) Get rid of offside. Scoring will increase. And players should be rewarded for being ahead of the defense. This is a completely idiotic rule. And needs to go. Now.
2) If you flop, you’re out. Done. No exceptions. There’s simply no place for it.
3) Stop the DAMN CLOCK when it goes out of bounds, when there’s a penalty, or an injury, or when there’s a celebration after a goal and the ball isn’t in play, and also when free kicks and corner kicks are being set up and taken. (Or just start the extra time that needs to be added once play stops in these instances to the side. But this seems more complicated. Just stop the clock.)
4) Use automatic replay for out of bounds calls, or make a better effort to see who the ball REALLY went off of. Accuracy in officiating is essential. And with out of bounds calls and flopping, soccer doesn’t have much of it.
5) Remove 4 players from each side. 7 on 7 is how soccer should be played. There are too many bodies on the field, which leads to too much clutter and less scoring. And let’s be honest, the 4 players you’re removing are all just playing defense right now anyways. Removing them improves scoring greatly. Do it. We need more goals, and in turn, stars, dynamic offenses, exciting play, and all the things which come with MORE OFFENSE AND MORE HIGHLIGHTS.

Texas, don't you spend your free time living thru the lives of 15 year old High School footballers?

[Blake]

Have you?

According to a Wall Street Journal study of four recent broadcasts, and similar estimates by researchers,the average amount of time the ball is in play on the field during an NFL game is about 11 minutes.

And yet there's more scoring.

Go figure.