To those who think soccer is a pussy sport

[Dark Horse]

there are so many stupid and ignorant people here.

Bingo.

[Joeyfitzclick]

Sit back relax and watch the cup final @ 10 a.m while capping your afternoon basketball bets. Stick a unit on Spurs + .5 to make it interesting.

[Glenn Danzig]

Some people will rather lose their money on a sport they love than winning riches on a sport they hate. This is the most ignorant forum I have never been a part of. And we are not talking about low IQ's or slow people. Pure ignorance!

[jjgold]

Soccer does have the highest homosexual rate out of any sport, that has been proven. Nice sport but guys very non athletic.

[Joeyfitzclick]

Soccer does have the highest homosexual rate out of any sport, that has been proven. Nice sport but guys very non athletic.

You must be kidding.

[Glenn Danzig]

Soccer does have the highest homosexual rate out of any sport, that has been proven. Nice sport but guys very non athletic.

In contrary, football has the highest number of homosexuals due to pure statistics. The probability of turning into a homosexual is higher in football due to the shear volume of players taking a shower naked per sport after the game. Having 60 guys taking a shower together creates more homosexuals than having 11 guys taking a shower together.

Your arguements are as lame as your sport picks. Be quiet and will be ignored. Be vocal and you will be ridiculed.

[Wrigley]

Please take David Beckham back. I've scored with more women in 1 night than he's scored goals in a year.



The above smiley's indicate me attempting to watch the activity known as soccer. Occassionally I might hear an announcer go nuts over something. Usually he's going nuts over something that almost happened.

"Annnnnnnnnnd ohhhhhh myyyyyyyyyyyy gooooooodddd did you see that pass by Zidane to joenincompoop. He alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllmost kept the ball in play. Whaaaaaaat a paaaaaaasssssss. Man, if nincompoop could have got to the ball in time he would have had a 2% chance at kicking the ball behind the goalie into the net for a would be 1 to nil lead. Zidane is immortal. He literally almost just lead a pass to some schmuck on the field. What a play!!!!!!"

I tried getting in to it but it is so dam boring, to each is own

[Glenn Danzig]

If you consider Beckham the icon of the game now is like calling Warren Sapp the best DT in football when he was playing for the Raiders. Have you ever heard of guys named Ronaldo, Rooney or Tevez? Ignorant!

[Quebb Diesel]

beckham is the icon of the game...IN AMERICA...9 out of 10 people have no clue who those other players are. wayne is nasty though...he started playing professionally when he was what? 12? ha ha j/k...i think he started making big money when he was like 16 or 17...crazy...ronaldinho and kaka are up there too glenn as premier icons

[raiders72002]

Soccer does have the highest homosexual rate out of any sport, that has been proven. Nice sport but guys very non athletic.

strong post

NFL players don't play by those rules.

Soccer players aren't big enough or fast enough to play in the NFL. WR's and CBs are much faster then any soccer player.

[Quebb Diesel]

you must not know too many soccer players...some of them can FLY!!! and a lot of them are bigger than you think...im sure there are nfl players that would beat a lot of soccer players in short distance sprints but there are soccer players who could keep up...not all of the wr's and db's run 4.3 40's...there are many that are in the 4.4-4.5ish range

[Glenn Danzig]

strong post

NFL players don't play by those rules.

Soccer players aren't big enough or fast enough to play in the NFL. WR's and CBs are much faster then any soccer player.

Ask Reggie Bush if it's easy. He tried to play with Beckham.

Wes Welker was a soccer player and he attributes his ability to be elusive and cut direction in his routes to his soccer skills. He is a fast guy.

[raiders72002]

NFL players don't take flops like soccer players. nuff said about toughness.

[Glenn Danzig]

NFL players don't take flops like soccer players. nuff said about toughness.

Soccer players do not wear pads or helmets. Football players are weak. Hockey players are tough. Rugby players are tough. Aussie football players are tough. Football players aren't.

[pjesnik24]

this is the foul i slow motion:

http://www.index.hr/video/film.aspx?id=899

[5 star bomb]

Soccer players do not wear pads or helmets. Football players are weak. Hockey players are tough. Rugby players are tough. Aussie football players are tough. Football players aren't.

If they didnt wear pads and helmets people would be getting killed. Have you ever played football dude? I highly doubt it. Please dont try saying soccer is more of a tough mans game over football. That is an absolute joke

[Glenn Danzig]

If they didnt wear pads and helmets people would be getting killed. Have you ever played football dude? I highly doubt it. Please dont try saying soccer is more of a tough mans game over football. That is an absolute joke

How many people died playing football before helmets or pads were allowed in football?

[Wrigley]

NFL players don't take flops like soccer players. nuff said about toughness.

But many run out of bounds to avoid a hit rather then try to get a extra few yards trying to avoid it.

[turnip]

Not taking sides here, but you all may find this older article interesting:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sportSkills?sort=total_rank#grid

[Glenn Danzig]

Not taking sides here, but you all may find this older article interesting:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...otal_rank#grid

Anything published by ESPN regarding soccer is biased because they compare it to US soccer league which is a joke. It's like comparing NFL Europe to Champions League.

[ipickwinners]

u guys are f u c k i n g idiots who saysoccer is gay and stupid because they dive and allthat sh it. if u dont know the game u will say that and ur just being ignorant. its called gamesmanship. and if u have no interest in soccer and know nothing about it, ull say stupid stuff that has been said in this thread like many of the stupid americans. soccer is the #1 sport in the world, and thats a fact

[Quebb Diesel]

getting blind sided by a linebacker equates to roughly a 35 mph car wreck...people can easily die in a 35+ mph car wreck...soccer isnt a pussy sport but there is not as much physical contact as there is in the nfl...

[Quebb Diesel]

u guys are f u c k i n g idiots who saysoccer is gay and stupid because they dive and allthat sh it. if u dont know the game u will say that and ur just being ignorant. its called gamesmanship. and if u have no interest in soccer and know nothing about it, ull say stupid stuff that has been said in this thread like many of the stupid americans. soccer is the #1 sport in the world, and thats a fact

it is the #1 sport in the world...i personally was never really interested in soccer but they do have world class athletes and the sport is physical...soccer has actually grown on me the past few years

[ipickwinners]

prove to me that getting hit by a measly 260 lb. person equates to getting hit by a 35 mph 2000 lb. + car. please, enighten me on how this works

[Glenn Danzig]

prove to me that getting hit by a measly 260 lb. person equates to getting hit by a 35 mph 2000 lb. + car. please, enighten me on how this works

I'll prove it for you. The fastest human without pads and helmet and wearing track shoes can run 20 mph. This arguement is about (35/20) X 2000/260 = 13.5 times exaggerated. It will take 13.5 linebackers running at world speed record to produce the same force as a 2000 lb car going 35 mph.

[Quebb Diesel]

prove to me that getting hit by a measly 260 lb. person equates to getting hit by a 35 mph 2000 lb. + car. please, enighten me on how this works

CAR WRECK...not physically being outside of a car and getting hit by one going 35 mph in your direction

[Quebb Diesel]

I'll prove it for you. The fastest human without pads and helmet and wearing track shoes can run 20 mph. This arguement is about (35/20) X 2000/260 = 13.5 times exaggerated. It will take 13.5 linebackers running at world speed record to produce the same force as a 2000 lb car going 35 mph.

asafa powell ran approx. 23 mph when he ran a 9.74 last year in the 100m...

[Glenn Danzig]

asafa powell ran approx. 23 mph when he ran a 9.74 last year in the 100m...

True. Find me a 260 lb LB fully geared that runs 23 mph for 100 m and I will be his agent.

[Quebb Diesel]

id rather get hit by a 180lb sprinter running 23 miles an hour compared to a 260 lb linebacker running 18-20 mph ANY DAY OF THE WEEK

[Kritz23]

soccer is the #1 sport in the world, and thats a fact

Can you please give Ethiopia the memo that there is a thing called money and I don't appreciate them paying me in giraffe sh!t for the hockey equipment they are intending to use to throw in their tribal fires?

All you need for soccer is a ball and boredom to play. Heck you don't even need goals because god forbid someone will score in the game. Does anyone in Ethiopia even know what ice is?

Soccer's a cheap activity that is for the socially retarded. Stand on a field. Follow the ball. 1 rule, don't use your hands unless you have this flaming multi-colored vest on.

It's #1 in the world. So what? The #1 idea in the world prior to 1492 was the world was flat. That turned out to be true right? Just because it's popular doesn't mean its right. Take a look at some of the consensus bets on covers.com. I've seen picks where 75% of the people were wrong on predicting the outcome of a game, but because they predicted it and they're in the majority, that should change the outcome of the result? I don't think so.

[Cee]

Hate to bring it to you, but football is only the number one sport in the US...

If an nfl football team played a rugby team at their game and then at a game of nfl football. Nfl teams would win both , meaning they are better athletes, tougher, etc.

[Glenn Danzig]

If an nfl football team played a rugby team at their game and then at a game of nfl football. Nfl teams would win both , meaning they are better athletes, tougher, etc.

I would love to see reggie bush or tom brady try to kick a rugby ball during a rugby game.

[Cee]

I would love to see reggie bush or tom brady try to kick a rugby ball during a rugby game.

That's the best u can come up with? Since nfl men are bigger and much faster. So u gotta say u have the kicking advantage

[5 star bomb]

I would love to see reggie bush or tom brady try to kick a rugby ball during a rugby game.

I would love to see a rugby player go head on with Ray Lewis or Patrick Willis

[Glenn Danzig]

That's the best u can come up with? Since nfl men are bigger and much faster. So u gotta say u have the kicking advantage

You do know that a rugby game is 50% kicking right? Any player is a punter or kicker at any given time. So which football players will you start in a rugby game? Will you go with all WR's for speed, LB's for toughness, QB's for brains? Please enlighten me with your starting line-up for a rugby game comprised with current NFL pros.